In the City

ALL LEVELS Vydáno dne 22.10.2005

Topic: Town, shops etc.



architecture
architecture - architektura
BrE
/'ɑ:kɪtektʃə/
AmE
/'ɑ:rkɪtektʃər/

noun - the style in which a building or house is built


avenue
avenue - třída (ulice), ulice (široká), bulvár (ulice)
BrE
/'ævənju:/
AmE
/'ævənu:/

noun - a wide street


bank
bank - banka
BrE
/'bæŋk/
AmE
/'bæŋk/

noun - a building where you can put or take out money, take a loan etc.


bar
bar - hospoda
BrE
/'bɑ:/
AmE
/'bɑ:r/

noun, American English - a place where you can have a drink, a pub


beach
beach - pláž
BrE
/'bi:tʃ/
AmE
/'bi:tʃ/

noun - the place at the seaside with sand, where you can lie, sunbathe, play etc.


boulevard
boulevard - třída (ulice), bulvár (ulice)
BrE
/'bʊlɪvɑ:d/
AmE
/'bʊlɪvɑ:rd/

noun - a wide street with trees on both sides


bridge
bridge - most, lávka
BrE
/'brɪdʒ/
AmE
/'brɪdʒ/

noun - a structure that leads over a river, valley etc., usually made of metal, stone or wood


building
building - budova, stavba
BrE
/'bɪldɪŋ/
AmE
/'bɪldɪŋ/

noun - a stucture with walls and a roof


bus stop
bus stop - autobusová zastávka, zastávka
BrE
/'bʌs stɒp/
AmE
/'bʌs stɑ:p/

noun - a place where you can take a bus, usually without a roof, in a street


cab
cab - taxi, taxík
BrE
/'kæb/
AmE
/'kæb/

noun, American English - a taxi


car park
car park - parkoviště
BrE
/'kɑ:pɑ:k/
AmE
/'kɑ:rpɑ:rk/

noun, British English - a place where you can park a car


cinema
cinema - kino
BrE
/'sɪnəmə/
AmE
/'sɪnəmə/

noun, British English - a building where you go to see a film


college
college - vysoká škola
BrE
/'kɒlɪdʒ/
AmE
/'kɑ:lɪdʒ/

noun - the kind of school where you can study after secondary school or high school


department store
department store - obchodní dům
BrE
/dɪ'pɑ:tmənt stɔ:/
AmE
/dɪ'pɑ:rtmənt stɔ:r/

noun - a large shop (usually with many floors) where you can buy almost anything


escalator
escalator - eskalátor, jezdící schody
BrE
/'eskəleɪtə/
AmE
/'eskəleɪt̬ər/

noun - a kind of lift that looks like a moving staircase, it is used e.g. in shopping centres, subways etc.


factory
factory - továrna, závod (výrobní)
BrE
/'fæktəri/
AmE
/'fæktəri/

noun - a large building where things are produced


hospital
hospital - nemocnice
BrE
/'hɒspɪtl/
AmE
/'hɑ:spɪt̬l/

noun - a place where people go when they are very ill or when they are injured


hotel
hotel - hotel
BrE
/həʊ'tel/
AmE
/hoʊ'tel/

noun - a building with many rooms for guests where you can stay over night


house
house - dům, domek
BrE
/'haʊs/
AmE
/'haʊs/

noun - a building in which people live, usually one family


church
church - kostel
BrE
/'tʃɜ:tʃ/
AmE
/'tʃɜ:rtʃ/

noun - a building where religious people (Christians) go to pray etc.


landmark
landmark - orientační bod, památka
BrE
/'lændmɑ:k/
AmE
/'lændmɑ:rk/

noun - a building or something that can be easily recognized and which can help you to realize where you are


 
lane - jízdní pruh
BrE
/'leɪn/
AmE
/'leɪn/

noun - a section of a wide road that is used by cars going in the same direction


law court
law court - budova soudu, soud, soudní dvůr
BrE
/'lɔ:kɔ:t/
AmE
/'lɔ:kɔ:rt/

noun - a place where a judge and a jury decides about legal cases


level crossing
level crossing - železniční přejezd
BrE
/ˌlevl'krɒsɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌlevl'krɑ:sɪŋ/

noun - a place where a railway crosses a road


library
library - knihovna (budova nebo místnost)
BrE
/'laɪbrəri/
AmE
/'laɪbrəri/

noun - a building or a room where you can read a book or borrow it


mosque
mosque - mešita
BrE
/'mɒsk/
AmE
/'mɑ:sk/

noun - a kind of church for Muslims


museum
museum - muzeum
BrE
/mju:'zi:əm/
AmE
/mju:'zi:əm/

noun - a building where you can see various exhibitions, e.g. historical items, stuffed animals, technical things etc.


office
office - kancelář
BrE
/'ɒfɪs/
AmE
/'ɑ:fɪs/

noun - a place where people work, usually jobs connected with working with computers, documents etc.


park
park - park
BrE
/'pɑ:k/
AmE
/'pɑ:rk/

noun - an open green area in a town or city where people can go to relax, sit down, have a picnic etc.


 
parliament - parlament
BrE
/'pɑ:ləment/
AmE
/'pɑ:rləment/

noun - a group of people who make laws in a country


pedestrian crossing
pedestrian crossing - přechod pro chodce
BrE
/pəˌdestrɪən'krɒsɪŋ/
AmE
/pəˌdestriən'krɑ:sɪŋ/

noun - a place where people can walk across a road, it is usually marked by white stripes on the surface of the road


petrol station
petrol station - benzínová stanice, benzínová pumpa
BrE
/'petrəlˌsteɪʃn/
AmE
/'petrəlˌsteɪʃn/

noun, British English - the place where you can buy fuel for your car


post office
post office - pošta (budova)
BrE
/'pəʊstˌɒfɪs/
AmE
/'poʊstˌɑ:fɪs/

noun - a building where you can post letters, parcels etc.


prison
prison - vězení, věznice
BrE
/'prɪzn/
AmE
/'prɪzn/

noun - a place where criminals are locked up


pub
pub - hospoda, hostinec
BrE
/'pʌb/
AmE
/'pʌb/

noun - a place where you can have a drink


 
public transport - veřejná doprava, hromadná doprava
BrE
/ˌpʌblɪk'trænspɔ:t/
AmE
/ˌpʌblɪk'trænspɔ:rt/

noun, British English - the system of trains, buses etc. that people can use, esp. in a city


quay
quay - nábřeží, přístaviště
BrE
/'ki:/
AmE
/'ki:/

noun - a long platform along the bank of a river etc. (usually built of stone) that boats can be tied to and passengers or goods can get on and off


restaurant
restaurant - restaurace
BrE
/'restrɒnt/
AmE
/'restrɑ:nt/

noun - a place where you can have a meal


road
road - silnice, cesta
BrE
/'rəʊd/
AmE
/'roʊd/

noun - the surface specially made for cars and lorries etc. to travel on, it is usually black with white lines


shop
shop - obchod
BrE
/'ʃɒp/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:p/

noun, British English - a place where you can buy some things


shopping mall
shopping mall - nákupní centrum, nákupní středisko
BrE
/'ʃɒpɪŋˌmɔ:l/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:pɪŋˌmɔ:l/

noun - a large building with many shops inside


school
school - škola
BrE
/'sku:l/
AmE
/'sku:l/

noun - the building where children and young people go in order to study, the institution that provides education


sight
sight - památka (pamětihodnost), pamětihodnost
BrE
/'saɪt/
AmE
/'saɪt/

noun - a place visited by tourists which is worth seeing


sightseeing
sightseeing - prohlížení památek, chození po památkách
BrE
/'saɪtsi:ɪŋ/
AmE
/'saɪtsi:ɪŋ/

noun - an activity often done by tourists in which they go from one place to another and they look at buildings, statues, churches etc.


skyscraper
skyscraper - mrakodrap, výšková budova
BrE
/'skaɪskreɪpə/
AmE
/'skaɪskreɪpər/

noun - a very tall building with many floors (usually more than 40 or 50), usually built in large cities


square
square - náměstí
BrE
/'skweə/
AmE
/'skwer/

noun - a large open space among buildings, several streets usually meet here


stadium
stadium - stadion, sportovní stadion
BrE
/'steɪdɪəm/
AmE
/'steɪdɪəm/

noun - a large building where sports like football, athletics, hockey etc. are done


station
station - stanice, nádraží, železniční stanice, autobusové nádraží
BrE
/'steɪʃn/
AmE
/'steɪʃn/

noun - a place where you can take a train or bus


street
street - ulice
BrE
/'stri:t/
AmE
/'stri:t/

noun - a road in a town with houses and buildings on both sides


subway
subway - metro, podzemní dráha
BrE
/'sʌbweɪ/
AmE
/'sʌbweɪ/

noun, American English - a kind of train that travels in tunnels under a city and stops at regular intervals for people to get in or out


tower
tower - věž
BrE
/'taʊə/
AmE
/'taʊər/

noun - a tall building or structure, esp. as a part of a castle, church etc.


 
town hall - radnice
BrE
/'taʊnˌhɔ:l/
AmE
/'taʊnˌhɔ:l/

noun - the important offices of the town, the place where the mayor works


traffic
traffic - provoz (např. ve městě), dopravní ruch, doprava (provoz)
BrE
/'træfɪk/
AmE
/'træfɪk/

noun - the cars that are in the streets at a time


traffic lights
traffic lights - semafory, semafor
BrE
/'træfɪklaɪts/
AmE
/'træfɪklaɪts/

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red


tram
tram - tramvaj
BrE
/'træm/
AmE
/'træm/

noun, British English - a kind of train for people that travels through a city and stops at regular intervals to let people in or out


university
university - univerzita
BrE
/ˌju:nɪ'vɜ:sɪti/
AmE
/ˌju:nə'vɜ:rsɪt̬i/

noun - a kind of higher school where you study for a degree, e.g. to be a doctor etc.




Pokračovat můžete zde:

STARTER

Město

Slovní zásoba spojená s městy.

ELEMENTARY

Quiz: Town and City

Kvíz zaměřený na různá místa ve městě (lékárna, náměstí, trafika, pošta, tržnice, obchodní dům apod.)

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

AT THE END vs. IN THE END

Další článek o problematických předložkách. Kdy ve spojení s “the end” použít IN a kdy AT?

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