Words from the text on Jamaican bobsleighers, p. 82
allow
- dovolit, umožnit, nechat
BrE
/ə'laʊ/
AmE
/ə'laʊ/
verb
-
to let, to make possible, to enable
beginner
- začátečník
BrE
/bɪ'gɪnə/
AmE
/bɪ'gɪnər/
noun
-
a person who is just starting to do something, e.g. a sport, studying a language etc.
bobsleigh
- bob (závodní), závodní boby
BrE
/'bɒbsleɪ/
AmE
/'bɑ:bsleɪ/
noun, British English
-
a vehicle that moves down an icy track at great speed; a winter sport in which teams race down an ice-covered track in a small, streamlined vehicle with runners
break down
- porouchat se, rozbít se (porouchat se)
BrE
/'breɪk'daʊn/
AmE
/'breɪk'daʊn/
verb
-
(of a machine) to stop working properly
coach
- trenér
BrE
/'kəʊtʃ/
AmE
/'koʊtʃ/
noun
-
a person who trains a team
competition
- soutěž
BrE
/ˌkɒmpə'tɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mpə'tɪʃn/
noun
-
an event where many people are trying to be the best and win
concentration
- soustředění
BrE
/ˌkɒnsən'treɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nsən'treɪʃn/
noun
-
the act of keeping your mind and energy on something
equipment
- vybavení, výzbroj, zařízení, pomůcky
BrE
/ɪ'kwɪpmənt/
AmE
/ɪ'kwɪpmənt/
noun
-
things that are necessary for an activity
hire
- najmout si, pronajmout si
BrE
/'haɪə/
AmE
/'haɪər/
verb
-
to give somebody money to work for you; to pay for using something for a short time
Jamaica
- Jamaika
BrE
/dʒə'meɪkə/
AmE
/dʒə'meɪkə/
noun
-
an island country in the Caribbean Sea south of Cuba, its capital is Kingston
make fun of
- dělat si legraci z, dělat si srandu z
BrE
/ˌmeɪk'fʌn əv/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk'fʌn əv/
verb
-
to joke about something
obvious
- zřejmý, viditelný
BrE
/'ɒbviəs/
AmE
/'ɑ:bviəs/
adjective
-
easy to see, easy to understand
painful
- bolestivý, bolestný, bolavý
BrE
/'peɪnfl/
AmE
/'peɪnfl/
adjective
-
causing pain, hurting
put off
- odradit, znechutit
BrE
/ˌpʊt'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'ɑ:f/
verb
-
to discourage; to persuade somebody to stop doing something because it is not a very good idea etc.
race
- závod
BrE
/'reɪs/
AmE
/'reɪs/
noun
-
a competition whose winner is the fastest one
set up
- založit
BrE
/ˌset'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌset̬'ʌp/
verb
-
to found something
sled
- saně, sáňky, sáně
BrE
/'sled/
AmE
/'sled/
noun, American English
-
a small vehicle on which you can slide over snow down a hill
take up
- začít (s něčím)
BrE
/ˌteɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'ʌp/
verb
-
to start doing a regular activity, such as a sport or hobby etc.
