Matrix PRE Unit 9 (5)

ALL LEVELS Vydáno dne 03.10.2005

Culture focus: global culture, page 114



arrest
arrest - zatknout
BrE
/ə'rest/
AmE
/ə'rest/

verb - (of police) to take somebody prisoner in order to ask them about a crime


branch
branch - pobočka
BrE
/'brɑ:ntʃ/
AmE
/'bræntʃ/

noun - a part of a larger company set up and operating in a new place


 
depend - záviset (na), záležet (na)
BrE
/dɪ'pend/
AmE
/dɪ'pend/

verb - to rely on, to be influenced by


fast food
fast food - rychlé občerstvení
BrE
/'fɑ:stfu:d/
AmE
/'fæstfu:d/

noun - food that is not difficult to prepare and is often bought in some restaurants or in the street etc., such as hotdogs, hamburgers, french fries etc.


fizzy
fizzy - sycený, perlivý, bublinkatý, s bublinkami
BrE
/'fɪzi/
AmE
/'fɪzi/

adjective - (about drinks) full of little bubbles


giant
giant - obří, obrovský
BrE
/'dʒaɪənt/
AmE
/'dʒaɪənt/

adjective - extremely big, huge, gigantic


 
globalization - globalizace
BrE
/ˌgləʊbəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌgloʊbəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

noun - the act of making all the coutries similar to one another


increase
increase - vzestup, růst
BrE
/'ɪŋkri:s/
AmE
/'ɪŋkri:s/

noun - a rise in number or amount


 
movement - hnutí
BrE
/'mu:vmənt/
AmE
/'mu:vmənt/

noun - a campaign involving a lot of people; a group of people who want the same things


 
multinational - mnohonárodnostní, mezinárodní, nadnárodní
BrE
/ˌmʌlti'næʃnəl/
AmE
/ˌmʌlti'næʃnəl/

adjective - connected with many nations and countries


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

noun - a place where criminals are locked up


sentence
sentence - odsoudit (k trestu)
BrE
/'sentəns/
AmE
/'sent̬əns/

verb - to give a punishment to a criminal


 
spread - rozšířit, zvětšit, roztáhnout, rozšířit se, zvětšit se, roztáhnout se
BrE
/'spred/
AmE
/'spred/

verb - to become or make bigger, wider, longer etc.


 
supporter - stoupenec, podporovatel
BrE
/sə'pɔ:tə/
AmE
/sə'pɔ:rt̬ər/

noun - a person who supports somebody or something




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