Project Plus Unit 4 D

amplifier - zesilovač

noun - an electronic instrument used to increase the sound in a radio, hi-fi, TV etc.

argument - hádka

noun - the act of arguing; an angry discussion

audience - publikum, diváci

noun - the people who watch a performance

backing vocalist - doprovodný zpěvák

noun - a singer who provides vocal harmony for the lead singer

bass guitar - basová kytara

noun - a guitar with four or five strings that produces very low tones

blackmail - vydírat

verb - to threaten somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

blank bullet - slepý náboj, slepá patrona, slepá nábojnice

noun - a kind of bullet that cannot harm but only makes a noise

cartoon - kreslená groteska, kreslený film

noun - a funny animated film

constable - strážník, policista

noun, British English - a police officer

curtain - opona

noun - a large cloth dividing the stage and the audience in a theater

documentary - dokument (televizní), televizní dokument

noun - a television programme that gives true information about something

get on with - vycházet s (kým), rozumět si s (kým)

verb - to have a (good) relationship with somebody

get together with - přidat se k, spojit se s

verb - to join someone

go out with - chodit s (kým)

verb - to have somebody as a boyfriend or girlfriend

inspector - inspektor

noun - a person whose job is to check if something is working correctly

jealous - žárlivý

adjective - being afraid of losing a person you like or love because somebody else likes him/her too

lead guitar - sólová kytara

noun - the main guitar in the band

lead singer - hlavní zpěvák

noun - the main singer in the band

lie - lhát

verb - not to tell the truth

loudspeaker - reproduktor

noun - a part of a radio, TV etc. that produces the sound

lover - milenec, milenka

noun - a person who has an erotic relationship with somebody

manager - ředitel, manažer, vedoucí

noun - the person who has control over a business etc.

microphone - mikrofon

noun - a device that you speak into in order that your voice can be amplified or recorded

monster - hrozný člověk

noun - a very bad person

murderer - vrah

noun - a person who killed somebody deliberately

prison - vězení, věznice

noun - a place where criminals are locked up

rhythm guitar - doprovodná kytara

noun - the guitar that provides rhythmic accompaniment to a singer or other instruments in a band

robbery - loupež, oloupení

noun - the act of stealing money from a place (e.g. a bank) or from a person

run out of - dojít (něco dojde)

verb - to come to an end; to use up all your supplies

serial - krátký seriál, minisérie, čtení na pokračování

noun, British English - a story on TV, in a magazine etc. divided into several / many parts

series - série, pásmo, seriál (televizní)

noun - several things that come one after the other; a television programme with many separate episodes (each has its own story)

shoot - střelit, vystřelit, střílet, vypálit

verb - to fire a gun or an arrow etc.

sitcom - situační komedie

noun - a funny television series about a family or a group of people, each episode usually has its own story and you can usually hear people laughing in the background

sound equipment - zvuková aparatura, zvukové zařízení

noun - the system that can play music at concerts, discos etc.

stage - pódium, jeviště, scéna

noun - the place in a theatre where actors perform (opposite the audience)

stand in for - zastoupit za

verb - to take someone's place for a short time

tape - kazeta

noun - a small case with a tape in it, you use it for playing and recording music

test - vyzkoušet, ověřit, vyzkoušet si, ověřit si, otestovat, testovat

verb - to check if something is true or that something works etc.

threaten - vyhrožovat

verb - to warn someone to do what you want or you will harm them

vocalist - zpěvák

noun - a singer, a person who sings in a band