Project Plus Unit 7 D

ALL LEVELS Vydáno dne 03.10.2005

Extensive Reading; Working with words



armchair
armchair - křeslo
BrE
/'ɑ:mtʃeə/
AmE
/'ɑ:rmtʃer/

noun - a soft and comfortable chair that people usually sit in in the living room


bedside table
bedside table - noční stolek
BrE
/'bedsaɪd'teɪbl/
AmE
/'bedsaɪd'teɪbl/

noun, British English - a small kind of table next to the bed


bookcase
bookcase - knihovna (nábytek)
BrE
/'bʊkkeɪs/
AmE
/'bʊkkeɪs/

noun - a piece of furniture with shelves, you put books in it


boss
boss - šéf
BrE
/'bɒs/
AmE
/'bɑ:s/

noun - the person who is in charge of something


 
cash - proplatit, vyměnit za peníze (např. žetony)
BrE
/'kæʃ/
AmE
/'kæʃ/

verb - to get money in coins or banknotes in exchange for a cheque, casino chips etc.


 
casually - nenuceně
BrE
/'kæʒʊəli/
AmE
/'kæʒʊəli/

adverb - in a relaxed effortless way


 
century - století
BrE
/'sentʃəri/
AmE
/'sentʃəri/

noun - a period of one hundred years


con man
con man - podvodník
BrE
/'kɒn mæn/
AmE

noun - a cheater; a person who deceives people in order to get money


curtain
curtain - záclona
BrE
/'kɜ:tən/
AmE
/'kɜ:rt̬ən/

noun - a piece of cloth or other material, which you can use to cover a window, or for decoration


 
deal - obchod, transakce
BrE
/'di:l/
AmE
/'di:l/

noun - a business arrangement


debt
debt - dluh
BrE
/'det/
AmE
/'det/

noun - the money you owe to somebody


 
deposit - záloha
BrE
/dɪ'pɒzɪt/
AmE
/dɪ'pɑ:zɪt/

noun - a part of the price of something paid in advance


dishwasher
dishwasher - myčka (na nádobí), myčka na nádobí
BrE
/'dɪʃwɒʃə/
AmE
/'dɪʃwɑ:ʃər/

noun - a piece of electrical equipment which you use for washing the dishes


dressing table
dressing table - toaletní stolek
BrE
/'dresɪŋ teɪbl/
AmE
/'dresɪŋ teɪbl/

noun - a piece of furniture with drawers and a mirror


fridge
fridge - lednička, chladnička
BrE
/'frɪdʒ/
AmE
/'frɪdʒ/

noun - a piece of electrical equipment where you store food in order to keep it cold and fresh


cheque
cheque - šek
BrE
/'tʃek/
AmE
/'tʃek/

noun, British English - an order for a bank to pay money, used sometimes instead of money


chest of drawers
chest of drawers - prádelník, komoda, zásuvková skříň
BrE
/'tʃest əv'drɔ:əz/
AmE
/'tʃest əv'drɔ:ərz/

noun, British English - a kind of small wardrobe with many drawers


light switch
light switch - vypínač (světla)
BrE
/'laɪtˌswɪtʃ/
AmE
/'laɪtˌswɪtʃ/

noun - a switch that is used to turn the light on or off


luxury
luxury - luxus, přepych
BrE
/'lʌkʃəri/
AmE
/'lʌkʃəri/

noun - very expensive and comfortable things that people do not really need but can enjoy them


microwave oven
microwave oven - mikrovlnná trouba
BrE
/'maɪkrəweɪvˌʌvn/
AmE
/'maɪkrəweɪvˌʌvn/

noun - an kind of oven in which you can cook things very quickly


mirror
mirror - zrcadlo, zrcátko
BrE
/'mɪrə/
AmE
/'mɪrər/

noun - a glass surface in which you can see your reflection


put away
put away - sklidit, odklidit, uklidit, dát pryč
BrE
/ˌpʊt ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬ə'weɪ/

verb - to return something to its usual place because you are not using it any more


 
release - uvolnit, pustit, vypustit
BrE
/rɪ'li:s/
AmE
/rɪ'li:s/

verb - to set free; to send something out


retire
retire - odejít do důchodu, jít do penze
BrE
/rɪ'taɪə/
AmE
/rɪ'taɪər/

verb - to stop working at your job because you have reached a certain age


 
sale - prodej
BrE
/'seɪl/
AmE
/'seɪl/

noun - the act of selling things


salesman
salesman - obchodník
BrE
/'seɪlzmən/
AmE
/'seɪlzmən/

noun - a person who sells things to people


shelf
shelf - police, polička
BrE
/'ʃelf/
AmE
/'ʃelf/

noun - a wooden board fastened to the wall, you can put books, decorative objects, etc. on it


 
shipping company - přepravce, přepravní společnost
BrE
/'ʃɪpɪŋˌkʌmpənɪ/
AmE
/'ʃɪpɪŋˌkʌmpəni/

noun - a company that carries goods from one place to another


show around
show around - provést po (bytě apod.), provést (bytem či domem)
BrE
/ˌʃəʊ ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌʃoʊ ə'raʊnd/

verb - to give someone a short tour of a house, flat etc.


sink
sink - dřez
BrE
/'sɪŋk/
AmE
/'sɪŋk/

noun - a large container in your kitchen, it has got water taps and is used for washing things in, e.g. the dishes


socket
socket - zásuvka (elektřiny)
BrE
/'sɒkɪt/
AmE
/'sɑ:kɪt/

noun - a thing fastened to the wall where you can plug in electrical appliances


sort out
sort out - vyřešit
BrE
/ˌsɔ:t'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌsɔ:rt̬'aʊt/

verb - to find an answer to something, to solve something


 
suspicious - podezřelý
BrE
/səs'pɪʃəs/
AmE
/səs'pɪʃəs/

adjective - feeling that something bad happened or that something is true, without knowing it for sure


take off
take off - vzlétnout, odlétnout
BrE
/ˌteɪk'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'ɑ:f/

verb - (of a plane) to leave the ground and get into the air


tap
tap - kohoutek (vodovodní etc.)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

noun - a kind of handle that you use to let water flow into the washbasin, bath etc.


washbasin
washbasin - umyvadlo, umývadlo
BrE
/'wɒʃbeɪsɪn/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃbeɪsɪn/

noun - a bowl fixed to the bathroom wall, you use it when you wash your hands etc.


 
work out - přijít na
BrE
/ˌwɜ:k'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rk'aʊt/

verb - to come to a conclusion about; to find an answer


 
write down - zapsat, zapsat si, poznamenat si, udělat si poznámku
BrE
/ˌraɪt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌraɪt'daʊn/

verb - to make a note on a piece of paper




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