Headway PRE Unit 1 part 3

ALL LEVELS Vydáno dne 03.10.2005

Reading: People, the great communicators



alphabet
alphabet - abeceda
BrE
/'ælfəbet/
AmE
/'ælfəbet/

noun - the set of letters used in a particular language


ancient
ancient - starodávný
BrE
/'eɪnʃənt/
AmE
/'eɪnʃənt/

adjective - very old, belonging to a time long ago


anger
anger - hněv, zlost, naštvanost
BrE
/'æŋgə/
AmE
/'æŋgər/

noun - a feeling of wanting to hurt or fight somebody, especially because they have done something bad to you


bee
bee - včela
BrE
/'bi:/
AmE
/'bi:/

noun - a small black and yellow insect, it lives in large groups and makes honey


communication
communication - komunikace
BrE
/kəmˌju:nɪ'keɪʃən/
AmE
/kəmˌju:nɪ'keɪʃən/

noun - the act of exchanging information


compare
compare - porovnat, srovnat
BrE
/kəm'peə/
AmE
/kəm'per/

verb - to check in which ways things are similar and in which they are different


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

verb - to rely on, to be influenced by


 
develop - vyvinout, vyvíjet, rozvinout, rozvíjet
BrE
/dɪ'veləp/
AmE
/dɪ'veləp/

verb - to make something better, larger, more active, more complex, etc.


 
development - vývoj, rozvoj
BrE
/dɪ'veləpmənt/
AmE
/dɪ'veləpmənt/

noun - the act of making something better, bigger, more active, more complex etc.


difference
difference - rozdíl, odlišnost
BrE
/'dɪfrəns/
AmE
/'dɪfrəns/

noun - an aspect in which two or more things are not the same


 
exchange - vyměnit, směnit, vyměňovat si
BrE
/ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ/

verb - to change something for something else; to trade something for something


explain
explain - vysvětlit
BrE
/ɪk'spleɪn/
AmE
/ɪk'spleɪn/

verb - to say what something means and how it works etc.


 
future - budoucnost, budoucí čas
BrE
/'fju:tʃə/
AmE
/'fju:tʃər/

noun - the time that will come, the things that will happen to us


 
government - vláda
BrE
/'gʌvənmənt/
AmE
/'gʌvərnmənt/

noun - the group of politicians who rule a country


huge
huge - obrovský, ohromný
BrE
/'hju:dʒ/
AmE
/'hju:dʒ/

adjective - extremely big, giant


idea
idea - myšlenka, nápad
BrE
/aɪ'dɪə/
AmE
/aɪ'dɪə/

noun - a thought, a mental picture


 
including - včetně
BrE
/ɪn'klu:dɪŋ/
AmE
/ɪn'klu:dɪŋ/

preposition - together with, having something as a part


 
influence - vliv, dopad
BrE
/'ɪnfluəns/
AmE
/'ɪnfluəns/

noun - an effect, a result


joke
joke - vtip
BrE
/'dʒəʊk/
AmE
/'dʒoʊk/

noun - a short funny story with a punchline that should make people laugh


lie
lie - lež
BrE
/'laɪ/
AmE
/'laɪ/

noun - something said that is not true


message
message - zpráva
BrE
/'mesɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mesɪdʒ/

noun - a piece of information written on a note or sent to somebody in another way


 
painting - malování, malířství
BrE
/'peɪntɪŋ/
AmE
/'peɪnt̬ɪŋ/

noun - the act of making a picture by using paints and brushes


 
past - minulost
BrE
/'pɑ:st/
AmE
/'pæst/

noun - the time before now, before the present


persuade
persuade - přesvědčit
BrE
/pə'sweɪd/
AmE
/pər'sweɪd/

verb - to make somebody believe something, esp. that they should do something


 
poetry - poezie, básnictví, básně
BrE
/'pəʊɪtri/
AmE
/'poʊətri/

noun - poems, a kind of literature where the works are written in patterns of sounds and lines


promise
promise - slib
BrE
/'prɒmɪs/
AmE
/'prɑ:mɪs/

noun - the word that you will do something, one which people can rely on


 
public - veřejný
BrE
/'pʌblɪk/
AmE
/'pʌblɪk/

adjective - for people in general, able to be used by everybody


 
sense - smysl
BrE
/'sens/
AmE
/'sens/

noun - one of the five physical powers ( sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch)


 
society - společnost
BrE
/sə'saɪəti/
AmE
/sə'saɪət̬i/

noun - the people who live in a country etc. who have the same customs, laws, traditions etc.


truth
truth - pravda
BrE
/'tru:θ/
AmE
/'tru:θ/

noun - true facts or information


 
unique - unikátní, jedinečný
BrE
/jʊ'ni:k/
AmE
/jʊ'ni:k/

adjective - rare, special, not like anything else


 
way - způsob
BrE
/'weɪ/
AmE
/'weɪ/

noun - a method of doing something


whale
whale - velryba
BrE
/'weɪl/
AmE
/'weɪl/

noun - a very large sea animal that looks like a very large fish




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