Headway PRE Unit 6 part 3

ALL LEVELS Vydáno dne 03.10.2005

A tale of two millionaires



account
account - konto, bankovní konto
BrE
/ə'kaʊnt/
AmE
/ə'kaʊnt/

noun - an arrangement with a bank to take care of your money


amputate
amputate - amputovat
BrE
/'æmpjʊteɪt/
AmE
/'æmpjʊteɪt/

verb - to remove a part of the body surgically


apartment
apartment - byt
BrE
/ə'pɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/ə'pɑ:rtmənt/

noun, American English - the rooms that you use to live in, usually in a large building where many people live


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

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


disaster
disaster - neštěstí, pohroma, katastrofa
BrE
/dɪ'zɑ:stə/
AmE
/dɪ'zæstər/

noun - an terrible event (such as an earthquake, fire etc.) that brings a lot of damage or harm


fireman
fireman - hasič, požárník
BrE
/'faɪəmən/
AmE
/'faɪərmən/

noun - a person whose job is to stop a fire and save people


funeral
funeral - pohřeb
BrE
/'fju:nərəl/
AmE
/'fju:nərəl/

noun - a ceremony concerning the burial of a dead person


 
generosity - štědrost, velkorysost
BrE
/'dʒenə'rɒsəti/
AmE
/'dʒenə'rɑ:sət̬i/

noun - the quality of giving money or help happily


grocery
grocery - samoobsluha, obchod s potravinami, koloniál
BrE
/'grəʊsəri/
AmE
/'groʊsəri/

noun - a small shop selling a variety of goods (esp. food and small household items)


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

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


 
immediately - okamžitě
BrE
/ɪ'mi:dɪətli/
AmE
/ɪ'mi:diətli/

adverb - at once, without waiting or delay


 
inherit - zdědit, dědit
BrE
/ɪn'herɪt/
AmE
/ɪn'herɪt/

verb - to get something from somebody who has died


 
injure - zranit, poranit
BrE
/'ɪndʒə/
AmE
/'ɪndʒər/

verb - to harm or hurt somebody


 
meanness - podlost, lakota
BrE
/'mi:nnəs/
AmE
/'mi:nnəs/

noun - unkindness or unfairness, unwillingness to give (esp. money) or to share


poverty
poverty - chudoba
BrE
/'pɒvəti/
AmE
/'pɑ:vərt̬i/

noun - the state of being poor, not having any money


rag
rag - cár, hadr
BrE
/'ræg/
AmE
/'ræg/

noun - a piece of old cloth or very old piece of clothing


 
result - výsledek, důsledek
BrE
/rɪ'zʌlt/
AmE
/rɪ'zʌlt/

noun - something that happens because of an action, event etc.


 
share - akcie
BrE
/'ʃeə/
AmE
/'ʃer/

noun - one of the many small parts of the value of a company that can be sold to the public


spoil
spoil - rozmazlit, rozmazlovat
BrE
/'spɔɪl/
AmE
/'spɔɪl/

verb - to have a bad effect on a child by doing too many good things for him/her


 
stock - akcie
BrE
/'stɒk/
AmE
/'stɑ:k/

noun - a share of the ownership of a company which people can buy as an investment


widow
widow - vdova
BrE
/'wɪdəʊ/
AmE
/'wɪdoʊ/

noun - a woman whose husband has died


 
will - poslední vůle, závěť
BrE
/'wɪl/
AmE
/'wɪl/

noun - a document where a person states who should get his property after he/she dies




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