Objective CAE, Workbook, Unit 2, p 9

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Words from Objective CAE – Workbook, Unit 2, Grammar, page 9



 
attend - chodit (někam pravidelně), docházet
BrE
/ə'tend/
AmE
/ə'tend/

verb - to go somewhere (e.g. a school, course etc.) regularly


butler
butler - komorník, sluha
BrE
/'bʌtlə/
AmE
/'bʌtlər/

noun - a man working in a large house and organizes the work of other servants and serves food and wine


consumption
consumption - spotřeba
BrE
/kən'sʌmpʃn/
AmE
/kən'sʌmpʃn/

noun - usage; the act of using something


 
contaminate - kontaminovat
BrE
/kən'tæmɪneɪt/
AmE
/kən'tæmɪneɪt/

verb - to make something not clean or pure


 
declare - prohlásit
BrE
/dɪ'kleə/
AmE
/dɪ'kler/

verb - to say with authority that something is true


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


 
discontent - nespokojenost
BrE
/ˌdɪskən'tent/
AmE
/ˌdɪskən'tent/

noun - the state of not being happy with your present situation and longing for something better


 
dispense with - zbavit se (čeho), skoncovat (s čím)
BrE
/dɪ'spens wɪð/
AmE
/dɪ'spens wɪð/

verb - to get rid of something, to put an end to something


charity
charity - charita, dobročinnost
BrE
/'tʃærəti/
AmE
/'tʃærəti/

noun - an organisation that collects money from people in order to help people in need


 
incompatible - nekompatibilní, neslučitelný
BrE
/ˌɪnkəm'pætəbl/
AmE
/ˌɪnkəm'pæt̬əbl/

adjective - not able to exist or work together in harmony


 
inoperable - nefunkční
BrE
/ɪn'ɒpərəbl/
AmE
/ɪn'ɑ:pərəbl/

adjective - not working or not working correctly


 
justice - spravedlnost
BrE
/'dʒʌstɪs/
AmE
/'dʒʌstɪs/

noun - the quality of being fair


 
muddle - zmatek, nepořádek
BrE
/'mʌdl/
AmE
/'mʌdl/

noun - confusion, an untidy situation


pace
pace - tempo
BrE
/'peɪs/
AmE
/'peɪs/

noun - the speed at which something is done


 
render - způsobit, přivodit
BrE
/'rendə/
AmE
/'rendər/

verb - to cause to become


rumour
rumour - zvěst, fáma, neověřená zpráva
BrE
/'ru:mə/
AmE
/'ru:mər/

noun - a piece of information that people tell one another but which may not be true


 
run - kandidovat
BrE
/'rʌn/
AmE
/'rʌn/

verb - to be a candidate in an election


shelter
shelter - úkryt, kryt, přístřešek, stříška
BrE
/'ʃeltə/
AmE
/'ʃeltər/

noun - a place where you can hide or hide something when there is a danger, or in case of rain etc.


 
unfit - nevhodný, nevyhovující
BrE
/ʌn'fɪt/
AmE
/ʌn'fɪt/

adjective - not suitable


 
widespread - rozšířený, všeobecný
BrE
/'waɪdˌspred/
AmE
/'waɪdˌspred/

adjective - general, happening to a lot of people




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