Objective CAE, Unit 2, p. 16-17

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Words from Objective CAE, Unit 2, Speaking and writing, pages 16–17



 
affect - ovlivnit
BrE
/ə'fekt/
AmE
/ə'fekt/

verb - to have an influence on something, to make something change


 
as fit as a fiddle - zcela fit, úplně fit, fit jako nikdy, zdravý jako rybička
BrE
/əs'fɪt əzə'fɪdl/
AmE

adjective - totally fit


 
fetch - přinést, přivézt
BrE
/'fetʃ/
AmE
/'fetʃ/

verb - to bring, to go and get


hay fever
hay fever - senná rýma
BrE
/'heɪfi:və/
AmE
/'heɪfi:vər/

noun - a kind of illness caused by breathing in the pollen of some plants, its symptoms are a runny nose, sore throat etc.


 
next to nothing - skoro nic
BrE
/ˌnekst tʊ'nʌθɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌnekst tʊ'nʌθɪŋ/

phrase - almost nothing


nightie
nightie - noční košile
BrE
/'naɪti/
AmE
/'naɪt̬i/

noun, informal - a long loose piece of clothing that women sometimes wear in bed


 
on duty - ve službě
BrE
/ɒn'dju:ti/
AmE
/ɑ:n'du:t̬i/

adverb - working at the moment


pottery
pottery - hrnčířství, hrnčířské zboží
BrE
/'pɒtəri/
AmE
/'pɑ:t̬əri/

noun - a skill or art of making pots out of clay, the products made from clay


pricey
pricey - drahý, mastný
BrE
/'praɪsi/
AmE
/'praɪsi/

adjective, informal - expensive, very expensive


 
remain - zůstat, zbývat, zbýt
BrE
/rɪ'meɪn/
AmE
/rɪ'meɪn/

verb - to stay or be left behind


 
rut - stereotyp, zaběhnutá rutina, vyjetá kolej, rutina
BrE
/'rʌt/
AmE
/'rʌt/

noun - a dull unchanging routine that you can't escape


salmon
salmon - losos
BrE
/'sæmən/
AmE
/'sæmən/

noun - a large fish with pink flesh, it lives in northern seas but travels up rivers to breed


stunning
stunning - nádherný, úžasný, ohromující, neskutečný
BrE
/'stʌnɪŋ/
AmE
/'stʌnɪŋ/

adjective - very impressive


suffer
suffer - trpět, vytrpět
BrE
/'sʌfə/
AmE
/'sʌfər/

verb - to go through pain or difficulty


swipe
swipe - šlohnout, štípnout (ukrást)
BrE
/'swaɪp/
AmE
/'swaɪp/

verb, informal - to steal something


 
under age - nezletilý
BrE
/ˌʌndər'eɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'eɪdʒ/

adjective - not of legal age, not old enough to be legally allowed to drink, vote, get married etc.


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