Pre-Intermediate slovnek

TECH TALK
Vicki Hollet
Peklad: Mgr. Gabriela Jakov, PhDr. Ivana Dokoupilov, Mgr. Hana Hrabalov

Tech Talk Pre-Intermediate slovnek

UNIT 1
analyse (v) analyzovat, zkoumat analysis (n) analza, rozbor architect (n) architekt, stavitel arrive (v) pijt, pijet, pilett astronaut (n) astronaut bank (n) banka bargain (v) vyjednvat (o cen), smlouvat be responsible for (v) bt zodpovdn za best (adj) nejlep borrow (v) pjit si boss (n) f, vedouc box (n) krabice, bednka brother (n) bratr building (n) budova cable (n) kabel, lano carry (v) nst, vst catch (e.g. a bus) (v) stihnout, jet construct (v) vybudovat, zkonstruovat construction (n) stavba, konstrukce, budovn construction company (n) stavebn spolenost credit card company (n) vrov spolenost database (n) databze debug (v) odstranit (zvady) development engineer (n) vvojov inenr disk drive (n) diskov mechanika electrical engineer (n) elektrotechnik, elektroinenr equip (v) vybavit, zadit (nkoho, nco m) equipment (n) vybaven, zazen fault (n) chyba, porucha, vada field service engineer (n) oblastn servisn mechanik geologist (n) geolog greet (v) pivtat, uvtat, zdravit help desk technician (n) servisn mechanik husband (n) manel identification/ID (n) identifikace, zjitn totonosti inspect (v) dohlet, kontrolovat inspection (n) inspekce, kontrola inventory (n) seznam, soupis journey (n) cesta, jzda keep (v) vst, uschovvat, skladovat laboratory technician (n) laborant laptop (n) laptop, penosn pota leave (v) opustit, odejt, odjet, nechat luxury model (n) luxusn model maintain (v) udrovat maintenance (n) drba maintenance engineer (n) technik drby mechanic (n) mechanik, drb, montr negotiate (v) vyjednvat, sjednvat negotiation (n) jednn night shift (n) non smna office equipment manufacturer (n) vrobce kancelskho vybaven passport (n) pas pharmaceutical company (n) farmaceutick spolenost plant (factory) (n) tovrna, podnik pocket calculator (n) kapesn kalkulaka produce (v) zhotovit, kreslit (pln) production (n) produkce, vroba production planner (n) plnova vroby provide (v) poskytnout, zajistit quality controller (n) kontrolor jakosti replace (v) vymnit, nahradit sample (n) vzor, vzorek screwdriver (n) roubovk secure (v) zabezpeit security (n) bezpenost, zabezpeen shift (n) smna (pracovn) shipment (n) nklad, zsilka sister (n) sestra software (n) software, programov vybaven software engineer (n) softwarov inenr solve (v) eit special clothing (n) speciln odv specification (n) upesnn specify (v) upesnit, specifikovat specimen (n) vzorek (zkuebn) spend (v) utratit (penze), strvit (as) standard model (n) standardn model stock (n) zsoba, zsoby, sklad zbo successful (adj) uspn, zdail tape measure (n) mic psmo tax collector (n) vbr dan test (n) zkouka, test, pokus test (v) zkouet, testovat torch (n) kapesn svtilna troubleshoot (v) odstraovat zvady, problmy truck driver (n) idi nkladnho automobilu update (v) aktualizovat, doplnit o nejnovj informace visitor (n) host, nvtvnk warehouse (n) velkokapacitn sklad, velkoobchod warehouse manager (n) vedouc skladu, velkoobchodu wife (n) manelka work (v) pracovat workplace (n) pracovit worst (adj) nejhor

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Do you want me to give you a lift? Chcete, abych vs svezl? Nechcete svzt? Go ahead. Prosm, poslute si. Ano, prosm. Help yourself. Poslute si. How are you doing? Jak se mte? Jak se vede? How do you do? Jak se mte? T m. Id love Rd bych Chtl bych Ill be getting along then. U tedy pjdu. Im afraid Bohuel Lituji It was a pleasure. Bylo mi potenm. Its great to see you again. Jsem moc rd, e vs zase vidm. Nice to meet you. T m, e vs poznvm. Not at all. Rdo se stalo. Thank you for coming. Dkuji, e jste piel. Thanks, thats very kind of you. Dky, to je od vs velmi mil. What do you do? Co dlte? m jste? Whats the job? Jak je to prce? Youre welcome. Nen za.

UNIT 2
alarm (n) budic zazen hodin arm (record player) (n) penoska, rameno gramofonu at (@) (n) zavin back (chair) (n) opradlo base (n) spodek, podstava blades (scissors) (n) ost, epele Celsius (C) (n) Celsius centimetre (n) centimetr colon (:) (n) dvojteka cork (n) ztka defect (n) defekt, vada dialling buttons (n) tlatka telefonu dot (.) (n) teka email address (n) e-mailov adresa face (of a clock) (n) cifernk

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Fahrenheit (F) (n) Fahrenheit faster (adj) rychlej filing cabinet (n) kartotka fit (v) hodit se, vejt se flame (n) plamen foot (length) (n) stopa (dlkov mra) gallon (n) galon gram (n) gram hammer (n) kladivo hand cart (n) run vozk, kra handle (n) dradlo, rukoje heavier (adj) t hotter (adj) havj hour hand (n) hodinov ruika hyphen (-) (n) spojovnk, pomlka inch (n) palec ink cartridge (n) inkoustov npl key (n) kl keyboard (n) klvesnice kilometre (n) kilometr leg (chair) (n) noha od idle lighter (adj) leh litre (n) litr lock (n) visac zmek longer (adj) del measurement (n) mra, rozmr metre (n) metr mile (n) mle minute hand (n) minutov ruika monitor (n) monitor nail (n) hebk ounce (n) unce phone call (n) telefonn hovor pint (n) pinta pound (weight) (n) libra (vhov mra) printer cable (n) kabel tiskrny receiver (n) telefonn sluchtko shorter (adj) krat slash/back slash (/) (n) lomtko, ikm zlomkov ra specs (specifications) (n pl) specifikace, zpesnn spell (v) hlskovat spout (n) hubika konvice taller (adj) vy tights (n) punochy title (n) titul, nzev ton (n) tuna tonne (n) tuna traffic lights (n pl) semafor underscore ( _ ) (n) podtrhnut web cam (n) webov kamera website address (n) webov adresa wheels (n) kola wing (car) (n) blatnk wrong (adj) patn, chybn

Can I give her a message? Mohu j nco vydit? Can I speak to ? Mohu mluvit s ? Can you speak up? Mluvte, prosm, nahlas. Can you spell that for me? Mete mi to hlskovat? Hang on. Nezavujte. Zstate u telefonu. How do you spell that? Jak se to hlskuje? Im afraid I cant hear you. Bohuel, neslym vs. Im ready now. U jsem pipraven. Is that everything? To je ve? Is that correct? Je to sprvn? It doesnt have Nem to Just a second. Okamik. Let me read that back to you. Its Dovolte, abych to znovu peetl. Je to No, thats it, thanks. Ne, je to hotovo, dky. No, theres nothing else. Ne, nic jinho. Ok, go ahead. Pokraujte. Shall I start? Mm zat? So thats then? Take to je The is/are missing. Chyb There is/are no Nen / nejsou There is/are too many Je pli hodn The doesnt fit. To nesed. Nevejde se. The is/are Je / jsou in the wrong place na patnm mst too pli back to front. naopak upside down. vzhru nohama inside out. naruby, obrcen the wrong shape/colour/size patn tvar, barva, velikost

UNIT 3
accelerator (n) akcelertor, plynov pedl advertisement (n) reklama, inzert advice (n) rada approximately (adv) piblin, asi battery (n) baterie, galvanick lnek bend (v) ohbat se, uvzat bike/bicycle (n) kolo brainstorm (v) spontnn diskutovat bridge (n) most bubble wrap (n) bublinov obal cement (n) cement charge (a battery) (v) nabt cheap (adj) levn colleague (n) kolega, kolegyn comfortable (adj) pohodln, komfortn, pjemn computer (n) pota

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Anything else? Jet nco? Are you ready? Jste pipraven?

convenient (adj) vhodn, vhodn cool (fashionable) (adj) modern, elegantn, senzan data (n) data, daje difficult (adj) obtn, nesnadn dimension (n) dimenze, rozmr, mra donkey (n) osel easy (adj) snadn, lehk employee (n) zamstnanec, zamstnankyn engine (n) motor engine output (n) vkon motoru estimated (adj) odhadovan exciting (adj) vzruujc, napnav expensive (adj) drah, nkladn experiment (n) pokus, experiment, zkouka fact (n) fakt, skutenost far (adj) dalek, vzdlen filter (n) filtr fragile (adj) kehk fun (adj) legran, vesel funny (amusing) (adj) komick, legran funny (strange) (adj) podivn, zvltn gas (n) plyn (BrEng), benzn (AmEng) goal (n) cl height (n) vka hot air balloon (n) horkovzdun baln information (n) informace, zprva install (v) instalovat, namontovat interesting (adj) zajmav length (n) dlka machine (n) pstroj machinery (n) stroje, strojn zazen manpower (n) pracovn sla, pracovn sly news (n) zprva, zprvy newspaper (n) noviny noisy (adj) hlun pack (n) balk packaging (n) balen, obal packing materials (n) balic materil, obalov materil pattern (n) vzor, pedloha petrol (n) benzn physics (n) fyzika platform (n) nstupit, rampa pollution (n) zneitn price (n) cena promotional (adj) reklamn, propagan range (n) dojezd repair (v) opravit, spravit research (n) vzkum rob (v) vyloupit, oloupit, okrst roughly (adv) zhruba, asi, piblin safe (adj) bezpen sensor (n) senzor, idlo sophisticated (adj) dmysln, promylen

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speed (n) rychost suggestion (n) nvrh supplier (n) dodavatel, zsobitel take off (v) vzltnout target (n) cl, kol, pln tilt (v) naklonit se, nachlit se tipper truck (n) sklpc nkladn automobil trade magazine (n) obchodn asopis traffic (n) doprava, dopravn ruch traffic jam (n) dopravn zcpa unusual (adj) neobvykl useful (adj) uiten, prospn vehicle (n) vozidlo, dopravn prostedek waste (n) odpad weight (n) vha, hmotnost width (n) ka

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How long will it take? Jak dlouho to potrv? How much will we need? Kolik budeme potebovat? How much will it cost? Kolik to bude stt? roughly speaking zhruba, asi state of the art na rovni doby What are the numbers? Jak jsou ta sla?

UNIT 4
belt (n) ps, opasek best man (n) enichv svdek, druba binoculars (n) divadeln kuktko, dalekohled blade (fan) (n) list vrtule, epel blow up (v) vyhodit, vylett (do vzduchu) boxing glove toy (n) boxovac rukavice hraka bright (light) (adj) jasn, svtl bucket (n) vdro, kbelk bug detector (n) detektor odposlouchvacch zazen bulb (n) rovka button (n) knoflk, tlatko cam (n) vaka ceiling (n) strop check (v) ovit, zkontrolovat chocolate bar (n) tabulka okoldy clockwise/anti-clockwise (adv) ve smru / proti smru hodinovch ruiek cog (n) zub (kola), ozub comb (v) esat component (n) soustka control (v) kontrolovat, ovldat crank (n) klika crush (v) makat, rozmakat

cut (v) ezat, krjet dark (n) tma detonator (n) detontor, rozbuka device (n) zazen, pstroj diagram (n) diagram, graf electric circuit (n) elektrick obvod, okruh empty (adj) przdn enable (v) umonit explosion (n) exploze, vbuch explosive (n) vbunina feature (n) vlastnost fire (v) vyhodit (z prce) gadget (n) dmysln zazen, ikovn vcika gear (n) pevod guillotine (n) gilotina hairbrush (n) kart na vlasy hole (n) otvor, dra hook (n) hk, skoba increase (v) zvit, vzrst laser beam (n) laserov paprsek lever (n) pka lid (n) vko lighter (n) zapalova listening devices (n) odposlouchvac zazen load (n) nklad, bemeno lock pick (n) perhk, pakl pencil holder (n) drk na tuku pipe (n) trubka pivot (n) oton ep plastic explosive (n) plastick vbunina pressure (n) tlak process (n) prbh pulley (n) kladka, kladkostroj recycle (v) recyklovat ring (n) kruh, krouek rod (n) ty rotate (v) otet se, rotovat screw (v) pithnout roub set off (v) spustit sharpener (n) oezvtko shirt button (n) koilov knoflk spring (n) pruina squeeze (v) vymakat stamp (n) znmka, raztko stick (v) pilepit string (n) provaz switch (n) vypna temperature (n) teplota thermostat (n) termostat, regultor teploty thin (adj) tenk tiny (adj) drobn toothbrush (n) zubn kartek toothpaste (n) zubn pasta transmitter (n) vyslaka turn off (v) vypnout tyre (n) pneumatika umbrella (n) detnk

vacuum flask (n) termoska valve (n) ventil, zklopka weather (n) poas wedding (n) svatba wire (n) drt wood (n) devo X-ray (n) rentgenov paprsek

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back and forth dozadu a dopedu, tam a zpt How does it work? Jak to funguje? to tell the time ci as

UNIT 5
absenteeism (n) absence accident (n) nehoda airtight (adj) vzduchotsn, neprodyn altimeter (n) vkomr aluminium (n) hlink attached (adj) pipojen bill (energy) (n) et, faktura break (v) porouchat se, rozbt se breakthrough (n) prlom brunch (n) sndan a obd bumper (n) nraznk CB radio (n) rdio v psmu obanskch radiostanic consumption (n) spoteba damaged (adj) pokozen, poruen decrease (v) snit (se) desert (n) pou dizzy (adj) trpc zvrat downtime (n) doba neinnosti, prostoj drill (v) vrtat drop (v) klesnout drum (barrel) (n) sud earth (planet) (n) zem, pevnina emission (n) vyzaovn (svtla, tepla) error (n) chyba, omyl fall (n) pokles, snen fall (v) klesnout float (v) vznet se garden chair (n) zahradn idle glasses (n pl) brle go down (v) klesnout (o cen) go up (v) stoupat, jt nahoru ground (n) zem, pda happen (v) stt se hate (v) nenvidt helium (n) hlium high-intensity lights (n) vysokointenzivn svtla improve (v) zlepit, zdokonalit improvement (n) zlepen, zdokonalen increase (v) zvit, zvtit injured (adj) zrann ink (n) inkoust

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land (v) pistt licence (n) licence, oprvnn lower (v) spustit manage to (v) podait se measure (v) ocenit, posoudit mine (n) dl miner (n) hornk mining (n) tba, dolovn mistake (n) chyba, omyl noise (n) hluk oil (n) nafta, petrolej operating costs (n) provozn nklady order (n) vnos parachute (n) padk pellet gun (n) zbra na kuliky pour (v) lt, tct press (printing) (n) tisk, noviny pressure gauge (n) manometr, tlakomr productivity (n) produktivita profit (n) zisk, prospch radiation (n) radiace, zen, sln raw materials (n) suroviny reduce (v) redukovat, snit reduction (n) redukce, snen rescue (v) zachrnit rise (n) vzestup rise (v) stoupnout, zvit se rope (n) lano, provaz rushing (adj) valc se salary (n) pevn plat screw (n) roub, zvit sharp (noise) (adj) ostr zvuk shoot up (v) lett do ve shout (v) kiet, vt sky (n) obloha, nebe snap (v) prasknout spend (v) utratit (penze) staff (n) personl, zamstnanci staffing costs (n) mzdov nklady statistic (n) statistika suddenly (adv) nhle, neoekvan tax (n) da throw away (v) vyhodit tie (v) pivzat tough (adj) zdatn, siln trap (v) uvznout, bt zavalen trial period (n) zkuebn doba true (adj) pravdiv, skuten tunnel (n) tunel turn on (v) zapnout, rozsvtit upgrade (v) vylepit, zlepit value (n) hodnota wage (n) mzda weather balloon (n) meteorologick baln wind (n) vtr workshop (n) dlna, tovrna worth (adj) majc cenu

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fell / rose by % klesly / vzrostly o% fell / rose from to klesly / vzrostly zna a % increase / decrease in zven / snen o % What happened? Co se stalo?

UNIT 6
blocked (adj) ucpan blunt (adj) tup bolt (n) roub s matic burnt out (adj) vyhoel, vyhasl cartridge (printer) (n) zsobnk barvy change (a bulb) (v) vymnit channel (TV) (n) televizn kanl clean (v) istit, vyistit clear (v) vyjasnit conference room (n) konferenn sl connection (n) spojen dirty (adj) pinav dust bag (n) sek na prach file (n) soubor, kartotka fill (v) plnit fix (v) upevnit, pipevnit flat (battery) (adj) vybit (o baterii) forget (v) zapomenout, nepamatovat si freezing (adj) mrazc fuel (n) palivo function (n) funkce fuse (n) pojistka fuzzy (picture) (adj) zmaten, neurit heating vent (n) odvzduovac ventil hiccups (n pl) kytavka hose (n) hadice, hadika interior (adj) vnitn jammed (adj) zablokovan, zaseknut leaking (adj) prosakujc loose (adj) uvolnn, neutaen, netsnc lubricate (v) namazat, promazat mailbox (n) potovn schrnka microphone/mike (n) mikrofon mime (v) napodobit mix (v) mchat, smsit mobile (n) mobiln telefon oil (v) mazat, olejovat paper tray (n) podava papru password (n) heslo plug (n) zstrka, vidlice plug in (v) zapojit, pipojit projector (n) promtac pstroj recharge (v) dobt, doplnit rechargeable (adj) dobjec roller (printing) (n) vlec rusty (adj) reziv, zrezivl scissors (n pl) nky sharpen (v) nabrousit, naostit slip (v) dostat smyk, uklouznout

slowly (adv) pomalu smell (adj) zapchajc solder (v) pjet, letovat sound system (n) zvukov sestava spam (computers) (n) nevydan email speaker (sound system) (n) reproduktor squeaking (adj) skpajc stiff (adj) ztuhl strange (adj) divn, zvltn switch on (v) rozsvtit, zapnout tank (liquid) (n) ndr tape (v) lepit pskou tighten (v) uthnout timer (n) asov spna torn (adj) roztrhan, petren unblock (v) uvolnit, odblokovat vacuum cleaner (n) vysava virus (computer) (n) potaov vir

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Can you fix it? Me to opravit? Um to opravit? Ill be right over. Budu tam hned. to run a search provdt vzkum to take a look podvat se Were going crazy. Zblznme se. Whats up? Co se stalo?

UNIT 7
advertise (v) inzerovat amazingly (adv) zsn, pekvapiv amount (n) mnostv apartment (n) byt, apartm ash (n) popel atmosphere (n) atmosfra, ovzdu bar (pressure) (n) bar (jednotka tlaku) beach (n) pl beautiful (adj) krsn, pekrsn block (n) blok, kvdr brick (n) cihla canteen (n) kantna, jdelna capacity (n) objem car pool (n) vzjemn dohoda mezi nkolika motoristy celebrate (v) slavit concrete (n) beton crane operator (n) jebnk dam (n) pehrada dangerous (adj) nebezpen, riskantn destroy (v) zniit diameter (n) prmr die (v) zemt domestic (adj) domc double bed (n) dvojlko erupt (v) chrlit, vybuchnout (sopka) eruption (n) erupce, vbuch explode (v) explodovat, vybuchnout first aid (n) prvn pomoc

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flat (apartment) (n) byt flooding (n) zplava, zatopen floor (building) (n) poschod, podla force (n) sla fully fitted (adj) kompletn vybaven generally (adv) vtinou, obecn generate (v) vyrbt (teplo, elektinu) global (adj) globln, celosvtov hemisphere (n) hemisfra, polokoule highway (n) AmEng dlnice huge (adj) obrovsk, ohromn irrigation (n) zavlaovn kind (type) (n) druh, typ king-size bed (n) velk postel (prodlouen) kitchen (n) kuchyn labourer (n) dlnk last (v) trvat, vydret lava (n) lva layer (n) vrstva line (cover) (v) vyzdt, vystlat magma (n) magma mail room (n) podatelna make (type) (n) struktura, tvar melting point (n) bod tn network (n) s northern (adj) severn overnight (adv) pes noc payroll (n) celkov mzdy powerful (adj) siln prototype (n) prototyp pump (v) erpat, pumpovat referee (v) soudcovat, pskat (sport) relaunch (v) znovu realizovat, pustit se znovu do rent (n) njem, pronjem rent (v) najmout, pronajmout reroute (v) odklonit, pesmrovat reservoir (n) ndr, rezervor rock (n) balvan satellite television (n) satelitn televize set (concrete) (v) ztvrdnout, ustlit shuttle bus (n) letitn autobus size (n) velikost, rozmr skilled (adj) odborn kolen soccer (n) kopan, fotbal (britsk) sofa (n) pohovka, gau soon (adv) brzy source (n) zdroj stand for (initials) (v) znamenat steel (n) ocel stocktake (v) dlat inventuru surface (n) povrch take (time) (v) zabrat as, trvat tourist (n) turista vary (v) odliovat se volcano (n) vulkn, sopka washing machine (n) praka

I need some information. Potebuji informaci(e). on average v prmru, prmrn The Great Depression velk ekonomick krize Youll love it. Zamiluje si to. Oblb si to.

UNIT 8
aerial (n) antna arrow (n) ipka backwards (adv) dozadu, pozptku bang (v) pratit (se) bat (sport) (n) plka bell (n) zvonek bent (adj) ohnut, zahnut broken (adj) rozbit, zlomen cache (n) kryt carpet (n) koberec chain (n) etz chipped (adj) otluen, odtpnut circular (adj) otiv condition (n) podmnka container (n) ndoba, kontejner corroded (adj) zkorodovan, zrezivl cracked (adj) praskl crushed (adj) rozmakan cup (n) lek, pohr damp (adj) vlhk dented (adj) promknut dictate (v) diktovat disposable (adj) pouiteln, k dispozici drugs (illegal) (n pl) drogy dusty (adj) zapren dynamo (n) dynamo egg (n) vejce enlarge (v) zvtit exposure lamp (n) osvitov lampa fireworks (n pl) ohostroj, pyrotechnika forwards (adv) vped, kupedu four-stroke engine (n) tytaktn motor frayed (adj) roztepen game (n) hra glass (drinking vessel) (n) sklenice glued (adj) slepen GPS (Global Positioning System) (n) GPS (satelitn navigan systm) grass (n) trva handlebars (n pl) dtka heater (n) topn tleso helmet (n) helma hoist (n) kladkostroj instructions (n pl) instrukce, pokyny items (things) (n) poloky, jednotlivosti joke (n) ert, vtip

key (keyboard) (n) klvesa (klvesnice) knife/knives (n) n/noe lengthen (v) prodlouit level (spirit level) (n) vodovha, libela (lihov) logbook (n) denk panel (n) panel, deska paper clip (n) kancelsk sponka patient (adj) trpliv pedal (n) pedl piston (n) pst play (v) hrt player (n) hr protective (adj) ochrann raise (v) zvednout, zvit refrigeration unit (n) chladic agregt remote control unit (n) jednotka dlkovho ovldn reposition (v) pemstit, posunout reverse (v) otoit rich (adj) bohat rule (n) pravidlo runway (n) rozjezdov drha saddle (bicycle) (n) sedlo (kola) saw (n) pila score (v) bodovat, skrovat scratched (adj) pokrban screen (n) obrazovka service (car) (v) provdt drbu (auta) shirt (n) koile shoe (n) bota smell (v) uctit speed up (v) zrychlit, urychlit stick (n) hl, ty story (n) povdka, pbh strengthen (v) poslit, zeslit stuck (adj) pilepen sunny (adj) slunn, slunen support (n) podpra, opra teeth (saw) (n pl) zuby (pily) toner (n) toner tooth (mouth) (n) zub (v stech) wear (v) nosit, mt na sob wet (adj) vlhk widen (v) rozit wooden (adj) devn work (function) (v) fungovat worn (adj) obnoen worry (v) dlat si starosti

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to break a rule poruit pravidlo Congratulations! Gratuluji! Gratulujeme! to keep fit udrovat se v kondici to post on a website zveejnit na webov strnce to spend money utratit penze to take a photograph/photo vyfotografovat

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What should we do? Co bychom mli (u)dlat? Would you like one? Chtli byste ho?

UNIT 9
accurately (adv) pesn, sprvn aligned (adj) pipojen broadband (n) irokopsmov pstup k internetu burn (v) plit, hoet carefully (adv) peliv, opatrn carelessly (adv) neopatrn crumb (n) drobek delicate (adj) jemn, choulostiv disposal (n) likvidace download (v) koprovat, sthnout drain (v) odtkat drain plug (n) vpustn ztka drawer (n) zsuvka, uplk ear protectors (n pl) chrnie u earthed (plug) (adj) uzemnn easily (adv) snadno, lehce electric shock (n) rna elektrickm proudem electrocute (v) zabt elektrickm proudem evenly (adv) rovn, rovnobn firmly (adv) pevn flow (v) tci fork lift truck (n) vidlicov stohovac vozk gently (adv) mrn, jemn glass flask (n) sklenn baka goggles (n pl) ochrann brle ground (v) uzemnit handbrake (n) run brzda hard (adj) tvrd, tk hard (adv) piln hazard (n) riziko, nebezpe healthy (adj) zdrav hurt (v) zranit icy (adj) zledovatl jack up (v) zvedat zvedkem ladder (n) ebk laser radiation (n) laserov zen lead (cable) (n) pvodn ra leak (n) netsnost, nik mess (n) nepodek nasty (adj) okliv nut (bolt) (n) matice (roubu) pan (n) pnev, msa peripheral (PC) (n) perifern zazen (potae) physical (adj) fyzikln, fyzick poison (v) otrvit poorly (adv) patn precaution (n) opaten proper (adj) sprvn quickly (adv) rychle regularly (adv) pravideln

remove (v) odstranit, sundat renovate (v) obnovit safely (adv) bezpen safety (n) bezpe, bezpenost seal (v) utsnit shallow (adj) mlk, plytk shelf (n) police short-sleeved shirt (n) koile s krtkm rukvem sink (n) umyvadlo, dez sleeve (n) rukv slot (n) trbina, otvor socket (n) zsuvka spill (v) rozlt, vylt spilt (adj) rozlit, vylit stuff (n) ltka, materil thoroughly (adv) dkladn tightly (adv) tsn tool (n) pracovn nstroj, nad trip (fall) (v) zakopnout underneath (prep) pod unscrew (v) vyroubovat, odroubovat useless (adj) zbyten, nepouiteln wrench (n) kl (na matice a rouby)

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Be careful! Dvej pozor! Someone could have a nasty accident. Nkdo by mohl mt oklivou nehodu. Take care. Dej pozor.

UNIT 10
appliance (n) spotebi ball bearing (n) kulikov loisko body (human) (n) tlo (lidsk) bottom (n) dno, spodek bush (n) ke CD (n) CD, kompaktn disk cell (n) buka circle (n) kruh, krunice classify (v) tdit, klasifikovat communicate (v) dorozumvat se, komunikovat compass (n) kompas cone (n) kuel conical (adj) kuelov, kuelovit cookie cutter (n) vykrajovtko na cukrov copper (n) m cord (n) provzek cotton (n) bavlna cube (n) krychle, kostka cubic (adj) krychlov, kubick cylinder (n) vlec cylindrical (adj) vlcov, vlcovit deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (n) kyselina deoxyribonukleov (DNA) dice (n pl) kostky dome (n) kupole doorway (n) prostor pede dvemi

executive toy (n) nkladn hraka fibre glass (n) sklenn vlkno fish (n) ryba floppy disk (n) disketa generator (n) genertor genetic (adj) genetick heart (n) srdce implement (n) nstroj, nad instrument (device) (n) nstroj (zazen) instrument (n) nstroj, pstroj magnetic field (n) magnetick pole mains supply (n) napjen ze st metal detector (n) detector kovu microscope (n) mikroskop motorized (adj) motorizovan nitrogen (n) dusk organic (adj) organick oval (adj) ovln oval (n) ovl phosphate (n) fosft potato peeler (n) krabka na brambory protractor (n) hlomr purple (adj) nachov, purpurov pyramid (n) pyramida quartz (n) kemen rectangle (n) pravohelnk, obdlnk rectangular (adj) pravohl, obdlnkov roof (n) stecha rubber (n) guma semi-circle (n) plkruh, plkrunice semi-circular (adj) plkruhov server (n) server (pota) shape (n) tvar shaped (adj) tvarovan, ve tvaru spade (n) r spanner (n) francouzsk kl sphere (n) koule spherical (adj) kulovit, kulat square (adj) tvercov square (n) tverec star (n) hvzda stir (v) mchat sugar (n) cukr thread (n) nit, vlkno titanium (n) titan toaster (n) opka topinek tower (n) v town (n) msto traffic cone (n) dopravn kuel traffic sign (n) dopravn znaka triangle (n) trojhelnk triangular (adj) trojhelnkov underground (adv) v podzem, pod zem video-watch (n) videohodinky voltmeter (n) voltmetr

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What is this thing? Co je to za vc? Whats it like? Jak to je?

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adjustable (adj) posuvn, nastaviteln apply (pressure) (v) pout, aplikovat bedtime (n) as jt spt blood (n) krev chin (n) brada clinically (adv) klinicky compressed gas (n) stlaen plyn compressor (n) kompresor crash (n) rna, havrie cushion (n) polt, poduka dummy (mannequin) (n) pank, figurna fabric (n) tkanina, ltka field trial (n) provozn zkouka, pokus flammability (n) holavost, zpalnost flammable (adj) holav, zpaln fog up (v) zamlit (se), orosit (se) fold (v) sloit fork (n) vidlika golf club (n) golfov hl hang (v) zavsit, povsit helium gas (n) heliov plyn ignite (v) zaplit, vzntit se impact (n) der, nraz inflammable (adj) holav, zpaln knob (n) knoflk (vypnae) lab (laboratory) (n) laborato mouthful (n) sousto neck (n) krk non-flammable (adj) neholav, nazpaln patent (n) patent perform (test) (v) provst, vykonat (test) place (v) umstit procedure (n) postup release (v) uvolnit result (n) vsledek shock-absorption (n) tlumen nrazu solar cell (n) slunen lnek spread (v) rozit (se) strap (n) ps, psek, popruh sunburn (n) splen sluncem tear (v) trhat, roztrhat tie (n) kravata, vzanka time (v) zmit as

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How do you do it? Jak to dl? to catch (on) fire chytit, vzplanout

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briefcase (n) aktovka, kufk buggy (n) korek (skldac) building site (n) stavenit calibre (n) re, kalibr candle (n) svka carrot (n) mrkev

cleaning fluid (n) istic tekutina cough (n) kael crate (n) dopravn klec dishwasher (n) myka na ndob drowsiness (n) ospalost earplug (n) ucpvka do ucha elevator (n) AmEng vtah escalator (n) pohybliv schody fasten (v) pipevnit, zapnout flat-panel computer screen (n) ploch monitor foolproof (adj) jednoduch, srozumiteln frankfurter (n) prek hacker (n) potaov pirt, hacker hairdryer (n) vysoue vlas hand rail (n) zbradl handbag (n) kabelka hard hat (n) helma indoor (adj) vnitn inhale (v) vdechovat, inhalovat intranet (n) intranet (vnitropodnikov potaov s) iron (for clothes) (n) ehlika kidnap (v) unst kidnapper (n) nosce label (n) ttek, nlepka lawsuit (n) soudn proces library (n) knihovna luggage (n) zavazadla mat (n) roho(ka) medicine (n) lk misuse (n) zneuit, nesprvn pouit never (adv) nikdy nut (n) oech obvious (adj) (samo)zejm outdoor (adj) venkovn packet (n) balek, krabika passenger (n) cestujc peanut (n) arad, bursk oek pedestrian (n) chodec petrol station (n) erpac benznov stanice PIN (personal identification number) (n) PIN (osobn identifikan slo) prosecute (v) alovat, sthat (soudn) purse (n) penenka purse (n) AmEng kabelka rear-view mirror (n) zptn zrctko restroom (toilet) (n) AmEng toaleta, WC shoplifter (n) zlodj (v obchod) skin (n) ke, ple sleeping pills (n) prky na span snowblower (n) snhov frza sort out (v) vytdit spy (v) provdt pion steal (v) krst store (shop) (n) obchod teapot (n) ajov konvice toner (n) toner

underarm deodorant (n) podpan deodorant wallet (n) nprsn taka warning (n) varovn, upozornn wax (n) vosk wheelbarrow (n) traka, koleko

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Attention! Pozor! Avoid Vyhbejte se Caution! Pozor! Danger! Nebezpe! Do not Ne (slovesn zpor) Exactly! Pesn! Handle with care. Pozor, kehk. Important! Dleit! Itll save time. Uet to as. Keep your voice down! Mluvte potichu! May cause Me zpsobit Never Nikdy Not intended for Nen uren pro Shoplifters will be prosecuted. Zlodji budou sthni. Thatll work. To bude fungovat. Thats a great idea. To je vborn npad. This end up. Touto stranou vzhru. Warning! Pozor! Vstraha! Watch out! Pozor! Yeah! Why not? Ano. Pro ne?

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along (prep) podl, po apple (n) jablko around (prep) kolem, dokola asparagus (n) chest ATM (automatic telling machine) (n) AmEng bankomat beef (n) hovz (maso) between (prep) mezi break up (signal) (v) (pe)ruit (signl) bus (n) autobus car hire company (n) pjovna aut castle (n) hrad, zmek CDW (collision damage waiver) (n) spoluast pi pokozen vozidla change (n) drobn (penze) chicken (n) kue church (n) kostel couple (n) pr, dvojice dessert (n) dezert, mounk dish (food) (n) jdlo, chod dish of the day (n) jdlo dne driving licence (n) idisk prkaz east (n) vchod factory (n) tovrna fork (v) rozdvojit french fries (n pl) hranolky

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to get around pekonat (tkosti, problmy) to give directions ukzat smr, popsat cestu Have you got that? M to? Ill have the Dm si out and about na cestch What can you recommend? Co mete doporuit? You cant miss it. Neme to minout.

Thats too much. To je pli mnoho.

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appreciate (v) ocenit, oceovat; vit si; bt vdn, bt zavzn attach (e-mail) (v) vloit, pipojit break down (v) porouchat se, mt poruchu; rozbt, pokodit by (time) (prep) ped, nejpozdji do (ve spojen s asem) conference call (n) telefonick konference confirm (v) potvrdit; ratifikovat cover (n) obal demo (n) pedveden, pedvdn, nzorn ukzka diary (n) zpisnk, kapesn kalend draw up (plans) (v) vypracovat, vytvoit, pipravit, sepsat (pln) nearby (adj/adv) vedlej, sousedn, nedalek v okol, v blzkosti output (n) objem vroby particular (adj) konkrtn, velmi pesn phase (n) fze, etapa, stupe priority (n) pednost, priorita schedule (n) pln, seznam akc, program schedule (v) naplnovat, rozvrhnout tied up (busy) (adj) zaneprzdnn unreliable (adj) nespolehliv, nejist until (prep) a do (kdy) urgent (adj) nalhav, bezodkladn, nutn

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accommodate (v) ubytovat alien (n) cizinec, ciz lovk amazing (adj) asn antennae (n pl) antny butler (n) vrchn sluha casino (n) kasino cruise (v) kiovat, plout z msta na msto cubicle (n) oddlen prostor daylight (n) denn svtlo erosion (n) eroze extremely (adv) neobyejn face (n) obliej, tv fire extinguisher (n) hasic pstroj fresh air (n) erstv vzduch hollow (adj) dut, przdn horizontal (adj) horizontln, vodorovn immersion (n) ponoen maiden voyage (n) panensk plavba, prvn plavba mark (stain) (n) stopa (skvrna) moon (n) msc mouth (of river) (n) st (eky) ocean liner (n) zaocensk parnk planetarium (n) planetrium reach (v) sahat, dosahovat skyscraper (n) mrakodrap solid (adj) pln, pevn spa (n) lzn storey (n) podla, poschod suite (n) druina, doprovod sun (n) slunce surfboard (n) surfovac prkno take part (v) (z)astnit se teleconference (n) telefonick konference, videokonference theatre (n) divadlo vertical (adj) vertikln, svisl water-ski (n) vodn lye whistle (n) psknut wingspan (n) rozpt kdel

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How about ? A co takhle ? to be able to make it at oclock bt schopen to udlat v hodin to be short of time mt nedostatek asu to get back to somebody napsat zpt, odepsat to look forward to tit se na co

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activate (v) uvst do chodu; spustit, aktivovat after (adv) pot air bag (n) airbag alter (v) zmnit, pozmnit, upravit blow up (inflate) (v) nafouknout bury (v) zahrabat, zakopat competitive (adj) konkurenn, soutiv competitor (n) konkurent connect (v) spojit, spojovat, propojit cut up (v) rozezat, rozkrjet, rozsthat

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Tell me about it. ekni mi o tom. Thats not enough. To nesta. To nen dost.

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then (adv) pak, potom

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to change your mind rozmyslet si to, zmnit nzor Whats the system? Jak je systm?

UNIT 17
above (prep) nad (m) attach (v) pipevnit, pipojit, upevnit beam (n) trm, bevno, nosnk behind (prep) za (km/m) bolt (v) seroubovat, piroubovat bracket (n) drk, konzola, podpra, rameno cam lever (n) pka vaky chain (v) pipoutat, pipevnit, spojit (etzem) clamp (n) svorka, svrka, objmka clamp (v) upnout, sthnout, sepnout (svorkou) connector (n) spojovac soustka ejector (n) erpadlo ejector cam (n) vaka erpadla elbow joint (n) kolenov spoj escape (v) unikat, uchzet flanged hub (n) prubov nboj (kola) gauge (n) midlo golf ball (n) golfov mek golf driver (n) golfov hl (s devnou hlavic) heating element (n) elektrick topn lnek hinge (v) zavsit, upevnit do zvs hit (v) udeit hook (v) zavsit (na hk) house (v) vkldat, vestavovat, zabudovat hub (n) nboj kola hub screw (n) roub patc k nboji kola ice stripper (n) odstraova ledu ice-making machine (n) stroj na vrobu ledu indicate (v) ukazovat inlet valve (n) pvodn ventil link (v) spojit, pipojit (co k emu) lubricating cup (n) mazac ndobka, maznice micro switch housing (n) kryt mikrospnae model number (n) slo modelu mould assembly (n) formovac agregt, formovac tleso mount (n) upevovac rm, stojan, opora mounting plate (n) montn (upnac) deska

outlet nipple (n) roubov spojka vpusti part (n) dl, soustka pivot (v) otet se na epu plate (in a machine) (n) tabulka; deska plunger (n) plunrov pst push (v) tlait, sunout, posunout; zatlait refill cup (n) doplovac ndobka rim (n) rf, rfek (kola) ring (n) zvon, zvonek serial number (n) sriov slo shaft (n) hdel shot (n) der silencer (n) tlumi hluku slot (n) trbina, drka spin (v) (o)toit se, otet se spring relief valve (pump) (n) pruinov odvzduovac ventil (pumpa) stick out nt, tret, vynvat stuck (past participle of stick) (v) stuck (pest minul od slovesa stick) support (v) podprat, podept, nst suspend (v) zavsit tube (n) trubka, roura turbine (n) turbna turn (v) otoit (se), obrtit (se) vacuum gauge (n) vakuov manometr vacuum pump (n) vvva, podtlakov erpadlo valve assembly (n) soustava ventil washer (for bolt) (n) podloka (pod roub)

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Does it fit? Pasuje to? Sed to? to fit into pipevnit dovnit (neho); zapadnout (tvarem) to fit round pipevnit dokola (neho) in front of ped (nm) on the back of na zadn stran (neho) on the bottom of na dn (neho) on the front of na pedn stran (neho) on the top of na horn stran (neho); navrchu (neho) to pass through prostrit, prothnout, provlci to screw into zaroubovat (do neho) to stick out of vynvat (z neho)

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adaptable (adj) pizpsobiv, adaptabiln alternative (n) jin monost, alternativa assemble (v) sestavit, dt dohromady, smontovat

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back up (v) zlohovat (data na PC) bike shed (n) psteek na kola blood (n) krev budget (n) rozpoet cage (n) klec chocolate bar (n) okoldov tyinka cockroach (n) vb continuous (adj) nepetrit, neustl cow (n) krva detect (v) zjistit, objevit, najt, odhalit detector (n) detektor, indiktor drawing (n) kresba, nkres durable (adj) trval, odoln, trvanliv engine tune up (n) nastaven motoru na vy vkon flexible (adj) pizpsobiv fork-lift truck (n) vysokozdvin vozk hold-up (n) zdren, zpodn intelligent (adj) inteligentn jar (n) zavaovac sklenice locate (v) najt, objevit, vyptrat, lokalizovat log (v) zaznamenat milk (v) dojit, podojit night-vision lenses (n pl) oky pro non vidn obsolete (adj) zastaral, pekonan patrol (n) hldka, str, przkumn hldka patrol (v) hldat, steit, bt na hldce print (v) (vy)tisknout, natisknout productive (adj) produktivn, vkonn protection (n) ochrana, zabezpeen queue (n) fronta, ada radar (n) radar, radioloktor reliable (adj) spolehliv scooter (n) sktr sentry (n) hldka, strn, str smoke (n) kou, dm stain (n) skvrna, status report (n) zznam o situaci strike (n) stvka tight (adj) tsn, pilhav, obtaen wall-penetrating (adj) pronikajc zd

complaint (n) stnost, reklamace, aloba diving suit (n) potpsk oblek drilling machine (n) vrtaka fibre optics (n) vlknov optika flight (n) let fold up (v) sloit, poskldat grinding machine (n) bruska, brousic stroj helicopter (n) vrtulnk, helikoptra high voltage cable (n) kabel vysokho napt invent (v) vynalzt invention (n) vynlez investigate (v) (pro)zkoumat landing gear (n) podvozek letadla lifetime (n) ivot, doba ivota milling machine (n) frza parking meter (n) parkovac hodiny power (v) pohnt, dodvat energii reception (in office building) (n) recepce retractable (adj) zatahovac, zataiteln, zasouvateln rewire (v) instalovat nov elektrick veden safety guard (n) bezpenostn kryt showerhead (n) sprchov rice sketch (n) nrtek, nrt sketch book (n) skick, blok na nrtky skydiving (n) parautismus, seskok volnm pdem slow down (v) zpomalit, snit rychlost tank (military) (n) tank tap (n) kohout(ek), uzvr teabag (n) ajov sek transformer (n) transformtor turning machine (n) obrbc stroj wound-up (adj) nataen (nap. pruina u hodinek)

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Have you yet? M to u ? Its progress. To je pokrok. What was wrong with ? Co s tm bylo?

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Which is better? Kter je lep? to get injured zranit se It doesnt matter. To nevad. to look into something (investigate) prozkoumat nco Whats the best way to ? Jak je nejlep zpsob ?

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absorbent (adj) sav, absorbujc, pohlcujc air-bed (n) nafukovac matrace alloy (n) slitina artificial (adj) uml atom (n) atom baseball cap (n) baseballov apka, kiltovka beach sandals (n pl) plov sandly bend (v) ohbat, ohnout se, sehnout se body implant (n) tln impantt

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armoured vehicle (adj) obrnn, pancovan ballpoint pen (n) kulikov pero breathe (v) dchat

bone (n) kost boots (n pl) boty (vysok, pevn) brittle (adj) kehk, lmav, byte (n) byte (jednotka mnostv informace v potaov terminologii) canvas (n) pltno, plachtovina cardboard (n) karton, lepenka ceramic (adj) keramick convertible sports car (n) kabriolet (auto se stahovac stechou) corrode (v) (z)korodovat, zrezivt, rozleptat corrosion (n) koroze cotton (n/adj) bavlna, bavlnn ductile (adj) kujn, vln, poddajn electrical conductor (n) elektrick vodi feather (n) pe firm (adj) pevn, neohebn, tvrd foam rubber (n) pnov pry forecast (v) pedpovdat, pedpovdt, odhadovat fur (n) koeina glass (n) sklo, sklenice gloves (n pl) rukavice gold (n) zlato heat insulator (n) tepeln izoltor hip (body) (n) kyel (tlo) impermeable (adj) nerozpustn, nepromokav knee (n) koleno lead (metal) (n) olovo leather (n) ke lightweight (adj) lehk, (od)lehen lining (of clothes) (n) podvka (u obleen) matches (n pl) zpalky mattress (n) matrace, nnka maybe (adv) mon, asi, snad, teba motorbike (n) motocykl nanotechnology (n) nanotechnologie natural (adj) prodn nickel (n) nikl nickel-cadmium battery (n) niklokadmiov baterie nylon (n) nylon oil spill (n) ropn skvrna ozone layer (n) ozonov vrstva paint (n) barva, barvivo paper (n) papr plastic (n) uml hmota, plast plate (for eating) (n) tal (na jdlo) polarized lens (n) polarizovan oky pollutant (n) ltka zneiujc prosted polyester (n) polyester polystyrene (n) polystyrn polythene (n) polyetyln porous (adj) provit, porzn possibly (adv) mon, snad, teba, eventuln

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probably (adv) asi, mon, pravdpodobn PVC (n) PVC refillable (adj) znovunaplniteln repellent (n) odpuzujc prostedek, repelent resist (v) brnit se, odolvat, bt odoln revolution (n) revoluce roof tile (n) sten taka rubber (n) guma sand (n) psek send (v) poslat, zaslat, odeslat shovel (n) lopata silk (n) hedvb skis (n pl) lye sleeping bag (n) spac pytel smart (intelligent) (adj) chytr, bystr, inteligentn snow (n) snh soft (adj) hebk, jemn, mkk, poddajn, space (universe) (n) vesmr straw (n) slma strong (adj) siln structure (n) struktura, stavba, konstrukce, vnitn uspodn sugar cube (n) kostka cukru sunglasses (n pl) slunen brle sunhat (n) klobouk proti slunci, slamk synthetic (adj) uml, syntetick technological (adj) technologick tin (material) (n) cn titanium (n) titan translate (v) peloit, petransformovat se, pemnit se

transparent (adj) prhledn underwear (n) spodn prdlo waterproof (adj) nepromokav, odoln proti vod weakened (adj) oslaben window (n) okno withstand (v) odolat, vydret, snst wool (n) vlna (textiln materil) woollen (adj) vlnn

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I (dont) think so. Myslm, e ne. Im sure it is. Jsem si jist, e je. It cant be done. Nejde to. (To nememe udlat.) Not a hope. Beznadjn. Probably not. Pravdpodobn ne. to break under stress zlomit se pi zti (napt, tlaku) Whats it made of? Z eho je to vyrobeno? Yes, weve done it before. Ano, u jsme to pedtm dlali.

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acid (n) kyselina acidic (adj) kyselinov, kysel argument (n) diskuse, debata, pe, svr, hdka audience (n) divci, publikum, obecenstvo because (conj) protoe boil (v) vait, bt ve varu, kypt boiling point (n) bod varu bubble (n) bublina

carbon-graphite (n) uhlk, tuha, grafit coin (n) mince crayon (n) pastel, uhel, barevn kda dense (adj) hust density (n) hustota diamagnetic (adj) odpuzovan magnetem, diamagnetick disagreement (n) nesouhlas, neshoda, spor dissolve (v) rozpustit (se), rozpoutt (se) fingernail (n) nehet na ruce frog (n) ba let go (v) nechat jt, pustit magician (n) kouzelnk, iluzionista magnet (n) magnet opposite (prep) naproti, proti (nemu) pole (north/south) (n) pl (severn, jin) protein (n) blkovina, protein raisin (n) hrozinka resolve (v) (vy)eit, rozlutit, najt een saw (v) (roz)ezat, peznout silver (n) stbro so (conj) a tak, tedy, take, (a) proto step (of a procedure) (n) fze, krok (procedury) trick (n) trik, iluze, kouzlo vinegar (n) ocet why (adv) pro

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How come? Jak to?

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G R A M AT I K A
Oxford Learners Grammar
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KONVERZACE
Talking Points
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Skvl gramatika ve tech komponentech: Oxford Learners Grammar Finder (referenn gramatika) + Checker (s CD-ROMem) a Oxford Learners Grammar Builder (cviebnice). Kad komponent je mon pouvat samostatn.

The Good Grammar Book

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Kniha s klem ke cvienm nebo bez kle. Velmi pehledn gramatika pro vechny typy a stupn kol. Srozumiteln, snadno se pouv. U a procviuje anglickou gramatiku v mluven i psan form. Testy pro zjitn, co u student um a co se mus jet douit.

Nov uebnice konverzace, kter byla vytvoena jako podpora k uebnicm obecn anglitiny New Headway, Horizons, Matrix a English File. Obsah a struktura cvien (Pairwork, Presentation practice) podporuje rozvoj eovch dovednost studenta a zaruuje zven jazykov rovn z A2 na B2. Pln pokrv slovn zsobu nutnou pro spn zvldnut stn sti nov Maturity. Obsahuje tmata jako nap. voln as, sport, cestovn, nkupy, kultura, svtky, poas, jdlo, mda, Evropsk unie, ivotn prosted,

DOPLKOV MATERILY
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Nov srie doplkovch materil pro studenty na odbornch kolch. Business and Commerce, Tourism and Catering, Engineering, Information Technology. Zamen na speciln slovn zsobu danch tmat. Praktick aktivity v kontextu aktulnch text rznch typ.

Oxford Bookworms Factfiles

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Odstupovan jazykov rove a poet pouitch slov (rovn 1 a 4.) Ideln pi studiu reli a kultury anglicky mluvcch zem. Ke knihm je mono zakoupit audio kazety nebo audio CD.

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