6 Minute English

Question 1

drawback

Answer 1

stinná stránka (nevýhoda)

He pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan.

Question 2

entrepreneur

Answer 2

podnikatel
(a person who organizes and operates a business)
The British Library has a range of services for entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Question 3

set up

Answer 3

založit

Question 4

decent

Answer 4

slušný (obstojný)

I learned how to pull a decent pint.

Question 5

add up

Answer 5

sčítat

Question 6

in my day

Answer 6

za mých časů

“They didn’t have computerized cash registers in my day.”

Question 7

pay off

Answer 7

vyplatit se (vrátit se)
"Her enthusiasm for the article paid off."

Question 8

up and down

Answer 8

In various places throughout

“in clubs up and down the country”

Question 9

revise (for)

Answer 9

(z)opakovat si co (BrE)

“Students up and down the UK are busy revising for exams.”

Question 10

retrieve

Answer 10

získat zpět / vyvolat (informaci)

Question 11

cram

Answer 11

biflovat (study intensively over a short period of time just before an examination)
“Lectures were called off so students could cram for the semester finals.”

Question 12

mnemonic

Answer 12

mnemotechnický [niˈmänik]

Question 13

encourage

Answer 13

povzbudit, dodat odvahu [enˈkəridž]

“We were encouraged by the success of this venture.”

Question 14

vivid

Answer 14

živý (barvitý)

“Memories of that evening were still vivid.”

Question 15

elaborate

Answer 15

rozpracovat (rozvést)

“The key idea of the book is expressed in the title and elaborated in the text.”