File 6 Flashcards
go camping
/ɡəʊ ˈkæmpɪŋ/ jet tábořit What I remember about going camping is the wet tent.
show-off
/ˈʃəʊ ɒf/ chlubílek My parrot is a show-off and loves performing for people.
on the way back
/ɒn ðə weɪ bæk/ cestou zpátky On the way back we stopped to rest.
besides
/bɪˈsaɪdz/ kromě toho You’re too young to live with him. Besides, you haven’t got any money.
city break
/ˈsɪti breɪk/ krátká dovolená v některém (velko)městě We had a free weekend so took a city break to Rome.
battery hens
/ˈbætəri henz/ slepice z klecových odchovů Battery hens are kept in inhumane conditions.
alike
/əˈlaɪk/ podobný Pets and their owners become more alike over time.
advertise
/ˈædvətaɪz/ dělat čemu reklamu He advertised his bike in a local shop window.
paws
/pɔːz/ tlapky My cat sleeps with its head resting on its paws.
scratch
/skrætʃ/ podrápat, škrábnout It can be dangerous if an animal scratches you.
shell
/ʃel/ krunýř Our tortoise never came out of its shell.
spit
/spɪt/ plivnout As I was about to climb onto the camel it spat at me.
breed in captivity
/briːd ɪn kæpˈtɪvəti/ odchovat v zajetí These tigers were bred in captivity and will be released into the wild soon.
package holiday
/ˈpækɪdʒ hɒlədeɪ/ kompletně připravený zájezd If you just want sea and sand then a package holiday is ideal.
set out on a journey
/set aʊt ɒn ə ˈdʒɜːni/ vydat se na cestu Before you set out on any journey, check that you’ve packed everything you need.
endangered species
/ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd ˈspiːʃiːz/ ohrožené živočišné druhy Tigers and polar bears are now endangered species.
cancel a trip
/ˈkænsl ə trɪp/ zrušit zájezd The company cancelled the trip because the guide was ill.
a dark horse
/ə dɑːk hɔːs/ tichá voda, neznámá veličina We don’t know much about him. He’s a bit of a dark horse.
I smell a rat
/aɪ smel ə ræt/ tuším zradu The CEO said our jobs were safe but I smell a rat.
politically biased
/pəˈlɪtɪkli ˈbaɪəst/ politicky zaujatý, tendenční Dan finds the news here quite politically biased.
Nothing was going particularly wrong.
/ˈnʌθɪŋ wɒz ˈɡəʊɪŋ pəˈtɪkjələli rɒŋ/ Nic špatného se nedělo. Even though nothing was going particularly wrong, I didn’t feel happy.
a foreigner
/ə ˈfɒrənə(r)/ cizinec He was a foreigner, but I couldn’t tell which country he was from.
grumpy
/ˈɡrʌmpi/ nabručený If I’m feeling grumpy my cat keeps out of my way.
a bit of a fluke
/ə bɪt ɒv ə fluːk/ šťastná náhoda I was going to travel round the East, so settling in Spain was a bit of a fluke.
compromise
/ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ kompromis We couldn’t reach a compromise on where to go on holiday, so we stayed home.
put a trip off
/pʊt ə trɪp ɒf/ odložit výlet She put the trip off until next week.
pursue
/pəˈsjuː/ jít za něčím Even though my family was against it, I pursued my love of acting.
sting
/stɪŋ/ bodnutí A wasp sting hurts but isn’t usually dangerous.
obey
/əˈbeɪ/ řídit se, poslouchat Many of the locals don’t obey the traffic rules.
effect
/ɪˈfekt/ dopad, účinek The crisis has had an effect on the public’s spending.
bite
/baɪt/ kousnout Even tame animals will bite you when angry or scared.
guided tour
/ɡaɪdɪd tɔː(r)/ cesta s průvodcem The guided tour of the castle was fascinating.
let sleeping dogs lie
/let ˈsliːpɪŋ dɒɡz laɪ/ nehas, co tě nepálí Don’t bring that up again. You should just let sleeping dogs lie.
so and so
/ˈsəʊ ən səʊ/ to a to People go to the vet and say their dog has got so and so.
fussy
/ˈfʌsi/ vybíravý Cats can be fussy about the brand of catfood they like.
claws
/klɔːz/ drápy Be careful when handling birds as their claws are sharp.
up to date
/ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/ aktualizovaný We have to keep all our records up to date.
overcrowded
/ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪd/ přeplněný The area gets so overcrowded that you can’t move.
take out insurance
/teɪk aʊt ɪnˈʃɔːrəns/ pojistit se He was glad he’d taken out insurance when he broke his leg on holiday.
My heart sank.
/maɪ hɑːt sæŋk/ Byla ve mně malá dušička. My heart sank when I saw what they’d done.
hasn’t gone too far down that road
/ˈhæznt ɡɒn tuː fɑː(r) daʊn ðæt rəʊd/ v tom směru se toho moc neděje You’ll find burger joints in Milan, but Italy hasn’t gone too far down that road.
lie
/laɪ/ lehnout si I’m going to lie down upstairs.
horns
/hɔːnz/ rohy It was amazing to see the two rams locking horns.
embarrassed
/ɪmˈbærəst/ rozpačitý He was embarrassed when someone mistook him for a girl.
lunatics
/ˈluːnətɪks/ šílenci Every so often, my cats run around like lunatics.
like water off a duck’s back
/laɪk ˈwɔːtə(r) ɒf ə dʌks bæk/ nemít žádný efekt, neublížit He keeps trying to provoke me, but it’s like water off a duck’s back.
trait
/treɪt/ charakterový rys It’s said that pet-owners and their pets share the same personality traits.
take the bull by the horns
/teɪk ðə bʊl baɪ ðə hɔːnz/ vzít něco za pravý konec I decided to take the bull by the horns and spoke to him myself.
low-cost airline
/ləʊ kɒst ˈeəlaɪn/ nízkonákladová letecká společnost Low-cost airlines often charge for meals.
announce
/əˈnaʊns/ oznámit The BBC has announced that they’re going to cut jobs.
to my horror
/tə maɪ ˈhɒrə(r)/ k mé hrůze I realized to my horror that I’d left my purse behind.
to make it in time
/tə meɪk ɪt ɪn taɪm/ zvládnout to včas It’s a long way, so set off early to make it in time.
commitment
/kəˈmɪtmənt/ závazek Owning a pet is a lifetime commitment.
the paperwork
/ðə ˈpeɪpəwɜːk/ papírování, administrativa The paperwork involved in doing the simplest thing frustrates me.
live in the wild
/lɪv ɪn ðə waɪld/ žít volně (ve volné přírodě) Animals that have never lived in the wild may not be able to adapt.
lay
/leɪ/ snášet (vejce) Battery hens lay their eggs in terrible conditions.
fur
/fɜː(r)/ srst The cat had been in a fight and had lost patches of fur.
tail
/teɪl/ ocas A kangaroo uses its long tail to balance.
beside
/bɪˈsaɪd/ vedle He sat beside me and put his arm around me.
stopover
/ˈstɒpəʊvə(r)/ mezipřistání The flight to Australia has a one-night stopover in Singapore.
touristy
/ˈtʊərɪsti/ vyhledávaný turisty We used to be the only visitors but now it’s very touristy.
to my relief
/tə maɪ rɪˈliːf/ k mé úlevě, naštěstí I was really hot, and then, to my relief, it began to rain.
long-haul
/lɒŋ hɔːl/ dálkový You should try to exercise before a long-haul flight.
protect
/prəˈtekt/ chránit We need to protect animals to maintain the ecosystem.
blend in
/blend ɪn/ přizpůsobit se You should try to blend in with the locals.
postpone a trip
/pəˈspəʊn ə trɪp/ odložit výlet Let’s postpone the trip. It’ll be less crowded next week.
animal activists
/ˈænɪml ˈæktɪvɪsts/ aktivisté bojující za práva zvířat Animal activists are outside the lab protesting about experiments on animals.
turn up with
/tɜːn ʌp wɪð/ objevit se s At the surgery, people turn up with all sorts of animals.
bit by bit
/bɪt baɪ bɪt/ postupně Bit by bit I got used to the noise.
hunt for sport
/hʌnt fɔː(r) spɔːt/ lov jako sport The government has taken steps to ban hunting for sport.
come across
/kʌm əˈkrɒs/ narazit na I’ve come across all types of animals in my job.
off he went
/ɒf hi went/ sebral se a šel pryč The elephant stood there for a minute, then off he went.
eccentric
/ɪkˈsentrɪk/ výstřední She attracts attention with her eccentric clothes.
picturesque
/ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/ malebný The village was picturesque, with its pretty cottages.
flash around
/flæʃ əˈraʊnd/ okázale ukazovat If you flash your money around like that you’ll get robbed.
cut short a trip
/kʌt ʃɔːt ə trɪp/ zkrátit výlet We had to cut short our trip when it began snowing heavily.
currently
/ˈkʌrəntli/ v současné době Currently, four of our best players are injured.
economic
/ˌekəˈnɒmɪk/ ekonomický The economic crisis has affected many businesses.
put (sth) down
/ˈpʊt daʊn/ utratit (zvíře) Vets often have to put down perfectly healthy animals.
her bark is worse than her bite
/hə(r) bɑːk ɪz wɜːs ðæn hə(r) baɪt/ pes, který štěká, nekouše She looks bad-tempered but her bark is worse than her bite.
day trip
/ˈdeɪ trɪp/ jednodenní výlet There are several day trips within easy reach of here.
spoilt
/spɔɪlt/ zkažený So many visitors come here that it’s in danger of becoming spoilt.
actually
/ˈæktʃuəli/ ve skutečnosti She says she’s a doctor but actually she’s a nurse.
site
/saɪt/ místo We visited the site of the ancient Icelandic parliament.
stick to
/stɪk tə/ držet se When in a strange city, you should stick to well-lit places.
kill two birds with one stone
/kɪl tuː bɜːdz wɪð wʌn stəʊn/ zabít dvě mouchy jednou ranou If we go to the library we can visit Mum and kill two birds with one stone.
environment
/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ životní prostředí The environment of some wildlife is under threat.
animal charities
/ˈænɪml ˈtʃærətiz/ dobročinné instituce pro pomoc zvířatům Animal charities do a lot of work to rehome unwanted creatures.
dull
/dʌl/ nudný There wasn’t much to do, and the children found it dull.
the last straw
/ðə lɑːst strɔː/ poslední kapka Losing my briefcase was the last straw.
make a pig of yourself
/meɪk ə pɪɡ ɒv jɔːˈself/ přecpat se I know you’re hungry, but don’t make such a pig of yourself.
can assure you
/kæn əʃɔː(r) ju/ ujišťuji vás I can assure you that all the food here is freshly prepared.
the lion’s share
/ðə ˈlaɪənz ʃeə(r)/ lví podíl When they divorced, Bob’s wife got the lion’s share of everything they owned.
breathtaking
/ˈbreθteɪkɪŋ/ úchvatný When we came over the hill the view of the bay was breathtaking.
like a fish out of water
/laɪk ə fɪʃ aʊt ɒv ˈwɔːtə(r)/ jako ryba na suchu I’m a quiet person, so when I moved to London I felt like a fish out of water.
overrated
/ˌəʊvəˈreɪtɪd/ nadhodnocený We thought the place was overrated.
serene
/səˈriːn/ klidný She feels serene after watching fish in the tank.
pop up
/ˈpɒp ʌp/ zaskočit He’s just popped up to his room to get his camera.
suite
/swiːt/ apartmá The bedrooms in the hotels were all the size of suites.
an outsider
/æn ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə(r)/ outsider, člověk stojící mimo Although I’d lived there for twenty years, I was still considered an outsider.
journey
/ˈdʒɜːni/ cesta We started our journey by bus.
don’t count your chickens (before they hatch)
/dəʊnt kaʊnt jɔː(r) tʃɪkɪnz (bɪˈfɔː(r) ðeɪ hætʃ)/ nechval dne před večerem You might have passed the exam, but don’t count your chickens.
the donkey work
/ðə ˈdɒŋki wɜːk/ otrocká práce I did all the donkey work on this project.
a stranger
/ə ˈstreɪndʒə(r)/ cizí člověk We’d been apart for so long we were like strangers.
trip
/trɪp/ výlet While we were there, we took a boat trip to the island.
beak
/biːk/ zobák The bird used its beak expertly to pull out the worms.
with your tail between your legs
/wɪð jɔː(r) teɪl bɪˈtwiːn jɔː(r) leɡz/ jako zpráskaný pes After playing so badly he walked off with his tail between his legs.
refuse
/rɪˈfjuːzd/ odmítnout The bus driver refused to let me take my dog on board.
presumably
/prɪˈzjuːməbli/ patrně Presumably we’ll stop for lunch somewhere.
ashamed
/əˈʃeɪmd/ zahanbený When he was caught stealing he was deeply ashamed.
the guy
/ðə ɡaɪ/ chlapík The guy in the bar told me the museum was open today.
tolerant
/ˈtɒlərənt/ tolerantní As people get older, they often become less tolerant.
living the dream
/ˈlɪvɪŋ ðə driːm/ jako splněný sen Living in Milan, I was really living the dream.
go on an outing
/ɡəʊ ɒn æn ˈaʊtɪŋ/ vyjet si někam Why don’t we go on an outing to a castle or a park?
by this point
/baɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt/ v té době I was tired by this point, and just wanted to go home.
no damage done
/nəʊ ˈdæmɪdʒ dʌn/ nic se nestalo The snake finally retreated, so no damage done.
fins
/fɪnz/ ploutve We could see the creature’s fins rising above the water.
smart
/smɑːt/ chytrý My dog’s smart and knows not to beg for a walk.
in the doghouse
/ɪn ðə ˈdɒɡhaʊs/ mít průšvih He’s in the doghouse because he forgot Amy’s birthday.
kick
/kɪk/ kopnout A horse once kicked me when I walked round the back of it.
lively
/ˈlaɪvli/ živý The town was lively until about 2 a.m.
treat cruelly
/triːt ˈkruːəli/ surově zacházet The charity takes in animals that have been treated cruelly.
affect
/əˈfekt/ zapůsobit The news didn’t seem to affect her at all.
wings
/wɪŋz/ křídla As the eagle soared away I was amazed at the length of its wings.
sue
/suː/ zažalovat When the man fell into the hole he decided to sue the council.
suit
/suːt/ oblek Could you take my suit to the dry cleaner’s for me?
loads of things
/ləʊdz ɒv θɪŋz/ spousta věcí There are loads of things I miss about the UK.
no matter how
/nəʊ ˈmætə(r) haʊ/ ať (dělám) cokoli No matter how hard I try, I can’t make a good soufflé.
travel
/ˈtrævl/ cestování They say that travel broadens the mind.
deny
/dɪˈnaɪ/ popřít In spite of strong evidence, he denied the accusations.
off the beaten track
/ɒf ðə ˈbiːtn træk/ mimo známé turistické trasy We like to be independent and find places off the beaten track.
economical
/ˌekəˈnɒmɪkl/ úsporný, hospodárný This car has low fuel costs, making it economical to run.
set off on a journey
/set ɒf ɒn ə ˈdʒɜːni/ vyrazit na cestu We’d only just set off on our journey when Sue said she felt ill.
