in the city

In the City

architecture - architektura

BrE

/'ˌɑ:kɪtektʃə/

AmE

/'ˌɑ:rkɪtektʃər/

noun - the style in which a building or house is built

avenue - třída (ulice), ulice (široká), bulvár (ulice)

BrE

/'ævənju:/

AmE

/'ævənu:/

noun - a wide street

bank - banka

BrE

/'bæŋk/

AmE

/'bæŋk/

noun - a building where you can put or take out money, take a loan etc.

bar - hospoda

BrE

/'bɑ:/

AmE

/'bɑ:r/

noun, American English - a place where you can have a drink, a pub

beach - pláž

BrE

/'bi:tʃ/

AmE

/'bi:tʃ/

noun - the place at the seaside with sand, where you can lie, sunbathe, play etc.

boulevard - třída (ulice), bulvár (ulice)

BrE

/'bʊlɪvɑ:d/

AmE

/'bʊlɪvɑ:rd/

noun - a wide street with trees on both sides

bridge - most, lávka

BrE

/'brɪdʒ/

AmE

/'brɪdʒ/

noun - a structure that leads over a river, valley etc., usually made of metal, stone or wood

building - budova

BrE

/'bɪldɪŋ/

AmE

/'bɪldɪŋ/

noun - a house or any other kind of structure

bus stop - autobusová zastávka, zastávka

BrE

/'bʌs stɒp/

AmE

/'bʌs stɑ:p/

noun - a place where you can take a bus, usually without a roof, in a street

cab - taxi, taxík

BrE

/'kæb/

AmE

/'kæb/

noun, American English - a taxi

car park - parkoviště

BrE

/'kɑ:pɑ:k/

AmE

/'kɑ:rpɑ:rk/

noun, British English - a place where you can park a car

cinema - kino

BrE

/'sɪnəmə/

AmE

/'sɪnəmə/

noun, British English - a building where you go to see a film

college - vysoká škola

BrE

/'kɒlɪdʒ/

AmE

/'kɑ:lɪdʒ/

noun - the kind of school where you can study after secondary school or high school

department store - obchodní dům

BrE

/dɪ'pɑ:tmənt stɔ:/

AmE

/dɪ'pɑ:rtmənt stɔ:r/

noun - a large shop (usually with many floors) where you can buy almost anything

escalator - eskalátor, jezdící schody

BrE

/'eskəleɪtə/

AmE

/'eskəleɪt̬ər/

noun - a kind of lift that looks like a moving staircase, it is used e.g. in shopping centres, subways etc.

factory - továrna, závod (výrobní)

BrE

/'fæktəri/

AmE

/'fæktəri/

noun - a large building where things are produced

hospital - nemocnice

BrE

/'hɒspɪtl/

AmE

/'hɑ:spɪt̬l/

noun - a place where people go when they are very ill or when they are injured

hotel - hotel

BrE

/həʊ'tel/

AmE

/hoʊ'tel/

noun - a building with many rooms for guests where you can stay over night

house - dům

BrE

/'haʊs/

AmE

/'haʊs/

noun - a building in which people live, usually one family

church - kostel

BrE

/'tʃɜ:tʃ/

AmE

/'tʃɜ:rtʃ/

noun - a building where religious people (Christians) go to pray etc.

landmark - orientační bod, památka

BrE

/'lændmɑ:k/

AmE

/'lændmɑ:rk/

noun - a building or something that can be easily recognized and which can help you to realize where you are

lane - jízdní pruh

BrE

/'leɪn/

AmE

/'leɪn/

noun - a section of a wide road that is used by cars going in the same direction

law court - soudní dvůr

BrE

/'lɔ:kɔ:t/

AmE

/'lɔ:kɔ:rt/