in the city

BrE

/'saɪtsi:ɪŋ/

AmE

/'saɪtsi:ɪŋ/

noun - an activity often done by tourists in which they go from one place to another and they look at buildings, statues, churches etc.

skyscraper - mrakodrap, výšková budova

BrE

/'skaɪskreɪpə/

AmE

/'skaɪskreɪpər/

noun - a very tall building with many floors (usually more than 40 or 50), usually built in large cities

square - náměstí

BrE

/'skweə/

AmE

/'skwer/

noun - a large open space among buildings, several streets usually meet here

stadium - stadion, sportovní stadion

BrE

/'steɪdɪəm/

AmE

/'steɪdɪəm/

noun - a large building where sports like football, athletics, hockey etc. are done

station - stanice, nádraží

BrE

/'steɪʃn/

AmE

/'steɪʃn/

noun - a building from which you can take a train

street - ulice

BrE

/'stri:t/

AmE

/'stri:t/

noun - a road in a town with houses and buildings on both sides

subway - metro, podzemní dráha

BrE

/'sʌbweɪ/

AmE

noun, American English - a kind of train that travels in tunnels under a city and stops at regular intervals for people to get in or out

tower - věž

BrE

/'taʊə/

AmE

/'taʊər/

noun - a tall building or structure, esp. as a part of a castle, church etc.

town hall - radnice

BrE

/'taʊnˌhɔ:l/

AmE

/'taʊnˌhɔ:l/

noun - the important offices of the town, the place where the mayor works

traffic - provoz (např. ve městě), dopravní ruch, doprava (provoz)

BrE

/'træfɪk/

AmE

/'træfɪk/

noun - the cars that are in the streets at a time

traffic lights - semafory, semafor

BrE

/'træfɪklaɪts/

AmE

/'træfɪklaɪts/

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red

tram - tramvaj

BrE

/'træm/

AmE

/'træm/

noun - a kind of train for people that travels through a city and stops at regular intervals to let people in or out

university - univerzita

BrE

/ˌju:nɪ'vɜ:sɪti/

AmE

/ˌju:nə'vɜ:rsɪt̬i/

noun - a kind of higher school where you study for a degree, e.g. to be a doctor etc.