promotion
promotion - povýšení
BrE
/prə'məʊʃn/
AmE
/prə'moʊʃn/

noun - the act of putting someone into a higher position, giving them a higher rank etc.

janitor
janitor - údržbář, správce domu
BrE
/'dʒænɪtə/
AmE
/'dʒænɪt̬ər/

noun, American English - a person whose job is to maintain a building, fix things around the building etc.

 
tutor - soukromý učitel
BrE
/'tju:tə/
AmE
/'tu:t̬ər/

noun - a teacher who teaches one student (or a small group), esp. in the student's home

 
backstage - v zákulisí, za jevištěm, za pódiem
BrE
/ˌbæk'steɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌbæk'steɪdʒ/

adverb - (at a concert) at the back of a stage where only certain people have access

 
patron saint - patron
BrE
/ˌpeɪtrən'seɪnt/
AmE
/ˌpeɪtrən'seɪnt/

noun - a holy person who is supposed to be the defender of a country or nation

 
starlet - budoucí hvězda
BrE
/'stɑ:lət/
AmE
/'stɑ:rlət/

noun - a young person who is predicted to become a film/TV star in the future

 
jig - tanec (lidový)
BrE
/'dʒɪg/
AmE
/'dʒɪg/

noun - a traditional dance in which the dancer makes a lot of small steps or jumps

 
tenderloin - svíčková (hovězí)
BrE
/'tendəlɔɪn/
AmE
/'tendərlɔɪn/

noun - very tender meat from a muscle at the lower back of a cow, pig etc.

 
acquisition - nabytí, získání, osvojení, získávání, osvojování
BrE
/ˌækwɪ'zɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌækwɪ'zɪʃn/

noun - the act or process of gaining something (such as a skill, a habit, knowledge etc.)

 
cashew nut - ořech kešu, kešu oříšek
BrE
/'ˌkæʃu: ˌnʌt/
AmE
/'ˌkæʃu: ˌnʌt/

noun - the curved seed of a tropical tree, often roasted, salted and eaten as a snack

 
cashew - kešu (ořech)
BrE
/'kæʃu:/
AmE
/'kæʃu:/

noun - the curved seed of a tropical tree, often roasted, salted and eaten as a snack

 
fluency - schopnost se plynně vyjadřovat
BrE
/'flu:ənsi/
AmE
/'flu:ənsi/

noun - the ability to speak or write a language, especially a foreign language, well and quickly

kohlrabi
kohlrabi - kedluben
BrE
/kəʊl'rɑ:bi/
AmE
/koʊl'rɑ:bi/

noun - a vegetable of the cabbage family which has a thick round stem that is eaten

 
strategy - strategie, strategická hra
BrE
/'strætədʒi/
AmE
/'stræt̬ədʒi/

noun - a video or a computer game that involves strategic planning and the use of tactics

 
valance - garnýž (na okně)
BrE
/'væləns/
AmE
/'væləns/

noun, American English - a narrow piece of wood or cloth above a window that covers the curtain rail