queen
queen - královna (v kartách)
BrE
/'kwi:n/
AmE
/'kwi:n/

noun - a playing card with the picture of a queen and the letter Q on it

king
king - král (v kartách)
BrE
/'kɪŋ/
AmE
/'kɪŋ/

noun - a playing card with the picture of a king and the letter K on it

 
case - pád (gramatický)
BrE
/'keɪs/
AmE
/'keɪs/

noun - the form of a noun or adjective that depends on other words in the sentence

 
lead role - hlavní role (např. ve filmu apod.)
BrE
/ˌli:d'rəʊl/
AmE
/ˌli:d'roʊl/

noun - the main actor or one of the main actors on a movie, TV show etc.

 
have ants in your pants - mít roupy, chvíli neposedět
BrE
/hæv 'ænts ɪn jə pænts/
AmE
/hæv 'ænts ɪn jər pænts/

verb, informal - to be unable to stay still, to be impatient about something

ark
ark - archa
BrE
/'ɑ:k/
AmE
/'ɑ:rk/

noun - (in the Bible) the boat on which Noah, his family and two of every animal survived the Flood


fennel
fennel - fenykl
BrE
/'fenl/
AmE
/'fenl/

noun - a plant with a rounded base, can be eaten as a vegetable or the leaves can be used as a herb in cooking

 
pliability - poddajnost, ohebnost, tvárnost, přizpůsobivost
BrE
/ˌplaɪə'bɪlɪti/
AmE
/ˌplaɪə'bɪlɪti/

noun - the quality of being easily bent or shaped; or the ability to be easily influenced or changed

 
black sheep - černá ovce (o člověku)
BrE
/ˌblæk 'ʃi:p/
AmE
/ˌblæk 'ʃi:p/

noun, informal - one person in a group of people who is considered to be the outcast, the troublemaker etc.

harbour
harbour - přístav, přístaviště
BrE
/'hɑ:bə/
AmE
/'hɑ:rbər/

noun - the place where ships can be tied up and/or protected from the sea and wind etc.

believe in
believe in - věřit v (někoho, něco)
BrE
/bɪ'li:v ɪn/
AmE
/bɪ'li:v ɪn/

verb - to be sure that somebody or something exists; to feel that somebody can be trusted or will be successful

 
power - mocnina
BrE
/'paʊə/
AmE
/'paʊər/

noun - the number of times that a number is to be multiplied by itself

 
moonroof - průsvitné střešní okno (auta)
BrE
/'mu:nru:f/
AmE
/'mu:nru:f/

noun - a transparent part of the roof of a car that can be opened

 
first resort - první možnost, první krok
BrE
/ˌfɜ:st rɪ'zɔ:t/
AmE
/ˌfɜ:rst rɪ'zɔ:rt/

noun - the first course of action that should be taken to solve a problem