floorball
floorball - florbal
BrE
/'flɔ:bɔ:l/
AmE
/'flɔ:rbɔ:l/

noun - a type of hockey played indoors on a floor (not ice) with plastic sticks and a plastic ball with holes in it

 
crease - pomačkat, pomačkat se, zmačkat, zmačkat se
BrE
/'kri:s/
AmE
/'kri:s/

verb - to make lines on something by bending, folding or crushing it, or to develop such lines by being bent, folded or crushed

parking ticket
parking ticket - pokuta za špatné parkování
BrE
/'pɑ:kɪŋ tɪkɪt/
AmE
/'pɑ:rkɪŋ tɪkɪt/

noun - an official note with instructions to pay a fine, it is put on your car when you have parked it somewhere illegally

beer
beer - pivo
BrE
/'bɪə/
AmE
/'bɪr/

noun - an alcoholic drink which is made from barley, it is light or dark brown and has a lot of foam on top

boarding school
boarding school - internátní škola
BrE
/'bɔ:dɪŋ sku:l/
AmE
/'bɔ:rdɪŋ sku:l/

noun - a kind of school where children stay all week or all term and go home only at weekends or only on holiday

 
feud - svár, spor
BrE
/'fju:d/
AmE
/'fju:d/

noun - a conflict or an argument between two groups of people (e.g. two families) that has been going on for a long time

 
stumble - klopýtat, zakopnout, zakopávat
BrE
/'stʌmbl/
AmE
/'stʌmbl/

verb - to fall (or start to fall) because you have stepped on something or hit your foot against something when walking or running

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aorta - aorta
BrE
/eɪ'ɔ:tə/
AmE
/eɪ'ɔ:rt̬ə/

noun - the largest artery in the body that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart's left ventricle to the rest of the body, distributing it to various organs and tissues

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Polaris
Polaris - Polárka, Severka (hvězda)
BrE
/pə'lɑ:rɪs/
AmE
/pə'lærɪs/

noun - the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, located nearly directly above the Earth’s North Pole

credits
credits - titulky (se jmény herců apod.)
BrE
/'kredɪts/
AmE
/'kredɪts/

noun - the list of people involved in the production, typically shown at the end of a movie

 
urinary - močový
BrE
/'jʊərɪnəri/
AmE
/'jʊrɪneri/

adjective - related to the system that involves the production, storage, and elimination of urine from the body

 
margin - marže, zisková přirážka
BrE
/'mɑ:dʒɪn/
AmE
/'mɑ:rdʒɪn/

noun - the difference between the cost of producing or marketing something and the selling price of it

 
public sector - veřejný sektor
BrE
/ˌpʌblɪk'sektə/
AmE
/ˌpʌblɪk'sektər/

noun - the part of the economy of a country which is operated or owned by the government