vomit
vomit - zvracet
BrE
/'vɒmɪt/
AmE
/'vɑ:mɪt/

verb - to throw up; to let food come out of your stomach through your mouth, esp. when you feel sick

invite
invite - pozvat
BrE
/ɪn'vaɪt/
AmE
/ɪn'vaɪt/

verb - to ask somebody to come to a place with you, e.g. to a party or cinema, or restaurant etc.

sweat
sweat - potit se
BrE
/'swet/
AmE
/'swet/

verb - to let drops of liquid come through the skin when it is hot or when you do hard work

sweat
sweat - pot
BrE
/'swet/
AmE
/'swet/

noun - the drops of liquid that come through the skin when it is hot or when you do hard work


 
conclude - dojít k závěru, udělat závěr
BrE
/kəŋ'klu:d/
AmE
/kəŋ'klu:d/

verb - to come to the end of; to form an opinion at the end of something that you have gone through

series
series - série, pásmo, seriál (televizní)
BrE
/'sɪəri:z/
AmE
/'sɪri:z/

noun - several things that come one after the other; a television programme with many separate episodes (each has its own story)

 
the more the merrier - čím více, tím lépe
BrE
/ðə ˌmɔ: ð 'merɪə/
AmE
/ðə ˌmɔ:r ð 'merɪər/

phrase - a saying used when someone wants to say that an event or activity will be more entertaining if more people come

brake light
brake light - brzdové světlo
BrE
/'breɪklaɪt/
AmE
/'breɪklaɪt/

noun - one of the red lights at the back of a car that come on when you step on the brake pedal

 
sum - shrnout, sečíst dohromady, sečíst
BrE
/'sʌm/
AmE
/'sʌm/

verb - to put everything together; to add all the numbers together; to come to a conclusion by putting all the things together


slop
slop - cákat, vycáknout
BrE
/'slɒp/
AmE
/'slɑ:p/

verb - (of liquid) to move inside a container because the container moves, to come out of the container because of this kind of movement

reptile
reptile - plaz
BrE
/'reptaɪl/
AmE
/'reptaɪl/

noun - one of the group of cold-blooded animals which come out of eggs and whose body is covered with scales (e.g. a crocodile, snake, etc.)

walrus
walrus - mrož
BrE
/'wɔ:lrəs/
AmE
/'wɔ:lrəs/

noun - a large Arctic animal that lives in or near the sea, it looks like a seal, but has two long teeth that come out of its mouth

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