present simple - přítomný prostý čas
BrE
/'preznt sɪmpl/
AmE
/ˌpreznt 'sɪmpl/

noun - a tense that is used for actions that happen regularly, are generally true etc. In questions and negatives we use DO / DOES / DON'T / DOESN'T

 
irregular verb - nepravidelné sloveso
BrE
/ɪˌregjʊlə'vɜ:b/
AmE
/ɪˌregjʊlə'vɜ:rb/

noun - a verb that belongs to the group of verbs that do not form the past tense and past participle by using the ending -ED

bribery
bribery - úplatkářství, podplácení
BrE
/'braɪbəri/
AmE
/'braɪbəri/

noun - an illegal act that involves giving money to an official in order to persuade him to do something for you in a dishonest way


 
loophole - skulina, mezera (v zákonu)
BrE
/'lu:phəʊl/
AmE
/'lu:phəʊl/

noun - a small mistake in the way a law or a contract has been written that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something

 
underemployment - nízká zaměstnanost, nevyužitost
BrE
/ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/
AmE
/ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/

noun - a situation in which someone does not have enough work to do or when someone has a job that does not use all their skills

 
caution - udělit napomenutí, udělit výstrahu
BrE
/'kɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/'kɔ:ʃn/

verb, British English, formal - to give a formal warning to somebody (especially one that says that the next time they do something wrong or illegal, they will be punished)

 
gap year - rok volna, roční pauza (ve studiu)
BrE
/'gæpjɪə/
AmE
/'gæpjɪr/

noun - a year when a student doesn't go to school but decides to travel or do something else instead, usually before starting at a new school

hostage
hostage - rukojmí
BrE
/'hɒstɪdʒ/
AmE
/'hɑ:stɪdʒ/

noun - a civillian who is taken prisoner by a criminal who threatens to kill him/her if the government etc. does not do what he wants

 
burden - zatížit (někoho), být přítěží, zatěžovat (někoho)
BrE
/'bɜ:dn/
AmE
/'bɜ:rdn/

verb - to hold someone back, to prevent somebody from doing something or going somewhere, to make it difficult for someone to do something or go somewhere

 
encumber - zatížit (někoho), být přítěží, zatěžovat (někoho)
BrE
/ɪn'kʌmbə/
AmE
/ɪn'kʌmbər/

verb, formal - to hold someone back, to prevent somebody from doing something or going somewhere, to make it difficult for someone to do something or go somewhere

 
detention - po škole (trest)
BrE
/dɪ'tenʃn/
AmE
/dɪ'tenʃn/

noun - a kind of school punishment which means you have to stay at school or go to school when there are no lessons and do some work etc.

burpee
burpee - angličák (cvik)
BrE
/'bɜ:pi/
AmE
/'bɜ:rpi/

noun - a type of exercise in which you do a squat, kick your feet back into a plank position and then back and then you stand up straight again


 
Spin the bottle - flaška (hra)
BrE
/ˌspɪn ðə'bɒtl/
AmE
/ˌspɪn ðə'bɑ:t̬l/

noun - a party game in which people sit in a circle and one of them spins a bottle that is in the middle. The person the neck of the bottle points at then has to do something.