northern - severní
BrE
/'nɔ:ðən/
AmE
/'nɔ:rðərn/

adjective - in the north part or from the north part of something

 
downwards - směrem dolů, níž, níže
BrE
/'daʊnwədz/
AmE
/'daʊnwərdz/

adverb - towards the bottom, from a higher place to a lower place

 
support - podpora (finanční)
BrE
/sə'pɔ:t/
AmE
/sə'pɔ:rt/

noun - money you get from the goverment when you are unemployed etc.

plough
plough - pluhovat, odhrnovat sníh (pluhem)
BrE
/'plaʊ/
AmE
/'plaʊ/

verb - to clear snow from roads etc. by using a special tool

hold back
hold back - brzdit, zdržet, zdržovat
BrE
/ˌhəʊld'bæk/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld'bæk/

verb - to prevent something from moving forward; to make something go slower

hailstorm
hailstorm - krupobití
BrE
/'heɪlstɔ:m/
AmE
/'heɪlstɔ:rm/

noun - a storm during which balls of ice fall from the clouds

 
Stone Age - doba kamenná
BrE
/'stəʊnˌeɪdʒ/
AmE
/'stoʊnˌeɪdʒ/

noun - the period in history when people made tools etc. from stone

close-up
close-up - záběr zblízka
BrE
/'kləʊsʌp/
AmE
/'kləʊsʌp/

noun - a photo of a detail taken from a very short distance

 
prefab - montovaný dům
BrE
/'pri:fæb/
AmE
/'pri:fæb/

noun - a house put together from parts that have been manufactured elsewhere

 
prefabricated house - montovaný dům
BrE
/pri:'fæbrɪkeɪtɪd haʊs/
AmE
/pri:'fæbrɪkeɪt̬ɪd haʊs/

noun - a house put together from parts that have been manufactured elsewhere

 
import - dovážet, importovat
BrE
/ɪm'pɔ:t/
AmE
/ɪm'pɔ:rt/

verb - to bring goods from abroad to be sold in your country

 
septic tank - septik, jímka
BrE
/'septɪkˌtæŋk/
AmE
/'septɪkˌtæŋk/

noun - an underground container where all the things from the toilets go

exile
exile - poslat do vyhnanství, vyhnat
BrE
/'eksaɪl/
AmE
/'ekzaɪl/

verb - to send someone away from their country, especially for political reasons

 
detract - ubírat (na čem), zmenšovat, snižovat
BrE
/dɪ'trækt/
AmE
/dɪ'trækt/

verb - to take away from something, to make something less valuable etc.

 
hashish - hašiš
BrE
/ˌhæ'ʃi:ʃ/
AmE
/ˌhæ'ʃi:ʃ/

noun - a halucinogenic drug made from the resin of the hemp plant