central heating
central heating - ústřední topení
BrE
/'sentrəl'hi:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'sentrəl'hi:t̬ɪŋ/

noun - a system that gives heat in a building, uses pipes with circulating hot water

 
drop by - stavit se (u někoho), navštívit, zajít na skok
BrE
/ˌdrɒp'baɪ/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p'baɪ/

verb, informal - to visit somebody briefly, esp. without having told them about your visit in advance

 
dress rehearsal - generální zkouška (v divadle)
BrE
/'dres rɪˌhɜ:sl/
AmE
/'dres rɪˌhɜ:rsl/

noun - the most important practice of a play in a theatre, esp. before the premiere

duvet
duvet - peřina, přikrývka
BrE
/'du:veɪ/
AmE
/du:'veɪ/

noun, British English - a large blanket that you use to cover yourself when you are in bed

downhill skiing
downhill skiing - sjezdové lyžování
BrE
/ˌdaʊn'hɪl 'ski:ɪng/
AmE
/ˌdaʊn'hɪl 'ski:ɪng/

noun - a kind of winter sport in which you go down the mountain on skis

dolphin
dolphin - delfín
BrE
/'dɒlfɪn/
AmE
/'dɑ:lfɪn/

noun - a very intelligent sea animal that swims in groups and can do many tricks

die
die - kostka (hrací), hrací kostka
BrE
/'daɪ/
AmE
/'daɪ/

noun, American English - a small cube with numbers 1-6 on its sides, used in various games

daffodil
daffodil - narcis
BrE
/'dæfədɪl/
AmE
/'dæfədɪl/

noun - a plant with yellow or white flowers on tall stems that grows in spring

 
croak - krákat, zakrákat, kvákat
BrE
/'krəʊk/
AmE
/'kroʊk/

verb - to make a harsh, unpleasant sound; to speak in a very harsh unpleasant voice

chamberlain
chamberlain - komorník, správce panského sídla
BrE
/'tʃeɪmbəlɪn/
AmE
/'tʃeɪmbəlɪn/

noun - an officer who is in charge of the household of a king or queen

cut
cut - řez, řezná rána, říznutí
BrE
/'kʌt/
AmE
/'kʌt/

noun - an opening in the skin etc. made with a knife or another sharp object

 
close shave - únik o vlásek
BrE
/'kləʊs ʃeɪv/
AmE

noun - a situation in which you got very close to danger but managed to escape

 
Celt - Kelt
BrE
/'kelt/
AmE
/'kelt/

noun - a member of a European nation that lived in Britain before the Romans came

confused
confused - zmatený, pomatený, popletený
BrE
/kən'fju:zd/
AmE
/kən'fju:zd/

adjective - mixed up, understanding something in a wrong way or not understanding it at all

bee
bee - včela
BrE
/'bi:/
AmE
/'bi:/

noun - a small black and yellow insect, it lives in large groups and makes honey