flap - plácat, třepotat, mávat (křídly), třepotat se
BrE
/'flæp/
AmE
/'flæp/

verb - to move up and down or from side to side, e.g. in the wind etc.

 
proactive - aktivní
BrE
/ˌprəʊ'æktɪv/
AmE
/ˌproʊ'æktɪv/

adjective - being in control of a situation, as opposed to just waiting for things to happen

sum up
sum up - shrnout, sečíst
BrE
/ˌsʌm'ʊp/
AmE
/ˌsʌm'ʊp/

verb - to make a summary; to describe the main points of something in a few words

sunbathe
sunbathe - opalovat se, ležet na sluníčku, slunit se
BrE
/'sʌnbeɪð/
AmE
/'sʌnbeɪð/

verb - to lie in the sun esp. when you want your skin to be darker colour

 
smother - dusit, udusit, zadusit, škrtit, uškrtit, zaškrtit
BrE
/'smɒðə/
AmE
/'smɑ:ðər/

verb - to prevent somebody from breathing by covering his face; to kill somebody in this way

 
exert - vyvinout, využít (moc, tlak, ap.)
BrE
/ɪg'zɜ:t/
AmE
/ɪg'zɜ:rt/

verb - to use power, influence or pressure in a determined way to affect someone or something

Father Christmas
Father Christmas - Otec Vánoc, Ježíšek, Santa
BrE
/ˌfɑ:ðə'krɪsməs/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:ðər'krɪsməs/

noun, British English - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the UK)

 
beacon - signální oheň
BrE
/'bi:kən/
AmE
/'bi:kən/

noun - (in the past) a fire lit on a hill to give a signal to someone

Santa Claus
Santa Claus - Santa Claus
BrE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/
AmE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

Santa
Santa - Santa
BrE
/'sæntə/
AmE
/'sænt̬ə/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

 
surpass - předčit, překonat, předběhnout
BrE
/sə'pɑ:s/
AmE
/sər'pæs/

verb, formal - to do something in a better way, to be better or greater than something else

 
testify - svědčit, vypovídat (u soudu)
BrE
/'testɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'testɪfaɪ/

verb - to give a testimony about something, to say something as a witness (especially in court)

 
innovate - inovovat
BrE
/'ɪnəveɪt/
AmE
/'ɪnəveɪt/

verb - to create something new, to bring new ideas etc. to something, to make something better by bringing in new ideas etc.

hang
hang - pověsit, viset, zavěsit
BrE
/'hæŋ/
AmE
/'hæŋ/

verb - to put something up in a way that the upper part is fixed and the lower part is loose, to be in such a position

 
flying doctor - létající doktor
BrE
/'flaɪɪŋ dɒktə/
AmE
/'flaɪɪŋ dɑ:ktər/

noun - a doctor who has to fly to his patients because they live in a very distant parts of the country, esp. in the Australian outback