area code - místní předvolba (tel.), předvolba (tel.)
BrE
/'eəriəˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'eriəˌkoʊd/

noun - the number you dial before the actual phone number if you want to contact somebody in a different area or region

bowling
bowling - bowling, hra v kuželky
BrE
/'bəʊlɪŋ/
AmE
/'boʊlɪŋ/

noun - a game in which you throw a heavy ball along a special path and have to knock down nine wooden pieces

 
Neanderthal - neandertálský
BrE
/ni:'ændəˌtɑ:l/
AmE
/ni:'ændərˌtɑ:l/

adjective - used to describe a type of primitive people who lived in Eurasia, had a more robust build and used stone tools

tongue
tongue - jazyk (v ústech)
BrE
/'tʌŋ/
AmE
/'tʌŋ/

noun - the part of the body that you use to taste food, it is in your mouth and moves when you speak

tongs
tongs - kleštičky
BrE
/'tɒŋz/
AmE
/'tɑ:ŋz/

noun - a tool that you use to pick up something without touching it, it consists of two parts joined in one place

wrestling
wrestling - zápasy, zápasení
BrE
/'reslɪŋ/
AmE
/'reslɪŋ/

noun - a fighting sport in which the opponents try to get hold of each other and throw each other on the ground

 
vicious spiral - začarovaná spirála
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem makes the first one even worse

 
errands - zařizování
BrE
/'erəndz/
AmE
/'erəndz/

noun - small tasks you have to do (usually in a town, city etc.) that involve delivering things, buying things, collecting things, etc.

fortuneteller
fortuneteller - věštec, věštkyně
BrE
/'fɔ:tʃu:nˌtelə/
AmE
/'fɔ:rtʃu:nˌtelər/

noun - a person who can see what happens in the future and whose job is telling people what will happen to them

 
fortune-teller - věštec, věštkyně
BrE
/'fɔ:tʃu:nˌtelə/
AmE
/'fɔ:rtʃu:nˌtelər/

noun - a person who can see what happens in the future and whose job is telling people what will happen to them

shaman
shaman - šaman
BrE
/'ʃeɪmən/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:mən/

noun - a person in some religions who is believed to be able communicate with the spiritual world, has special healing powers etc.

 
racing circuit - závodní okruh, okruh (závodní)
BrE
/'reɪsɪŋˌsɜ:kɪt/
AmE
/'reɪsɪŋˌsɜ:rkɪt/

noun - a path or a road that comes back to the place where it started (in motor racing or horse racing etc.)

 
circuit - okruh (závodní)
BrE
/'sɜ:kɪt/
AmE
/'sɜ:rkɪt/

noun - a path or a road that comes back to the place where it started (in motor racing or horse racing etc.)

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