noun
-
an event in athletics in which the athlete throws a light long throwing stick with a pointed tip
javelin throw
- hod oštěpem (v atletice)
BrE
/'dʒævlɪnˌθrəʊ/
AmE
/'dʒævlɪnˌθroʊ/
noun
-
an event in athletics in which the athlete throws a light long throwing stick with a pointed tip
promotion
- proměna (v šachu)
BrE
/prə'məʊʃn/
AmE
/prə'moʊʃn/
noun
-
the move in chess in which the pawn is replaced by either a queen, rook, knight or bishop
cleft palate
- rozštěp patra
BrE
/ˌkleft'pælət/
AmE
/ˌkleft'pælət/
noun
-
a birth defect in which there is a split or opening in the roof of the baby's mouth
obsession
- posedlost
BrE
/əb'seʃn/
AmE
/əb'seʃn/
noun
-
the state of being interested in something too much, in a way that is not normal or healthy
Alaska
- Aljaška
BrE
/ə'lɑ:skə/
AmE
/ə'læskə/
noun
-
the largest state in the USA located in the north-west of North America, its capital is Juneau
stew
- dušené maso se zeleninou
BrE
/'stju:/
AmE
/'stu:/
noun
-
a dish consisting of meat, vegetables, or other ingredients cooked slowly in liquid, often in a covered pot.
townie
- měšťák
BrE
/'taʊni/
AmE
/'taʊni/
noun, informal
-
a person who lives in a town and has little or no knowledge about life in the countryside
history
- dějiny
BrE
/'hɪstri/
AmE
/'hɪstəri/
noun
-
the things that happened in the past, a description of the (important) things that happened in the past
ironic
- ironický
BrE
/aɪə'rɒnɪk/
AmE
/aɪə'rɑ:nɪk/
adjective
-
expressed in words that have a different or the opposite meaning, usually in an angry or sarcastic way
mittens
- rukavice (palčáky), palčáky
BrE
/'mɪtənz/
AmE
/'mɪt̬ənz/
noun
-
gloves that cover the four fingers of the hand in one part and the thumb in the other
Oman
- Omán
BrE
/əʊ'mɑ:n/
AmE
/oʊ'mɑ:n/
noun
-
a country in South-eastern Arabia, located on the south-eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and the Arabian Sea to the southeast
fungus
- houba, plíseň
BrE
/'fʌŋgəs/
AmE
/'fʌŋgəs/
noun
-
a kind of organism that looks a bit like a plant, has no flower, leaves etc., it usually grows in a forest or in dark places, esp. in houses