the javelin
the javelin - hod oštěpem (v atletice)
BrE
/ðə'dʒævlɪn/
AmE
/ðə'dʒævlɪn/

noun - an event in athletics in which the athlete throws a light long throwing stick with a pointed tip

javelin throw
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
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
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
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
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
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

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