cartwheel
cartwheel - hvězda, přemet stranou (v gymnastice)
BrE
/'kɑ:twi:l/
AmE
/'kɑ:rtwi:l/

noun - a gymnastic move similar to a handspring in which your body rotates sideways (like a wheel, your arms and legs will look like the spokes of a wheel)

 
gift token - dárková poukázka
BrE
/'gɪft ˌtəʊkən/
AmE
/'gɪft ˌtoʊkən/

noun, British English - a piece of paper that is usually given to someone as a present and that can be exchanged for a service or for some goods in a shop

 
gift certificate - dárková poukázka
BrE
/ˌgɪft sə'tɪfɪkət/
AmE
/ˌgɪft sər'tɪfɪkət/

noun, American English - a piece of paper that is usually given to someone as a present and that can be exchanged for a service or for some goods in a shop

basketball
basketball - basketbal
BrE
/'bɑ:skɪtbɔ:l/
AmE
/'bæskɪtbɔ:l/

noun - a sport in which two teams compete against each other, they try to score by throwing a ball into the opponent's loop, the players are usually very tall

bus
bus - autobus
BrE
/'bʌs/
AmE
/'bʌs/

noun - a big vehicle with four or six wheels using a road, it can carry many passengers, it stops regularly on its route to let people in and out

 
slack - ulejvat se, flákat se
BrE
/'slæk/
AmE
/'slæk/

verb, informal - not to do the work your are supposed to do, to avoid work, to be lazy

fissure
fissure - prasklina, trhlina, puklina
BrE
/'fɪʃə/
AmE
/'fɪʃər/

noun - a long, narrow crack, especially in rock or the Earth's surface; a split or separation in a body part, such as the skin or the brain

 
starling - špaček
BrE
/'stɑ:lɪŋ/
AmE
/'stɑ:rlɪŋ/

noun - a very common bird with dark black or brown feathers with a noisy call, lives in large groups, can be found in Europe and North America

 
zinc - zinek
BrE
/'zɪŋk/
AmE
/'zɪŋk/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 30) a bluish-white metal which is used in many kinds of alloys, for example brass, and in galvanizing iron

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give up - vzdát se
BrE
/ˌgɪv'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌgɪv'ʌp/

verb - to surrender, to go to the police when they are trying to find you and arrest you

 
suppress - potlačit
BrE
/sə'pres/
AmE
/sər'pres/

verb - to hide something, to put something out of your mind, to try not to think about something

 
repress - potlačit
BrE
/rɪ'pres/
AmE
/rɪ'pres/

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