doughnut
doughnut - kobliha, vdolek, americká kobliha (s otvorem)
BrE
/'dəʊnʌt/
AmE
/'doʊnʌt/

noun - a kind of small cake boiled in hot oil, it has a shape of a ball or a ring

spell
spell - kouzlo
BrE
/'spel/
AmE
/'spel/

noun - a piece of magic done in order to have some kind of effect; magical words meant to cause something

 
squatter - samozvaný nájemník
BrE
/'skwɒtə/
AmE
/'skwɑ:t̬ər/

noun - a person who is living in an old empty building without the permission of the owner of the building

 
midwest - středozápad
BrE
/ˌmɪd'west/
AmE
/ˌmɪd'west/

noun - an area in the north of the central part of the US that includes Ohio, Minnesota, Nebraska, Michigan, etc.

dartboard
dartboard - terč na šipky
BrE
/'dɑ:tbɔ:d/
AmE

noun - a board (usually made of wood or cork) which you use as a target in a game of darts

 
Catholic - katolík
BrE
/'kæθəlɪk/
AmE
/'kæθəlɪk/

noun - a person belonging to the main stream of Christianity in Europe, e.g. the main religion of Spain, Ireland etc.

donut
donut - americká kobliha (s otvorem)
BrE
/'dəʊnʌt/
AmE
/'doʊnʌt/

noun, American English - a kind of small cake boiled in hot oil, it has a shape of a ball or a ring

sundae
sundae - zmrzlinový pohár
BrE
/'sʌndeɪ/
AmE
/'sʌndeɪ/

noun - a dish of ice cream covered with nuts, cream and pieces of fruit, usually served in a tall glass

binge
binge - šílenství, horečka, orgie, hýření
BrE
/'bɪndʒ/
AmE
/'bɪndʒ/

noun - a short period of time in which you do too much of something (eat, drink, watch something, shop etc.)

 
rat race - honba za (penězi či kariérou apod.)
BrE
/'rætˌreɪs/
AmE
/'rætˌreɪs/

noun - the kind of way of life in which people always compete with each other to be rich, powerful etc.

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inertia - setrvačnost
BrE
/ɪ'nɜ:ʃə/
AmE
/ɪ'nɜ:rʃə/

noun, technical - a property of an object by which it continues moving in the same direction or stands still in the same position

shears
shears - velké nůžky (např. zahradnické nebo na drůbež)
BrE
/'ʃɪəz/
AmE
/'ʃɪrz/

noun - a kind of large scissors used e.g. in the garden to trim bushes or in the kitchen to cut poultry etc.

 
arsenic - arzen
BrE
/'ɑ:snɪk/
AmE
/'ɑ:rsnɪk/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 33) a very poisonous semimetal that is sometimes used in insecticides and in some alloys

ALL LEVELS

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