gain on - dohánět (koho)
BrE
/'geɪn ɒn/
AmE
/'geɪn ɑ:n/

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you

smiley
smiley - smajlík
BrE
/'smaɪli/
AmE
/'smaɪli/

noun - a set of symbol that looks like a happy face used in texting

 
space station - vesmírná stanice, kosmická stanice
BrE
/'speɪs steɪʃn/
AmE
/'speɪs steɪʃn/

noun - a kind of a spaceship in orbit where people can live and work

 
pull - udělat, učinit (ve spec. frázích)
BrE
/'pʊl/
AmE
/'pʊl/

verb - to make; to move a part of your body in a particular direction

 
workout - posilování, cvičení
BrE
/'wɜ:kaʊt/
AmE
/'wɜ:rkaʊt/

noun - exercise or a set of exercises you do in order to keep fit

 
rise - nakynout (o těstě)
BrE
/'raɪz/
AmE
/'raɪz/

verb - (of dough) to increase in volume after you add yeast, baking soda etc.

constellation
constellation - souhvězdí, konstelace
BrE
/ˌkɒnstə'leɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nstə'leɪʃn/

noun - a group of stars, usually those forming an imaginary picture in the sky

organized
organized - uspořádaný
BrE
/'ɔ:gənaɪzd/
AmE
/'ɔ:rgənaɪzd/

adjective - (of a person) being efficient and methodical in managing tasks, time, and resources

 
could - mohl by, mohli by, mohl bych, mohli bychom, mohli byste, mohl bys, mohla by
BrE
/'kʊd/
AmE
/'kʊd/

verb - a form of the modal 'can' used in polite questions, unreal conditionals etc.

tile
tile - dlaždice, dlaždička, kachlička
BrE
/'taɪl/
AmE
/'taɪl/

noun - one of the flat square pieces of porcelain etc. that are used to cover the floors in the house or walls (of bathroom etc.)

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Vánoční básnička, kterou napsal americký spisovatel Clement Moore v roce 1823, doplněná zvukovou nahrávkou a českým překladem.

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Přehled nejdůležitějších frázových sloves tvořených se slovesem BRING.

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salt
salt - sůl
BrE
/'sɔ:lt/
AmE
/'sɔ:lt/

noun - a white substance that is used in cooking in order to preserve food or to improve the taste, it is present in the water of the seas and oceans

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

review
review - opakování (učiva)
BrE
/rɪ'vju:/
AmE
/rɪ'vju:/

noun, American English - the act of going through something you once learned in order to remember it better, e.g. before a test in school etc.