unsettled - neobydlený
BrE
/ʌn'setld/
AmE
/ʌn'setld/

adjective - not lived in, not populated

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stereotypically - stereotypicky
BrE
/ˌsteriə'tɪpɪkli/
AmE
/ˌsteriə'tɪpɪkli/

adverb - in a way that is based on an idea or opinion that a lot of people have about a group of people or things, which doesn't necessarily have to be true

barbell
barbell - činka, dvouruční činka, vzpěračská činka, velká činka
BrE
/'bɑ:bel/
AmE
/'bɑ:rbel/

noun - a long bar with a weight or a set of weights at each end that you lift to make your body stronger; it is also used in the sport of weightlifting

compote
compote - kompot jako dezert (nezavařovaný)
BrE
/'kɒmpɒt/
AmE
/'kɑ:mpoʊt/

noun - a dessert made of whole pieces of fruit that has been cooked in sugar water, sometimes with spices, it is usually served cold and is not usually preserved for later use

 
37-year-old - sedmatřicetiletý
BrE
/'θɜ:tisevnjɪərəʊld/
AmE
/'θɜ:rt̬isevnjɪroʊld/

adjective - of 37 years of age

 
contend - tvrdit, prohlašovat
BrE
/kən'tend/
AmE
/kən'tend/

verb, formal - to state or argue something strongly, especially in a formal context or in disagreement

background actor
background actor - komparzista, statista
BrE
/'bækgraʊndˌæktə/
AmE
/'bækgraʊndˌæktər/

noun, technical - a person who appears in a film or on stage in an unimportant role

mileometer
mileometer - počítač ujetých kilometrů, kilometrovník, počítadlo ujetých kilometrů
BrE
/maɪ'lɒmɪtə/
AmE
/maɪ'lɑ:mət̬ər/

noun, British English - a device in a vehicle used to measure the distance traveled (esp. in miles)

 
buy into - ztotožňovat se s, souhlasit s
BrE
/ˌbaɪ'ɪntə/
AmE
/ˌbaɪ'ɪntə/

verb, informal - to accept or believe in an idea that many other people also believe in

 
pasteurized milk - pasterované mléko
BrE
/'pɑ:stʃəraɪzd ˌmɪlk/
AmE
/'pæstʃəraɪzd ˌmɪlk/

noun - milk that has been slightly heated in order to kill harmful bacteria in it

fountain
fountain - fontána, vodotrysk, kašna
BrE
/'faʊntən/
AmE
/'faʊnt̬ən/

noun - a thing that sends water high in the air, usually in parks for decoration

save up
save up - šetřit (peníze), šetřit (na co)
BrE
/ˌseɪv'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌseɪv'ʌp/

verb - to keep money in order to be able to buy something in the future

boil
boil - vařit (ve vodě)
BrE
/'bɔɪl/
AmE
/'bɔɪl/

verb - to cook in water that is so hot that there are bubbles in it

compare
compare - porovnat, srovnat
BrE
/kəm'peə/
AmE
/kəm'per/

verb - to check in which ways things are similar and in which they are different