intervention - zásah (do něčeho), zakročení
BrE
/ˌɪntə'venʃən/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ər'venʃən/

noun - the act of getting involved in a conflict of two parties in order to settle it

 
cleft lip - rozštěp rtu
BrE
/ˌkleft'lɪp/
AmE
/ˌkleft'lɪp/

noun - a birth defect in which there is a split or opening in the baby's upper lip

 
distance education - distanční vzdělávání
BrE
/ˌdɪstəns ˌedʒə'keɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌdɪstəns ˌedʒə'keɪʃən/

noun - an education model in which students are not required to be physically present in the classroom

 
distance learning - distanční vzdělávání
BrE
/ˌdɪstəns'lɜ:nɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌdɪstəns'lɜ:rnɪŋ/

noun - an education model in which students are not required to be physically present in the classroom

ark
ark - archa
BrE
/'ɑ:k/
AmE
/'ɑ:rk/

noun - (in the Bible) the boat on which Noah, his family and two of every animal survived the Flood

 
greenhouse effect - skleníkový efekt
BrE
/'gri:nhaʊs ɪ'fekt/
AmE
/'gri:nhaʊs ɪ'fekt/

noun - a situation in which the heat cannot escape from Earth though the atmosphere and makes the planet warmer

thimble
thimble - náprstek
BrE
/'θɪmbl/
AmE
/'θɪmbl/

noun - a small metal cup used in sewing to protect the finger that pushes the needle through the cloth

racing
racing - závody
BrE
/'reɪsɪŋ/
AmE
/'reɪsɪŋ/

noun - a competition in which several competitors start at the same time and the winner is the fastest one

 
Protestant - protestantský
BrE
/'prɒtɪstənt/
AmE
/'prɑ:t̬ɪstənt/

adjective - connected with the part of Christian religion that separated from the Roman Catholic church in the 16th century

 
echo - připomínka (nějaké události apod.), vzpomínka
BrE
/'ekəʊ/
AmE
/'ekoʊ/

noun - something that is similar to something else that happened in the past; something that reminds you of something that happened in the past

 
opposition - opozice (polit.)
BrE
/ˌɒpə'zɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌɑ:pə'zɪʃən/

noun - the political parties or politicians in a parliament who are not in power and who criticize or challenge the government’s actions and policies

 
British Summer Time - letní čas
BrE
/ˌbrɪtɪʃ 'sʌmə taɪm/
AmE
/ˌbrɪtɪʃ 'sʌmər taɪm/

noun - the time used in the UK in summer that is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (it is often abbreviated as BST)

inject
inject - vstříknout
BrE
/ɪn'dʒekt/
AmE
/ɪn'dʒekt/

verb - to put medicine into the body through the skin by using a thin needle, to put liquid in something in a similar way

 
Ursa Major - Velká medvědice (souhvězdí)
BrE
/ˌɜ:sə 'meɪdʒə/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rsə 'meɪdʒər/

noun - a large constellation in the northern sky, also known as the Great Bear; it contains the asterism called the Big Dipper

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