string
string - struna
BrE
/'strɪŋ/
AmE
/'strɪŋ/

noun - one of the thin metal wires on a guitar, violin or in a piano etc. that produce sounds or music

freeze
freeze - ani hnout
BrE
/'friz/
AmE
/'friz/

verb - the word that a policeman (usually with a gun in his hand) uses to tell somebody to stop moving completely

 
ad - reklama (krátce), inzerát (krátce)
BrE
/'æd/
AmE
/'æd/

noun - information in the newspapers or Tv etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product, use a service etc.

 
sodium - sodík
BrE
/'səʊdiəm/
AmE
/'soʊdiəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 11) a silvery white element that occurs for example in salt and salt water

torture
torture - mučení
BrE
/'tɔ:tʃə/
AmE
/'tɔ:rtʃər/

noun - the act of causing someone great pain esp. in order to make them give you information or to punish them

 
crucify - ukřižovat
BrE
/'kru:sɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'kru:səfaɪ/

verb - to kill somebody by nailing them to a wooden cross (which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals)

tuck
tuck - zastrčit si (např. košili)
BrE
/'tʌk/
AmE
/'tʌk/

verb - to insert the end of something (such as a shirt) into something, usually in order to make it look tidier

 
turnover - obrat
BrE
/'tɜ:nəʊvə/
AmE
/'tɜ:rnoʊvər/

noun - the amount of money received by a company etc. for selling products or services in a particular period of time

front desk
front desk - recepce, recepční pult (v hotelu či firmě)
BrE
/'frʌntˌdesk/
AmE
/'frʌntˌdesk/

noun - a desk in a hotel or an office building, usually near the entrance, where people go when they first arrive

 
aerobic - aerobní
BrE
/eə'rəʊbɪk/
AmE
/e'roʊbɪk/

adjective - (of physical exercise) done with medium intensity for a longer time in order to improve the function of the heart and lungs, e.g. brisk walking, swimming, running, or cycling

toilet
toilet - záchod, záchodová mísa, klozet
BrE
/'tɔɪlət/
AmE
/'tɔɪlət/

noun - a large flushable bowl with a seat on it that you can use to get rid of the waste material in your body, a small room with such a bowl in it

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armpit
armpit - podpaží, podpaždí, podpažní jamka
BrE
/'ɑ:mpɪt/
AmE
/'ɑ:rmpɪt/

noun - the part under the arm, where the arm joins the shoulder

wrist
wrist - zápěstí
BrE
/'rɪst/
AmE
/'rɪst/

noun - the part of the body where the hand joins the arm

Saturday
Saturday - sobota
BrE
/'sætədeɪ/
AmE
/'sæt̬ərdeɪ/

noun - the sixth day of the week, the beginning of the weekend