Russian roulette
- ruská ruleta, riskantní činnost, hazardní hra
BrE
/ˌrʌʃn ru:'let/
AmE
/ˌrʌʃn ru:'let/
noun
-
a dangerous activity in which you take a very serious risk, similar to the deadly game where a revolver with one loaded chamber is fired at someone’s own head
sitcom
- situační komedie
BrE
/'sɪtkɒm/
AmE
/'sɪtkɑ:m/
noun
-
a funny television series about a family or a group of people, each episode usually has its own story and you can usually hear people laughing in the background
magnesium
- hořčík
BrE
/mæg'ni:ziəm/
AmE
/mæg'ni:ziəm/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 12) a light gray metal that produces intense, bright white light when it burns, which is why it is often used in pyrotechnics
sea lion
- lachtan
BrE
/'siˌlaɪən/
AmE
/'siˌlaɪən/
noun
-
a large animal similar to a seal which lives in and near the sea and eats fish, it hasn't got legs, only two short flat arms and a tail
pharynx
- hltan
BrE
/'færɪnks/
AmE
/'færɪnks/
noun
-
the muscular tube at the back of the throat that serves as a passage for both air and food
share
- akcie
BrE
/'ʃeə/
AmE
/'ʃer/
noun
-
one of the many small parts of the value of a company that can be sold to the public
gynecology
- gynekologie
BrE
/ˌgaɪnə'kɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ˌgaɪnə'kɑ:lədʒi/
noun
-
the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that studies the diseases of women and their reproductive organs
gynaecology
- gynekologie
BrE
/ˌgaɪnə'kɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ˌgaɪnə'kɑ:lədʒi/
noun
-
the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that studies the diseases of women and their reproductive organs
median
- těžnice
BrE
/'mi:diən/
AmE
/'mi:diən/
noun
-
a straight line passing through one of the corners of a triangle and the middle of the opposite side
root
- kořen
BrE
/'ru:t/
AmE
/'ru:t/
noun
-
the part of a plant which is under the ground and through which it gets nutrients from the soil
rig
- vrtná plošina (ropná)
BrE
/'rɪg/
AmE
/'rɪg/
noun
-
a structure built and equipped for getting oil from under the ground or from the bottom of the sea
boggart
- bubák
BrE
/'bɒgət/
AmE
/'bɑ:gərt/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) the magical creature that always assumes the form of the thing that you are most afraid of
irregular verbs
- nepravidelná slovesa
BrE
/ɪˌregjʊlə'vɜ:bz/
AmE
/ɪˌregjʊlə'vɜ:rbz/
noun
-
the group of verbs that do not form the past tense and past participle by using the ending -ED
bald
- holý, sjetý (např. pneumatika), lysý (např. stráň)