ecology - ekologie
BrE
/ɪ'kɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ɪ'kɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the branch of biology that studies the relationship of living things and their environment

 
ridge - hřeben (střechy)
BrE
/'rɪdʒ/
AmE
/'rɪdʒ/

noun - the place where two sloping surfaces meet (for example the top of a roof)

leisure
leisure - volný čas, oddech, volné chvíle
BrE
/'leʒə/
AmE
/'li:ʒər/

noun - free time, the time when you can relax, the time when you're not working

 
BS - blbost, kecy, kidy, kraviny
BrE
/ˌbi:'es/
AmE
/ˌbi:'es/

noun, informal - nonsense, rubbish (an abbreaviation used to avoid the vulgar full form of the word)

 
sunken - potopený
BrE
/'sʌŋkən/
AmE
/'sʌŋkən/

adjective - (of a ship etc.) lying on the bottom of the sea, ocean, lake etc.

 
helpdesk - zákaznická služba, zákaznická podpora
BrE
/'helpdesk/
AmE
/'helpdesk/

noun - a service that provides the customer with information about the company's products or services

 
from behind - zezadu
BrE
/frɒm bɪ'haɪnd/
AmE
/frɑ:m bɪ'haɪnd/

adverb - from the back, from the direction behind you so you cannot see it coming

 
governing body - správní orgán, řídící orgán
BrE
/ˌgʌvənɪŋ 'bɒdi/
AmE
/ˌgʌvərnɪŋ 'bɑ:di/

noun - the group of officials that manages or controls the activities of country or organization

 
working class - pracující třída (společenská)
BrE
/ˌwɜ:kɪŋ'klɑ:s/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rkɪŋ'klæs/

noun - the social class that includes the poorer people who have to go to work

 
lower-class - patřící k nižší vrstvě (společenské), patřící k nižší třídě (společenské)
BrE
/'ləʊəˌklɑ:s/
AmE
/'loʊərˌklæs/

adjective - belonging to or connected with the social class that includes the poor, working people

 
middle-class - patřící ke střední třídě, týkající se střední třídy
BrE
/'mɪdlˌklɑ:s/
AmE
/'mɪdlˌklæs/

adjective - belonging to or connected with the social class between the lower and upper class

excrement
excrement - výkal, lejno, trus
BrE
/'ekskrəmənt/
AmE
/'ekskrəmənt/

noun - the solid waste material that leaves your body when you go to the toilet

uniform
uniform - uniforma, stejnokroj
BrE
/'ju:nɪfɔ:m/
AmE
/'ju:nɪfɔ:rm/

noun - the clothes of soldiers, policemen, etc. that are the same for all of them

 
enthrone - usadit na trůn
BrE
/ɪn'θrəʊn/
AmE
/ɪn'θroʊn/

verb - to put somebody on the the throne officially (and make them King or Queen)

wiper
wiper - stěrač
BrE
/'waɪpə/
AmE
/'waɪpər/

noun - one of the devices that remove water etc. from the windscreen of a car