pursuit
pursuit - usilování, snaha o dosažení
BrE
/pə'sju:t/
AmE
/pər'su:t/

noun - the act of trying to achieve something

 
discipline - ukáznit, cepovat, trestat
BrE
/'dɪsɪplɪn/
AmE
/'dɪsɪplɪn/

verb - to punish someone who doesn't behave properly

 
thresh - mlátit obilí
BrE
/'θreʃ/
AmE
/'θreʃ/

verb - to separate grains from their husks using a special tool or a machine

 
flail - cep
BrE
/'fleɪl/
AmE
/'fleɪl/

noun - a tool that people used in the past to separate the grains from their husks, it consisted of a long handle and a shorter stick hanging from it, it was also used as a primitive weapon

 
cetera - cetera (lat.)
BrE
/'setərə/
AmE
/'set̬ərə/

phrase - Latin word meaning 'remaining'

 
et - et (lat.)
BrE
/'et/
AmE
/'et/

conjunction - latin word for 'and'

 
et cetera - a tak dále
BrE
/et'setərə/
AmE
/et'set̬ərə/

phrase, formal - and so on

 
colour-blind - barvoslepý
BrE
/'kʌlə blaɪnd/
AmE
/'kʌlər blaɪnd/

adjective, British English - not able to see colours or the difference between some colours

 
maritime - námořní
BrE
/'mærɪtaɪm/
AmE
/'mærɪtaɪm/

adjective - connected with the sea or ships

 
carjacker - únosce auta
BrE
/'kɑ:ˌjʒækə/
AmE
/'kɑ:rˌjʒækər/

noun - a person who uses violence or threats to make a driver give them their car or take them somewhere

 
carjack - unést auto, násilně odcizit auto
BrE
/'kɑ:ˌjʒæk/
AmE
/'kɑ:rˌjʒæk/

verb - to use violence or threats to make a driver give you their car or take you somewhere

 
church - bohoslužby (v kostele)
BrE
/'tʃɜ:tʃ/
AmE
/'tʃɜ:rtʃ/

noun - a Christian religious service or services

church
church - církev
BrE
/'tʃɜ:tʃ/
AmE
/'tʃɜ:rtʃ/

noun - a particular Christian organization

elbow grease
elbow grease - dřina, makačka, fyzická námaha (hlavně při úklidu)
BrE
/'elbəʊˌgri:s/
AmE
/'elboʊˌgri:s/

noun, informal - a lot of physical effort, especially when cleaning or polishing something

quid
quid - libra (peníze)
BrE
/'kwɪd/
AmE
/'kwɪd/

noun, British English, informal - one pound in money