noun
-
the tightening of a muscle, especially the tightening of the womb during childbirth
ragged
- otrhaný, roztrhaný, rozedraný
BrE
/'rægɪd/
AmE
/'rægɪd/
adjective
-
(of clothes) old and torn, (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes
sauté
- restovat, orestovat
BrE
/'səʊteɪ/
AmE
/ˌsɔ:'teɪ/
verb
-
to fry small pieces of food quickly in a small amount of oil
skin
- sloupnout slupku, stáhnout slupku, oloupat
BrE
/'skɪn/
AmE
/'skɪn/
verb
-
to remove the thin outer covering of a piece of fruit or vegetable
mentality
- mentalita
BrE
/men'tæləti/
AmE
/men'tælət̬i/
noun
-
a characteristic way of thinking, esp. when talking about a group of people
draft
- napsat koncept, napsat hrubý návrh
BrE
/'drɑ:ft/
AmE
/'dræft/
verb
-
to write the first version of a piece of writing (an essay etc.)
stroke
- záběr (např. ve veslování), tempo (v plavání)
BrE
/'strəʊk/
AmE
/'stroʊk/
noun
-
one of the repeated movements of hands or oars in swimming or rowing
crisphead lettuce
- ledový salát
BrE
/'krɪsphed ˌletɪs/
AmE
/'krɪsphed ˌlet̬ɪs/
noun
-
a type of lettuce with tight crisp leaves containing a lot of water
iceberg lettuce
- ledový salát
BrE
/'aɪsbɜ:g ˌletɪs/
AmE
/'aɪsbɜ:rg ˌlet̬ɪs/
noun
-
a type of lettuce with tight crisp leaves containing a lot of water
griffin
- gryf (mytické zvíře)
BrE
/'grɪfɪn/
AmE
/'grɪfɪn/
noun
-
a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, often depicted as a guardian of treasures and symbols of strength and wisdom
hatch out
- vylíhnout se, líhnout se, vyklubat se
BrE
/ˌhætʃ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌhætʃ'aʊt/
verb
-
(of birds, reptiles etc.) to come out of the egg, or (of eggs) to break and let a baby animal come out
sculpture
- socha, sochařství
BrE
/'skʌlptʃə/
AmE
/'skʌlptʃər/
noun
-
a kind of a statue of a person or an object made from stone, wood etc.; the art of making these things
fossil
- zkamenělý, fosilní
BrE
/'fɒsl/
AmE
/'fɑ:sl/
adjective
-
(usually of a part of a living organism or the shape of its body) preserved in rock for a very long time
hatch
- vylíhnout se, líhnout se, vyklubat se
BrE
/'hætʃ/
AmE
/'hætʃ/
verb
-
(of birds, reptiles etc.) to come out of the egg, or (of eggs) to break and let a baby animal come out
minority
- menšina (např. národnostní), minorita
BrE
/maɪ'nɒrəti/
AmE
/maɪ'nɔ:rəti/
noun
-
a group of people of a particular nationality or religion living within a larger group of a different nationality or religion etc.
