noun, British English
-
a kind of jacket without sleeves that men wear as a part of a suit
nanny
- chůva, vychovatelka, paní na hlídání
BrE
/'næni/
AmE
/'næni/
noun
-
a woman who is taking care of a baby or child instead of the mother
monarchy
- monarchie
BrE
/'mɒnəki/
AmE
/'mɑ:nərki/
noun
-
the system of government where the king, queen, emperor etc. is the head of state
bias
- zaujatost, předpojatost, stranění (někomu)
BrE
/'baɪəs/
AmE
/'baɪəs/
noun
-
the state of favouring one group of people which is not based on fair judgement
flares
- kalhoty do zvonu
BrE
/'fleəz/
AmE
/'flerz/
noun
-
a kind of trousers which have the ends of the legs wider than the rest
congress
- kongres
BrE
/'kɒŋgres/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋgres/
noun
-
the group of people who make laws in some countries, especially the United States, where it consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives
chaser
- střelec
BrE
/'tʃeɪsə/
AmE
/'tʃeɪsər/
noun
-
the players of Quidditch whose job is to try to get the Quaffle through one of the hoops on the opponent's side of the pitch
reptile
- plaz
BrE
/'reptaɪl/
AmE
/'reptaɪl/
noun
-
one of the group of cold-blooded animals which come out of eggs and whose body is covered with scales (e.g. a crocodile, snake, etc.)
trailer
- upoutávka na film, ukázky z filmu (reklamní)
BrE
/'treɪlə/
AmE
/'treɪlər/
noun
-
a kind of advertisement for a film that is made up of short parts of the film put together in an exciting and teasing way
mutable
- proměnlivý, měnitelný
BrE
/'mju:təbl/
AmE
/'mju:t̬əbl/
adjective, formal
-
capable of change or being changed
sugary
- slazený, cukrový, sladký, přeslazený
BrE
/'ʃʊgəri/
AmE
/'ʃʊgəri/
adjective
-
containing a lot of sugar, sweet
dun
- šedohnědý
BrE
/'dʌn/
AmE
/'dʌn/
adjective, formal
-
of a dull greyish-brown colour
blacktop
- asfalt
BrE
/'blæktɒp/
AmE
/'blæktɑ:p/
noun, American English
-
a road surface made of asphalt
desktop
- deska stolu, pracovní plocha (na stole)
BrE
/'desktɒp/
AmE
/'desktɑ:p/
noun
-
to top part of a desk
devoid
- postrádající, nemající, prostý (něčeho), bez (něčeho)
BrE
/dɪ'vɔɪd/
AmE
/dɪ'vɔɪd/
adjective, formal
-
completely lacking or empty of something