wall
wall - zeď, stěna
BrE
/'wɔ:l/
AmE
/'wɔ:l/

noun - the side of a room or house, it can be made of bricks or wood etc.

flipper
flipper - ploutev (tuleně apod.)
BrE
/'flɪpə/
AmE
/'flɪpər/

noun - one of the two flat arms of some animals (e.g seals) that is used for swimming

festival
festival - festival
BrE
/'festɪvl/
AmE
/'festɪvl/

noun - an event where you can see a series of films, hear a series of bands etc.

 
male - samec
BrE
/'meɪl/
AmE
/'meɪl/

noun - an animal of the sex that does not give birth to the young, opposite of 'female'

vocals
vocals - vokály, zpěv
BrE
/'vəʊklz/
AmE
/'voʊklz/

noun - the part of a song that is sung, the voice of a singer in a song

 
epic - epický
BrE
/'epɪk/
AmE
/'epɪk/

adjective - (of a story etc.) going on for a long time and involving a lot of difficulties

 
acquittal - zproštění viny, osvobození (obviněného)
BrE
/ə'kwɪtl/
AmE
/ə'kwɪt̬l/

noun, formal - a formal decision that someone is not guilty of something that he has been accused of

anorexic
anorexic - anorektický
BrE
/ˌænɒ'reksɪk/
AmE
/ˌænə'reksɪk/

adjective - (usually of young women) very thin (caused by not eating because being afraid of getting fat)

tube
tube - tuba
BrE
/'tju:b/
AmE
/'tu:b/

noun - a special container made of plastic of soft metal that is used for holding toothpaste etc.

sediment
sediment - sediment, usazenina, kal
BrE
/'sedɪmənt/
AmE
/'sedɪmənt/

noun - solid particles that settle at the bottom of a bottle or container of liquid, especially in wine, as a natural by-product of aging or fermentation

 
ventricle - srdeční komora
BrE
/'ventrɪkl/
AmE
/'ventrɪkl/

noun - one of the two lower chambers responsible for pumping blood out of the heart to the rest of the body or to the lungs for oxygenation

map
map - mapa
BrE
/'mæp/
AmE
/'mæp/

noun - a piece of paper with a drawing of the surface of a country or a region, showing where the towns and rivers and lakes etc. are

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