maze
maze - bludiště
BrE
/'meɪz/
AmE
/'meɪz/

noun - a system of paths most of which don't lead anywhere and you have to find a way through it

heads
heads - panna (strana mince), líc mince
BrE
/'hedz/
AmE
/'hedz/

noun - the side of a coin that usually has a number and a picture of a person's head on it

thong
thong - tanga
BrE
/'θɒŋ/
AmE
/'θɑ:n/

noun - a kind of underwear (knickers, briefs etc.) that only has a very narrow strip of cloth at the back

 
ozone hole - ozonová díra
BrE
/'əʊzəʊnˌhəʊl/
AmE
/'oʊzoʊnˌhoʊl/

noun - an area of the atmosphere where the amount of ozone has been reduced, harmful radiation can pass through it

 
bludger - potlouk
BrE
/'blʌdʒə/
AmE
/'blʌdʒər/

noun - (Harry Potter) one of the balls in Quidditch the purpose of which is to hit players off their broomsticks

 
boggart - bubák
BrE
/'bɒgət/
AmE
/'bɑ:gərt/

noun - (Harry Potter) the magical creature that always assumes the form of the thing that you are most afraid of

 
décolleté - dekolt
BrE
/deɪ'kɒlteɪ/
AmE
/ˌdeɪkɑ:l'teɪ/

noun - the part of a woman's chest, neck and shoulders that can be seen above the neckline of her clothes

 
décolletage - dekolt
BrE
/ˌdeɪkɒl'tɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/deɪˌkɑ:lə'tɑ:ʒ/

noun - the part of a woman's chest, neck and shoulders that can be seen above the neckline of her clothes

 
trimester - trimestr, tříměsíční období
BrE
/ˌtraɪ'mestə/
AmE
/ˌtraɪ'mestər/

noun - one of the three-month periods that something is divided into (esp. of a pregnancy or the academic year)

 
reworking - předělání, přepracování
BrE
/ˌri:'wɜ:kɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌri:'wɜ:rkɪŋ/

noun - the process of improving a speech, piece of writing, etc., or something that has been changed in this way

 
inflexibility - zatrzelost, neústupnost
BrE
/ɪnˌfleksə'bɪləti/
AmE
/ɪnˌfleksə'bɪləti/

noun - (of a person or an organization) the quality of being unable or unwilling to change their decisions, opinions, etc.

binge
binge - šílenství, horečka, orgie, hýření
BrE
/'bɪndʒ/
AmE
/'bɪndʒ/

noun - a short period of time in which you do too much of something (eat, drink, watch something, shop etc.)

 
rat race - honba za (penězi či kariérou apod.)
BrE
/'rætˌreɪs/
AmE
/'rætˌreɪs/

noun - the kind of way of life in which people always compete with each other to be rich, powerful etc.

rock and roll
rock and roll - rock (hudební žánr), rocková hudba
BrE
/ˌrɒk ən 'rəʊl/
AmE
/ˌrɑ:k ən 'roʊl/

noun - the type of music that evolved in the early 1950s in the USA, or any type of rock music

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