high heel
high heel - vysoký podpatek, bota na vysokém podpatky
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'hi:l/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'hi:l/

noun - a long part of a woman's shoe that supports the back of the foot; or a shoe with this part

 
Communion - přijímání (náb.)
BrE
/kə'mju:niən/
AmE
/kə'mju:niən/

noun - a kind of Christian ceremony at which people share bread and wine as a symbol of Christ's body and blood

Montana
Montana - Montana
BrE
/mɒn'tænə/
AmE
/mɑ:n'tænə/

noun - a US state located in the Rocky Mountains in the north of the country, the capital of which is Helena

countdown
countdown - odpočítávání
BrE
/'kaʊntˌdaʊn/
AmE
/'kaʊntˌdaʊn/

noun - counting backwards (esp. before something is supposed to happen - an explosion of a bomb, the launch of a rocket etc.)

 
pagan - pohanský
BrE
/'peɪgən/
AmE
/'peɪgən/

adjective - of a religion that worships many gods (esp. the kind of a religion that existed before Christianity, Islam, Buddhism etc.)

 
harem - harém
BrE
/'herəm/
AmE
/'herəm/

noun, American English - the wives or concubines of a man (esp. in Muslim societies) or the part of a house where they live

list
list - sepsat, napsat soupis (čeho), napsat seznam (čeho)
BrE
/'lɪst/
AmE
/'lɪst/

verb - to write down a number of things or people on a single sheet of paper, usually one above the other

 
modesty - počestnost, cudnost
BrE
/'mɒdəsti/
AmE
/'mɑ:dəsti/

noun - (usually of women) the quality of not showing your sexuality by the clothes you wear or the way you act

 
deprivation - odnětí (něčeho), zbavení (něčeho)
BrE
/ˌdeprɪ'veɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌdeprɪ'veɪʃən/

noun - the act of taking something away from somebody, a state of not having something important (such as food, sleep etc.)

the can
the can - hajzl (záchod), záchod
BrE
/ðə'kæn/
AmE
/ðə'kæn/

noun, informal - a piece of furniture (or a small room) where you can get rid of the waste material in your body

 
turnover - obrat
BrE
/'tɜ:nəʊvə/
AmE
/'tɜ:rnoʊvər/

noun - the amount of money received by a company etc. for selling products or services in a particular period of time

 
conclude - dojít k závěru, udělat závěr
BrE
/kəŋ'klu:d/
AmE
/kəŋ'klu:d/

verb - to come to the end of; to form an opinion at the end of something that you have gone through

fossil
fossil - zkamenělina, fosílie
BrE
/'fɒsl/
AmE
/'fɑ:sl/

noun - a part of a living organism or the shape of its body preserved in rock for a very long time

 
jet lag - desynchronismus, nemoc časových pásem
BrE
/'dʒetlæg/
AmE
/'dʒetlæg/

noun - the state of feeling tired and uneasy because of a long flight to a place in a different time zone

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