member of parliament - poslanec, poslankyně, člen parlamentu
BrE
/ˌmembərəv'pɑ:ləmənt/
AmE
/ˌmembərəv'pɑ:rləmənt/

noun - a person who has been elected to represent people in a parliament, especially in countries like the UK, Canada, or India

tug of war
tug of war - přetahovaná, přetahování lanem
BrE
/ˌtʌgəv'wɔ:/
AmE
/ˌtʌgəv'wɔ:r/

noun - a contest in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to drag the other across a central line

round of ammunition
round of ammunition - střela, náboj
BrE
/ˌraʊnd əvæmjə'nɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌraʊnd əvæmjə'nɪʃn/

noun - a single unit of ammunition

part of speech
part of speech - slovní druh
BrE
/ˌpɑ:təv 'spi:tʃ/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:rt̬əv 'spi:tʃ/

noun - a particular grammatical class where a word belongs, such as noun, verb, adjective, etc.

 
next of kin - nejbližší příbuzný
BrE
/ˌnekstəv'kɪn/
AmE
/ˌnekstəv'kɪn/

noun, formal - the closest living family member or relative

beast of burden
beast of burden - tažné zvíře
BrE
/ˌbi:stəv'bɜ:dn/
AmE
/ˌbi:stəv'bɜ:rdn/

noun - an animal that pulls or carries things

 
work of art - umělecké dílo
BrE
/ˌwɜ:k əv 'ɑ:t/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rk əv 'ɑ:rt/

noun - an object, usually a painting, statue, etc. made by a talented artist

 
date of birth - datum narození
BrE
/ˌdeɪt ˌəv 'bɜ:θ/
AmE
/ˌdeɪt ˌəv 'bɜ:rθ/

noun - the date on which you were born

 
code of law - systém zákonů
BrE
/ˌkəʊd əv'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌkoʊd əv'lɑ:/

noun - a complete system of written laws

 
code of practice - pravidla chování, zásady chování, kodex chování
BrE
/ˌkəʊd əv'præktɪs/
AmE
/ˌkoʊd əv'præktɪs/

noun - an official set of rules and principles defining how a company's employees should act

 
code of conduct - pravidla chování, zásady chování, kodex chování
BrE
/ˌkəʊd əv'kɒndʌkt/
AmE
/ˌkoʊd əv'kɑ:ndʌkt/

noun - an official set of rules and principles defining how a company's employees should act

beast of prey
beast of prey - šelma
BrE
/ˌbi:stəf'preɪ/
AmE
/ˌbi:stəf'preɪ/

noun - an animal that hunts other animals for food

bird of prey
bird of prey - dravec, dravý pták
BrE
/ˌbɜ:dəf'preɪ/
AmE
/ˌbɜ:rdəf'preɪ/

noun - a bird that hunts other animals for food

 
change of scenery - změna prostředí
BrE
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ əv 'si:nəri/
AmE
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ əv 'si:nəri/

noun - a change of an environment

breach of law
breach of law - porušení zákona
BrE
/'bri:tʃ əv lɔ:/
AmE
/'bri:tʃ əv lɔ:/

noun - an act by which you break a law