verandah
verandah - veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/

noun - a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall

veranda
veranda - veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/

noun - a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall

hay fever
hay fever - senná rýma
BrE
/'heɪfi:və/
AmE
/'heɪfi:vər/

noun - a kind of illness caused by breathing in the pollen of some plants, its symptoms are a runny nose, sore throat etc.

belly
belly - břicho
BrE
/'beli/
AmE
/'beli/

noun - the front part of your body between the chest and the legs, it gets bigger if you drink a lot of beer

wing
wing - křídlo
BrE
/'wɪŋ/
AmE
/'wɪŋ/

noun - one of the two parts that birds use for flying, one of similar part on an aircraft that enables it to fly

pancake
pancake - lívanec, palačinka
BrE
/'pæŋkeɪk/
AmE
/'pæŋkeɪk/

noun - a thin soft cake made by frying a mixture of flour, eggs and milk, usually with the addition of a rising agent

porch
porch - veranda, krytý vchod
BrE
/'pɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'pɔ:rtʃ/

noun - a part of the house outside of the main door which has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall

tweezers
tweezers - pinzeta
BrE
/'twi:zəz/
AmE
/'twi:zərz/

noun - a tool that is used for picking very small things, it is made of two pieces of metal joined at one end

 
pantomime - pantomima
BrE
/'pæntəmaɪm/
AmE
/'pæntəmaɪm/

noun - telling of a story without words only by the movement of your hands, feet etc. and with the expression on your face

 
relic - relikvie
BrE
/'relɪk/
AmE
/'relɪk/

noun - an object of spiritual value especially if it is connected with a holy person (such as part of their body or clothes)

deity
deity - božstvo, bůh
BrE
/'deɪəti/
AmE
/'deɪət̬i/

noun - a god, a supernatural being who is worshipped by people as the ruler of the world (or a part of the world)

 
bedpan - ložní mísa, mísa (ložní)
BrE
/'bedˌpæn/
AmE
/'bedˌpæn/

noun - a kind of bowl that people use instead of a toilet when they can't leave the bed (if they are sick etc.)

 
downtime - doba nečinnosti, odstávka, prostoj
BrE
/'daʊnˌtaɪm/
AmE
/'daʊnˌtaɪm/

noun - a period of time in which something (a machine) is inactive, a period of time in which a person is not working

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