tabloid
tabloid - plátek (noviny), bulvár (noviny), bulvární plátek
BrE
/'tæblɔɪd/
AmE
/'tæblɔɪd/

noun - a popular kind of newspaper that is printed on smaller sheets of paper, usually in color, the news in it is not usually very serious

leg
leg - noha (dolní končetina)
BrE
/'leg/
AmE
/'leg/

noun - one of the two parts of the body that we walk on, it has a knee in the middle and a foot at the end

 
ending - koncovka
BrE
/'endɪŋ/
AmE
/'endɪŋ/

noun - a group of letters added to the end of a word in order to create a different form (such as plural -s, past -ed etc,)

 
gerund - gerundium
BrE
/'dʒerənd/
AmE
/'dʒerənd/

noun - the form of a verb that can be used instead of a noun, in English it has the ending -ING (swimming, being, knowing, having etc.)

Nevada
Nevada - Nevada
BrE
/nɪ'vɑ:də/
AmE
/nə'vædə/

noun - a state in the west of the USA known for its deserts, the capital of gambling - Las Vegas (although the real capital is Carson City)

 
diameter - průměr (např. kruhu)
BrE
/daɪ'æmɪtə/
AmE
/daɪ'æmət̬ər/

noun - the distance between two points on the circumference of a circle that can be connected by a straight line passing the center of the circle

xylophone
xylophone - xylofon
BrE
/'zaɪləfəʊn/
AmE
/'zaɪləfoʊn/

noun - a musical instrument consisting of a set or sets of flat metal bars that make a sound when they are hit with a small hammer

 
specialization - specializace, zaměření
BrE
/ˌspeʃlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌspeʃələ'zeɪʃən/

noun - a particular area of work or study that you know a lot about and spend a great deal of your time and energy on it

 
tropic - obratník
BrE
/'trɒpɪk/
AmE
/'trɑ:pɪk/

noun - one of the two imaginary lines north and south of the equator that marks the farthest the sun can go and still shine directly overhead

 
dialect - nářečí, dialekt
BrE
/'daɪəlekt/
AmE
/'daɪəlekt/

noun - a variety of a language used by a particular group of people, the variety may differ from the main language in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation

cluttered
cluttered - zaneřáděný, plný nepořádku
BrE
/'klʌtəd/
AmE
/'klʌtərd/

adjective - filled with a messy collection of things; untidy or overly full

 
key - klíčový, zásadní, stěžejní, hlavní, rozhodující
BrE
/'ki:/
AmE
/'ki:/

adjective - very important or essential to the understanding or success of something

mellow
mellow - jemný, měkký, příjemný, tlumený (světlo, barva apod.)
BrE
/'meləʊ/
AmE
/'meloʊ/

adjective - (of colour or sound) soft, smooth, and pleasant to the senses

 
enforcement - vymáhání (dodržování práva či pravidel), vynucení
BrE
/ɪn'fɔ:smənt/
AmE
/ɪn'fɔ:rsmənt/

noun - the act of making sure that laws and rules are obeyed

salt-and-pepper
salt-and-pepper - melírovaný, skvrnitý, strakatý, žíhaný
BrE
/ˌsɒltən'pepə/
AmE
/ˌsɑ:ltən'pepər/

adjective - having a speckled appearance of light and dark colours mixed together