breach of contract
breach of contract - porušení smlouvy
BrE
/bri:tʃ əv 'kɒntrækt/
AmE
/bri:tʃ əv 'kɑ:ntrækt/

noun - an act that breaks a contract

block of flats
block of flats - bytovka, panelák, činžovní dům, bytový dům
BrE
/ˌblɒkəf'flæts/
AmE
/ˌblɑ:kəf'flæts/

noun, British English - a large building with many flats

 
acquittal of accused - osvobození obviněného
BrE
/ə'kwɪtl əv ə'kjuzd/
AmE
/ə'kwɪt̬l əv ə'kjuzd/

noun, formal - the act of stating that a person who has been accused of a crime is innocent

bar of chocolate
bar of chocolate - tabulka čokolády
BrE
/'bɑ:rəf'tʃɒklɪt/
AmE
/'bɑ:rəf'tʃɑ:klɪt/

noun - a rectangular piece of chocolate that can usually be bought in a shop

 
Ministry of Magic - ministerstvo kouzel
BrE
/ˌmɪnɪstri əv 'mædʒɪk/
AmE
/ˌmɪnɪstri əv 'mædʒɪk/

noun - the main authority in the world of wizards and witches

 
pad of paper - blok papíru
BrE
/ˌpæd əf'peɪpə/
AmE
/ˌpæd əf'peɪpər/

noun - a bunch of sheets of paper fastened together

 
standard of living - životní úroveň
BrE
/ˌstændəd əv'lɪvɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌstændəd əv'lɪvɪŋ/

noun - the quality of life that depends on the amount of money you have and on what you can and can't afford

 
court of appeal - odvolací soud
BrE
/kɔ:t əv ə'pi:l/
AmE
/kɔ:rt̬ əv ə'pi:l/

noun - a court where you can make a formal request for a legal decision to be changed

 
Republic of Ireland - Irská republika
BrE
/rɪˌpʌblɪk əv'aɪələnd/
AmE
/rɪˌpʌblɪk əv'aɪərlənd/

noun - the country located on the British Isles, its capital is Dublin

 
point of view - hledisko, názor, úhel pohledu
BrE
/ˌpɔɪnt əv'vju:/
AmE
/ˌpɔɪnt əv'vju:/

noun - an opinion on something, the way of looking at something

 
break of day - rozbřesk
BrE
/ˌbreɪk əv'deɪ/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk əv'deɪ/

noun - the first light of day

 
coat of arms - erb
BrE
/ˌkəʊt əv'ɑ:mz/
AmE
/ˌkoʊt̬ əv'ɑ:rmz/

noun - the official symbol of a family, country etc, usually displayed on shields etc.

 
figure of speech - slovní obrat, řečnický obrat
BrE
/ˌfɪgərəv'spi:tʃ/
AmE
/ˌfɪgjərəv'spi:tʃ/

noun - a word or phrase that does not have the literal meaning

 
break of dawn - rozbřesk
BrE
/ˌbreɪk əv'dɔ:n/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk əv'dɔ:n/

noun - the first light of day

 
place of residence - trvalé bydliště, bydliště, trvalého bydliště
BrE
/ˌpleɪs əv'rezɪdəns/
AmE
/ˌpleɪs əv'rezɪdəns/

noun, formal - the place where you officially live