flying - létání
BrE
/'flaɪɪŋ/
AmE
/'flaɪɪŋ/

noun - the act of moving through the air, usually with wings etc.

shade
shade - odstín, tón (barvy)
BrE
/'ʃeɪd/
AmE
/'ʃeɪd/

noun - a type of a color, how dark or light it is

 
discrimination - diskriminace, znevýhodňování
BrE
/dɪˌskrɪmɪ'neɪʃn/
AmE
/dɪˌskrɪmə'neɪʃən/

noun - prejudice against someone (e.g. because of their religion, sex, race etc.)

aground
aground - na mělčině, na zemi
BrE
/ə'graʊnd/
AmE
/ə'graʊnd/

adjective - (of a ship etc.) in shallow water or on the ground

 
downsize - zredukovat, snížit (stavy ve společnosti)
BrE
/'daʊnsaɪz/
AmE
/'daʊnsaɪz/

verb - to reduce the number of employees in order to reduce costs

 
petition - petice
BrE
/pə'tɪʃn/
AmE
/pə'tɪʃən/

noun - a document signed by a lot of people to request something

 
delegate - delegát, vyslanec
BrE
/'delɪgət/
AmE
/'delɪgət/

noun - a person who is chosen to act on behalf of others

alphabetically
alphabetically - abecedně, podle abecedy, v abecedním řazení
BrE
/ˌælfə'betɪkli/
AmE
/ˌælfə'betɪkli/

adverb - arranged in the same order as the letters of the alphabet

 
chair - předsedat, vést
BrE
/'tʃeə/
AmE
/'tʃer/

verb - to be the chairperson of a meeting, to be in charge

 
outskirts - předměstí, periferie
BrE
/'aʊtskɜ:ts/
AmE
/'aʊtskɜ:rts/

noun - the areas forming the edge of a town or a city

 
activated charcoal - živočišné uhlí
BrE
/ˌæktəveɪtɪd 'tʃɑ:kəʊl/
AmE
/ˌæktəveɪt̬ɪd 'tʃɑ:rkoʊl/

noun - a form of carbon that you take to treat stomach problems

activated carbon
activated carbon - živočišné uhlí
BrE
/ˌæktəveɪtɪd 'kɑ:bən/
AmE
/ˌæktəveɪt̬ɪd 'kɑ:rbən/

noun - a form of carbon that you take to treat stomach problems

ice skating
ice skating - (lední) bruslení
BrE
/'aɪs ˌskeɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'aɪs ˌskeɪt̬ɪŋ/

noun - the activity or sport of moving on ice wearing ice-skates

 
single-sided - jednostranný
BrE
/'sɪŋglˌsaɪdɪd/
AmE
/'sɪŋglˌsaɪdɪd/

adjective - having words, pictures, etc. only on one side of a page

 
leak - prosáknout, uniknout (např. informace), vyzradit
BrE
/'li:k/
AmE
/'li:k/

verb - (of something secret) to become known, to give away secret information