immunology - imunologie
BrE
/ˌɪmju'nɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ˌɪmju'nɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that studies the immune system

 
breastbone - hrudní kost, prsní kost
BrE
/'brestˌbəʊn/
AmE
/'brestˌboʊn/

noun - the flat bone that most of the ribs are joined to at the front

England
England - Anglie
BrE
/'ɪŋglənd/
AmE
/'ɪŋglənd/

noun - one of the four main parts of the United Kingdom with the capital London

Neptune
Neptune - Neptun
BrE
/'neptju:n/
AmE
/'neptu:n/

noun - the eighth planet of the solar system, the one after Uranus and before Pluto

 
Middle-earth - Středozem
BrE
/ˌmɪdl'ɜ:θ/
AmE
/ˌmɪdl'ɜ:rθ/

noun - the fictional continent and setting for much of J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

 
low tide - odliv, vrchol odlivu, nejnižší hladina odlivu
BrE
/ˌləʊ'taɪd/
AmE
/ˌloʊ'taɪd/

noun - the time when the sea is at its lowest level and the water has moved far back from the shore

 
crotch - rozkrok
BrE
/'krɒtʃ/
AmE
/'krɑ:tʃ/

noun - a part of the body between the tops of the legs, or the part of trousers that cover this area

background
background - pozadí
BrE
/'bækgraʊnd/
AmE
/'bækgraʊnd/

noun - the part of a picture or the view that is behind the things that you can see in the front

Montana
Montana - Montana
BrE
/mɒn'tænə/
AmE
/mɑ:n'tænə/

noun - a US state located in the Rocky Mountains in the north of the country, the capital of which is Helena

 
ventricle - srdeční komora
BrE
/'ventrɪkl/
AmE
/'ventrɪkl/

noun - one of the two lower chambers responsible for pumping blood out of the heart to the rest of the body or to the lungs for oxygenation

 
foreground - popředí
BrE
/'fɔ:ˌgraʊnd/
AmE
/'fɔ:rˌgraʊnd/

noun - the part of a picture or the view that is in front of the things that you can see in the back and in the middle

 
Quaffle - camrál
BrE
/'kwɒfl/
AmE
/'kwɑ:fl/

noun - (Harry Potter) one of the balls that is used in the game of Quidditch, the shooters have to get it through one of the hoops on the opponent's side of the pitch

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