tsunami
tsunami - přílivová vlna, tsunami
BrE
/tsu:'nɑ:mi/
AmE
/tsu:'nɑ:mi/

noun - a huge wave in the sea or ocean that destroys houses etc. on the coast

tidal wave
tidal wave - přílivová vlna, tsunami
BrE
/'taɪdl weɪv/
AmE
/'taɪdl weɪv/

noun - a huge wave in the sea or ocean that destroys houses etc. on the coast

urinate
urinate - močit
BrE
/'jʊərɪneɪt/
AmE
/'jʊrɪneɪt/

verb, formal - to go to the toilet and let the yellowish liquid come out of your body

 
optimism - optimismus
BrE
/'ɒptɪmɪzəm/
AmE
/'ɑ:ptəmɪzəm/

noun - the ability to see the good side of everything; a belief in a good end

praying mantis
praying mantis - kudlanka, kudlanka nábožná
BrE
/'preɪɪŋ mæntɪs/
AmE
/'preɪɪŋ mænt̬ɪs/

noun - a large green insect, it is known that the female eats the male after mating

 
how many - kolik
BrE
/ˌhaʊ'meni/
AmE
/ˌhaʊ'meni/

determiner - an expression used at the beginning of questions to find out the number of something

rainbow
rainbow - duha
BrE
/'reɪnbəʊ/
AmE
/'reɪnboʊ/

noun - the arch of different colours that sometimes forms in the sky after it has rained

rain
rain - pršet
BrE
/'reɪn/
AmE
/'reɪn/

verb - (of water) to fall from the sky in the form of little drops of water

reflection
reflection - odraz, obraz
BrE
/rɪ'flekʃn/
AmE
/rɪ'flekʃn/

noun - an image that you can see in the mirror, or on the surface of water

question mark
question mark - otazník
BrE
/'kwestʃənmɑ:k/
AmE
/'kwestʃənmɑ:rk/

noun - the mark ' ? ' which is used at the end of a sentence that requires an answer

surname
surname - příjmení
BrE
/'sɜ:neɪm/
AmE
/'sɜ:rneɪm/

noun - the name you have in common with other members of the family, a family name

 
subtraction - odčítání, odečet
BrE
/səb'trækʃn/
AmE
/səb'trækʃn/

noun - a mathematical operation using the sign 'minus'; the act of taking a part from something

soul
soul - duše (člověka)
BrE
/'səʊl/
AmE
/'soʊl/

noun - the part of a person which is not physical, the spiritual part of a person

 
extension - linka (tel.), klapka (tel.)
BrE
/ɪk'stenʃn/
AmE
/ɪk'stenʃn/

noun - one of the telephones in a large building which is connected to the central one

tentacle
tentacle - chapadlo
BrE
/'tentəkl/
AmE
/'tent̬əkl/

noun - one of the long soft parts of the body of some animals (such as octopuses)