area code - místní předvolba (tel.), předvolba (tel.)
BrE
/'eəriəˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'eriəˌkoʊd/

noun - the number you dial before the actual phone number if you want to contact somebody in a different area or region

zebra crossing
zebra crossing - přechod pro chodce
BrE
/ˌzebrə'krɒsɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌzi:brə'krɑ:sɪŋ/

noun, British English - a place where pedestrians can cross a road, it is marked by white stripes painted on the surface of the road

wrestling
wrestling - zápasy, zápasení
BrE
/'reslɪŋ/
AmE
/'reslɪŋ/

noun - a fighting sport in which the opponents try to get hold of each other and throw each other on the ground

 
terminator - terminátor
BrE
/'tɜ:mɪneɪtə/
AmE
/'tɜ:rməneɪt̬ər/

noun - (from a movie) a robot which came from the future to kill an important person in order to change the future

blinds
blinds - závěsy, rolety, žaluzie, roleta
BrE
/'blaɪndz/
AmE
/'blaɪndz/

noun - something that can cover the window in order that daylight doesn't get into the room and people outside can't see in

gooseberry
gooseberry - angrešt
BrE
/'gu:sbəri/
AmE
/'gu:sberi/

noun - a small green berry that grows on a bush with thorns, the skin of the fruit is covered with tiny hairs

 
vicious cycle - začarovaný cyklus
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'saɪkl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'saɪkl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

 
vicious spiral - začarovaná spirála
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem makes the first one even worse

 
vicious circle - začarovaný kruh
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:kl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:rkl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

tongue
tongue - jazyk (v ústech)
BrE
/'tʌŋ/
AmE
/'tʌŋ/

noun - the part of the body that you use to taste food, it is in your mouth and moves when you speak

 
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

surface
surface - povrch, plocha, hladina
BrE
/'sɜ:fɪs/
AmE
/'sɜ:rfəs/

noun - the flat top or outside part of something, e.g. of a table etc; the flat top of a body of water

 
sum - shrnout, sečíst dohromady, sečíst
BrE
/'sʌm/
AmE
/'sʌm/

verb - to put everything together; to add all the numbers together; to come to a conclusion by putting all the things together

referee
referee - rozhodčí
BrE
/ˌrefə'ri:/
AmE
/ˌrefə'ri:/

noun - a person in a game or sport who prevents the players from breaking the rules, punishes players who break them etc.

cloak
cloak - plášť
BrE
/'kləʊk/
AmE
/'kloʊk/

noun - a loose piece of clothing that has no sleeves, you fasten it around the neck (it was used in the past)