adjective, formal
-
concerned with or experienced in material, practical matters and the things of the physical world, as opposed to spiritual or religious matters
piercing
- piercing
BrE
/'pɪəsɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɪrsɪŋ/
noun
-
a hole (or the process of making a hole) in surface of the body so that you can wear jewellery in it
rudder
- kormidlo
BrE
/'rʌdə/
AmE
/'rʌdər/
noun
-
a flat, movable device attached to the rear of a boat or aircraft, used for steering and controlling the direction of movement
radar trap
- měřený úsek (projíždějících vozidel), policejní radar
BrE
/'reɪdɑ: træp/
AmE
/'reɪdɑ:r træp/
noun
-
a place on a road where the police measure the speed of passing cars and catch drivers who are going too fast
speed trap
- měřený úsek (projíždějících vozidel), policejní radar
BrE
/'spi:d træp/
AmE
/'spi:d træp/
noun
-
a place on a road where the police measure the speed of passing cars and catch drivers who are going too fast
instalment
- díl, pokračování, epizoda (příběhu, seriálu atp.)
BrE
/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/
noun
-
one of the parts of a story that appears regularly on TV, on the radio, or in a magazine or a newspaper
tuber
- hlíza, bulva
BrE
/'tju:bə/
AmE
/'tju:bər/
noun
-
a swollen part on the stem or root of some plants which is under the ground and from which new plants grow
capsule
- kabina (kosmická), modul
BrE
/'kæpsju:l/
AmE
/'kæpsl/
noun
-
the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and spend a lot of time, it is separated from the main rocket
crosswalk
- přechod pro chodce
BrE
/'krɒswɔ:k/
AmE
/'krɑ:swɔ:k/
noun, American English
-
a place where people can walk across a road, it is usually marked by white stripes on the surface of the road
stoplight
- semafory, semafor
BrE
/'stɒplaɪt/
AmE
/'stɑ:plaɪt/
noun, American English
-
the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red
turn in
- nahlásit na policii, vydat policii
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'ɪn/
verb
-
to take someone to the police because they have committed a crime, to tell the police that somebody has committed a crime
republic
- republika
BrE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/
AmE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/
noun
-
a political system in which the government is formed by politicians elected by people, the head of state is usually a president
verandah
- veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/
noun
-
a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall
veranda
- veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/
noun
-
a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall
porch
- veranda, krytý vchod
BrE
/'pɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'pɔ:rtʃ/
noun
-
a part of the house outside of the main door which has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall