prevail - převládnout, zvítězit
BrE
/prɪ'veɪl/
AmE
/prɪ'veɪl/

verb - to win over something

 
Fat Lady - Buclatá Dáma
BrE
/'fæt leɪdi/
AmE
/'fæt leɪdi/

noun - (Harry Potter) the portrait that hangs over the entrance to the Gryffindor common room


wing
wing - blatník
BrE
/'wɪŋ/
AmE
/'wɪŋ/

noun, British English - one of the four parts of a car that go over the wheels

fender
fender - blatník
BrE
/'fendə/
AmE
/'fendər/

noun, American English - one of the four parts of a car that go over the wheels

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root
root - rýt, hrabat, rozrýt, rozrývat (a hledat)
BrE
/'ru:t/
AmE
/'ru:t/

verb - to search or dig in the ground by turning it over

hubcap
hubcap - poklice (kola u auta), kryt kola (u auta)
BrE
/'hʌbkæp/
AmE
/'hʌbkæp/

noun - a decorative cover that fits over the center of a wheel

 
collect - hromadit se
BrE
/kə'lekt/
AmE
/kə'lekt/

verb, British English - to gradually increase in the amount over a period of time

relief
relief - úleva
BrE
/rɪ'li:f/
AmE
/rɪ'li:f/

noun - the feeling you have when something difficult or unpleasant is over