to the letter
to the letter - přesně, do detailu, do písmene, do puntíku
BrE
/təðə'letə/
AmE
/təðə'let̬ər/

phrase - doing exactly what you are told to do, paying attention to every detail

 
rappel - slaňovat, slanit
BrE
/ræ'pel/
AmE
/ræ'pel/

verb, American English - to go down a rock face while you are fastened to a rope

stubble
stubble - strniště
BrE
/'stʌbl/
AmE
/'stʌbl/

noun - short stalks that are left in the ground after crops have been harvested

 
supervision - dozor, dohled
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'vɪʒən/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'vɪʒən/

noun - the state of being watched to make sure that you are working properly

abseil
abseil - slaňovat, slanit
BrE
/'æbseɪl/
AmE
/'æbseɪl/

verb, British English - to go down a rock face while you are fastened to a rope

competition
competition - soutěž
BrE
/ˌkɒmpə'tɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mpə'tɪʃn/

noun - an event where many people are trying to be the best and win

campaign
campaign - kampaň
BrE
/kæm'peɪn/
AmE
/kæm'peɪn/

noun - a planned group of activities (e.g. political) that are supposed to achieve something

knot
knot - uzel, smyčka
BrE
/'nɒt/
AmE
/'nɑ:t/

noun - a place where two pieces of rope etc. are tied up together firmly

guidebook
guidebook - průvodce (kniha), knižní průvodce
BrE
/'gaɪdbʊk/
AmE
/'gaɪdbʊk/

noun - a book that gives tourists valuable information about the country they are visiting

greenhouse
greenhouse - skleník
BrE
/'gri:nhaʊs/
AmE
/'gri:nhaʊs/

noun - a small building made of glass or plastic where certains plants are grown

fever
fever - horečka, vysoká teplota
BrE
/'fi:və/
AmE
/'fi:vər/

noun - a very high body temperature that you have when you are very ill

ear
ear - ucho
BrE
/'ɪə/
AmE
/'ɪr/

noun - one of the two parts of the body which are used for hearing

percussion
percussion - perkuse, perkusívní nástroj
BrE
/pə'kʌʃən/
AmE
/pər'kʌʃən/

noun - a kind of musical instruments that are played by hitting them, e.g. drums

suspicious
suspicious - podezíravý
BrE
/səs'pɪʃəs/
AmE
/səs'pɪʃəs/

adjective - not trusting people and thinking that they are not telling the truth etc.

 
pedigree - rodokmen
BrE
/'pedɪgri:/
AmE
/'pedɪgri:/

noun - the recorded history of an animal's ancestors proving that they are pure-bred