noun, American English
-
a physical exercise in which you lie down in the horizontal position and lift and lower your body using the muscles on your arms
sit-up
- lehsed, leh-sed
BrE
/'sɪtˌʌp/
AmE
/'sɪt̬ˌʌp/
noun
-
an exercise in which you lie down with your knees slightly bent and then lift the upper part of the body to a sitting position and back
get-up
- ohoz (oblečení), hadry (oblečení)
BrE
/'getˌʌp/
AmE
/'get̬ˌʌp/
noun
-
unusual and silly-looking outfit
pile-up
- řetězová nehoda
BrE
/'paɪlʌp/
AmE
/'paɪlʌp/
noun
-
a road accident involving many cars at the same time
close-up
- záběr zblízka
BrE
/'kləʊsʌp/
AmE
/'kləʊsʌp/
noun
-
a photo of a detail taken from a very short distance
runner-up
- druhý (na druhém místě v závodu), na druhém místě (v závodu)
BrE
/'ˌrʌnərʌp/
AmE
/'ˌrʌnərʌp/
noun
-
the competitor who finishes a race second
line-up
- sestava (skupina lidí)
BrE
/'laɪnʌp/
AmE
/'laɪnʌp/
noun
-
a group of people (esp. musicians, sportsmen etc.) assembled for a particular purpose
build-up
- napětí (napjaté očekávání), napjaté očekávání
BrE
/'bɪldˌʌp/
AmE
/'bɪldˌʌp/
noun
-
a period of time before an important event that you have been waiting for
build-up
- nárůst, vzrůst
BrE
/'bɪldˌʌp/
AmE
/'bɪldˌʌp/
noun
-
an increase in number, volume etc. over a period of time
V-up
- sklapovačka
BrE
/'vi:ˌʌp/
AmE
/'vi:ˌʌp/
noun
-
a kind of exercise in which you lie flat and then raise your legs and body towards each other, touching your toes with your fingers