pile-up
pile-up - řetězová nehoda
BrE
/'paɪlʌp/
AmE
/'paɪlʌp/

noun - a road accident involving many cars at the same time

 
pull-up - shyb (s přehmatem)
BrE
/'pʊlˌʌp/
AmE
/'pʊlˌʌp/

noun - a physical exercise in which you are suspended holding onto a fixed bar (with your hands slightly apart and your palms facing away from you) and then you pull yourself up until the bar touches your chest and lower yourself down again

chin-up
chin-up - shyb (s podhmatem)
BrE
/'tʃɪnˌʌp/
AmE
/'tʃɪnˌʌp/

noun - a physical exercise in which you are suspended holding onto a fixed bar (with your palms facing towards you) and then you pull yourself up until the bar touches your chest and lower yourself down again

press-up
press-up - klik
BrE
/'presˌʌp/
AmE
/'presˌʌp/

noun, British 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

push-up
push-up - klik
BrE
/'pʊʃˌʌp/
AmE
/'pʊʃˌʌp/

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
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

 
line-up - sestava (skupina lidí)
BrE
/'laɪnʌp/
AmE
/'laɪnʌp/

noun - a group of people (esp. musicians, sportsmen etc.) assembled for a particular purpose

 
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

 
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

 
get-up - ohoz (oblečení), hadry (oblečení)
BrE
/'getˌʌp/
AmE
/'get̬ˌʌp/

noun - unusual and silly-looking outfit

 
and - a
BrE
/'ænd/
AmE
/'ænd/

conjunction - as well as

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