report card
report card - vysvědčení
BrE
/rɪ'pɔ:tˌkɑ:d/
AmE
/rɪ'pɔ:rtˌkɑ:rd/

noun, American English - a formal statement concerning a child's performance and behavior in a school year (or a semester)

 
report - vysvědčení
BrE
/rɪ'pɔ:t/
AmE
/rɪ'pɔ:rt/

noun, British English - a formal statement concerning a child's performance and behavior in a school year (or a semester)

 
unselfishly - nesobecky
BrE
/ʌn'selfɪʃli/
AmE
/ʌn'selfɪʃli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you think and care about others more than about yourself

 
explosive - výbušný (povahou), vznětlivý (povahou)
BrE
/ɪks'pləʊsɪv/
AmE
/ɪks'ploʊsɪv/

adjective - likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence

 
civil service - státní služba, státní správa
BrE
/ˌsɪvl'sɜ:vɪs/
AmE
/ˌsɪvl'sɜ:rvɪs/

noun - a sector of government composed of employees chosen on the basis of their ability and experience

 
low-cut - s hlubokým výstřihem
BrE
/'ləʊˌkʌt/
AmE
/'loʊˌkʌt/

adjective - (of a piece of women's clothes) revealing a part of a woman's neck, chest and shoulders

geyser
geyser - gejzír
BrE
/'gi:zə/
AmE
/'gaɪzər/

noun - a hot spring which sends boiling water and steam high into the air like a fountain

 
margin - marže, zisková přirážka
BrE
/'mɑ:dʒɪn/
AmE
/'mɑ:rdʒɪn/

noun - the difference between the cost of producing or marketing something and the selling price of it

hamper
hamper - koš na prádlo
BrE
/'hæmpə/
AmE
/'hæmpər/

noun, American English - a container that you keep your dirty clothes and bed sheets in until they are washed

 
probe - zjišťovat informace, zkoumat
BrE
/'prəʊb/
AmE
/'prəʊb/

verb - to ask questions carefully and not directly in order to find out secret or some information

stutter
stutter - koktání, zadrhávání (v řeči)
BrE
/'stʌtə/
AmE
/'stʌt̬ər/

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

stammer
stammer - koktání
BrE
/'stæmə/
AmE
/'stæmər/

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

witness
witness - svědek (nehody, zločinu apod.)
BrE
/'wɪtnəs/
AmE
/'wɪtnəs/

noun - a person who has seen a crime etc. and can tell the police about what happened

 
wind - natáhnout (hodiny apod.)
BrE
/'waɪnd/
AmE
/'waɪnd/

verb - to make something work by turning something round and round, e.g. a clock, a toy etc.

 
footwear - obuv (zboží)
BrE
/'fʊtweə/
AmE
/'fʊtwer/

noun, formal - shoes, boots, socks and other things that you wear in your feet (used especially in shops)