hyena
hyena - hyena
BrE
/haɪ'i:nə/
AmE
/haɪ'i:nə/

noun - a wild animal that looks like a dog, it usually eats dead animals and makes a sound similar to human laughter

dress
dress - šaty
BrE
/'dres/
AmE
/'dres/

noun - a piece of women's clothing, it is usually long and covers the body from the shoulders to the knees or below

 
vicious cycle - začarovaný cyklus
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'saɪkl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'saɪkl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

 
vicious spiral - začarovaná spirála
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem makes the first one even worse

 
vicious circle - začarovaný kruh
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:kl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:rkl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

 
Gospel - evangelium
BrE
/'gɒspl/
AmE
/'gɑ:spl/

noun - one of the four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Jesus Christ, his life and his teachings

skipping rope
skipping rope - švihadlo
BrE
/'skɪpɪŋˌrəʊp/
AmE
/'skɪpɪŋˌroʊp/

noun, British English - a piece of rope held by both ends in your hands that you swing over your head and under your feet

 
arsenic - arzen
BrE
/'ɑ:snɪk/
AmE
/'ɑ:rsnɪk/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 33) a very poisonous semimetal that is sometimes used in insecticides and in some alloys

 
woozy - mající závrať, pociťující motání hlavy
BrE
/'wu:zi/
AmE
/'wu:zi/

adjective - feeling as if the world is turning around you and that you might fall, usually because you are weak, sick etc.

fortuneteller
fortuneteller - věštec, věštkyně
BrE
/'fɔ:tʃu:nˌtelə/
AmE
/'fɔ:rtʃu:nˌtelər/

noun - a person who can see what happens in the future and whose job is telling people what will happen to them

 
fortune-teller - věštec, věštkyně
BrE
/'fɔ:tʃu:nˌtelə/
AmE
/'fɔ:rtʃu:nˌtelər/

noun - a person who can see what happens in the future and whose job is telling people what will happen to them

 
third time lucky - do třetice všeho dobrého
BrE
/ˌθɜ:d taɪm 'lʌki/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rd taɪm 'lʌki/

phrase - used when you have tried to do a particular thing twice before and hope that you will succeed the next time

muzzle
muzzle - náhubek, košík (náhubek)
BrE
/'mʌzl/
AmE
/'mʌzl/

noun - a plastic, metal or leather thing that we put over a dog's mouth and nose to prevent it from biting someone

beacon
beacon - světelné znamení, maják, světelný signál
BrE
/'bi:kən/
AmE
/'bi:kən/

noun - a kind of light that can be seen from a distance and that is used to guide planes or ships etc.

 
trinity - trojice
BrE
/'trɪnəti/
AmE
/'trɪnət̬i/

noun - three people or things seen or understood as one unit (especially in Christianity - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit)