Tudor - Tudor, Tudorovec
BrE
/'tju:də/
AmE
/'tu:dər/

noun - a member of the family that ruled England between 1485 and 1603

 
constituent - složka, prvek
BrE
/kən'stɪtʃʊənt/
AmE
/kən'stɪtʃʊənt/

noun - one of the things from which a substance or system is formed

 
ballot box - volební urna, hlasovací urna
BrE
/'bælət bɒks/
AmE
/'bælət bɑ:ks/

noun - a box where you put the piece of paper with your vote

 
tailcoat - frak
BrE
/'teɪlkəʊt/
AmE
/'teɪlkoʊt/

noun - a formal man's jacket that has two long pieces at the back

 
tails - frak
BrE
/'teɪlz/
AmE
/'teɪlz/

noun - a formal man's jacket that has two long pieces at the back

 
pathos - patos, dojemnost
BrE
/'peɪθɒs/
AmE
/'peɪθɑ:s/

noun, literary - the quality of something that produces a feeling of sadness or sympathy

stab
stab - bodnutí (nožem, špičatým předmětem)
BrE
/'stæb/
AmE
/'stæb/

noun - the act of hurting someone with a knife or another sharp object

 
homestay - ubytování v rodině
BrE
/'həʊmsteɪ/
AmE
/'hoʊmsteɪ/

noun - accommodation in the home of a host family, especially for students etc.

landfill
landfill - skládka (zavážková)
BrE
/'lændfɪl/
AmE
/'lændfɪl/

noun - a place where large amounts of waste are buried under the earth

 
seizure - zabavení, zadržení, exekuce
BrE
/'si:ʒə/
AmE
/'si:ʒər/

noun - the act of taking usually illegal goods from a person or company

 
informer - udavač, konfident, donašeč
BrE
/ɪn'fɔ:mə/
AmE
/ɪn'fɔ:rmər/

noun - a person who secretly gives information to the police or other authority

 
in-line - přímo v textu
BrE
/'ɪnlaɪn/
AmE
/'ɪnlaɪn/

adjective - placed directly in the text (i. e. not as a footnote etc.)

cuddle
cuddle - přitulení, objetí
BrE
/'kʌdl/
AmE
/'kʌdl/

noun - the act of keeping very close to somebody in a loving way

 
putt - patovat, doklepnout do jamky (v golfu)
BrE
/'pʌt/
AmE
/'pʌt/

verb - to hit a golf ball gently when it is near the hole

 
probe - vyšetřovat sondou, sondovat
BrE
/'prəʊb/
AmE
/'prəʊb/

verb - to examine the inside of someone's body with a long metal tool