snowdrift
snowdrift - závěj
BrE
/'snəʊdrɪft/
AmE
/'snoʊdrɪft/

noun - a large and deep heap of snow that was made by the wind

 
be grounded - mít zaracha
BrE
/ˌbi:'graʊndɪd/
AmE
/ˌbi:'graʊndɪd/

verb, informal - not to be allowed to leave the house (as a form of punishment)

 
short - krátký
BrE
/'ʃɔ:t/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rt/

adjective - not long, not having a large distance from one end to the other

 
shooting - střelba (sport)
BrE
/'ʃu:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'ʃu:t̬ɪŋ/

noun - the sport of killing birds and animals with bullets fired from a gun

 
zigzag - klikatit se
BrE
/'zɪgzæg/
AmE
/'zɪgzæg/

verb - to move with a lot of sharp turns to the right and left

 
metaphor - metafora
BrE
/'metəfɔ:/
AmE
/'met̬əfɔ:r/

noun - a figure of speech, the substitution of one idea or thing with another

debris
debris - trosky, suť, sutiny
BrE
/'debri:/
AmE
/də'bri:/

noun - the remains of something that has been destroyed, esp. a building, aircraft etc.

 
outage - výpadek, omezení (dodávky), přerušení (dodávky)
BrE
/'aʊtɪdʒ/
AmE
/'aʊtɪdʒ/

noun, American English - a temporary interruption in the supply of something (such as gas, electricity etc.)

perseverance
perseverance - vytrvalost, výdrž
BrE
/ˌpɜ:sə'vɪərəns/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:rsə'vɪrəns/

noun - the quality of continuing in a course of action in spite of difficulties

 
opposite - naproti
BrE
/'ɒpəsɪt/
AmE
/'ɑ:pəsɪt/

preposition - a preposition that says that something on the other side of something else

coriander
coriander - koriandr
BrE
/ˌkɒrɪ'ændə/
AmE
/'kɔ:riˌændər/

noun - the leaves and seeds of a Mediterranean plant that are used as seasoning

 
promotion - propagace
BrE
/prə'məʊʃn/
AmE
/prə'moʊʃn/

noun - the act of advertising a product, making something better known among people etc.

scoop
scoop - kopeček (např. zmrzliny), velká lžíce (něčeho), naběračka (něčeho)
BrE
/'sku:p/
AmE
/'sku:p/

noun - the quantity of ice-cream etc. that use served with a large spoon

persistence
persistence - neodbytnost, vytrvalost, umíněnost
BrE
/pə'sɪtənts/
AmE
/prə'sɪtənts/

noun - the act of continuing in a course of action in spite of difficulties

bladder
bladder - močový měchýř
BrE
/'blædə/
AmE
/'blædər/

noun - a membranous sac where urine from the kidneys goes before it is excreted