common law
common law - anglo-americké právo
BrE
/ˌkɒmən'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mən'lɔ:/

noun, formal - a law system that consists mostly of traditions and past court decisions, rather than by acts passed by the Parliament

series
series - série, pásmo, seriál (televizní)
BrE
/'sɪəri:z/
AmE
/'sɪri:z/

noun - several things that come one after the other; a television programme with many separate episodes (each has its own story)

radar
radar - radar
BrE
/'reɪdɑ:/
AmE
/'reɪdɑ:r/

noun - a system that can find the position of objects by using radio waves, it is usually used for military purposes

pinch
pinch - špetka
BrE
/'pɪntʃ/
AmE
/'pɪntʃ/

noun - a small amount of salt, sugar etc., the amount that can be picked up between your thumb and index finger

pear
pear - hruška
BrE
/'peə/
AmE
/'per/

noun - a kind of fruit, it is juicy and sweet, it is narrower at one end and wider at the other

plant
plant - rostlina
BrE
/'plɑ:nt/
AmE
/'plænt/

noun - a living thing that grows in the earth, usually with green leaves etc., sometimes grown by people in their houses

superstitious
superstitious - pověrčivý
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'stɪʃəs/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'stɪʃəs/

adjective - believing that a certain ritual or activity etc. can bring you good or bad luck (e.g. crossing the fingers etc.)

 
stand aside - odstoupit, ustoupit, postavit se stranou
BrE
/ˌstænd ə'saɪd/
AmE
/ˌstænd ə'saɪd/

verb - to move a little to the right or left, especially to let someone pass or to let somebody do something

alder
alder - olše
BrE
/'ɔ:ldə/
AmE
/'ɔ:ldər/

noun - a tree of the birch family, it has cone-like fruit and toothed leaves, it grown especially on river banks

 
forceps - kleště (lékařské)
BrE
/'fɔ:seps/
AmE
/'fɔ:rseps/

noun - a medical tool made up of two long parts connected in the middle, used to hold and/or pull something

tuck
tuck - zastrčit si (např. košili)
BrE
/'tʌk/
AmE
/'tʌk/

verb - to insert the end of something (such as a shirt) into something, usually in order to make it look tidier

 
stilt - pilota, sloupek (pro vyvýšení budovy nad vodu apod.)
BrE
/'stɪlt/
AmE
/'stɪlt/

noun - one of several wooden (or concrete etc.) posts that are used to support a house above the ground, water etc.

 
sodium - sodík
BrE
/'səʊdiəm/
AmE
/'soʊdiəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 11) a silvery white element that occurs for example in salt and salt water

 
crucify - ukřižovat
BrE
/'kru:sɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'kru:səfaɪ/

verb - to kill somebody by nailing them to a wooden cross (which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals)

 
commentator - komentátor
BrE
/'kɒmənteɪtə/
AmE
/'kɑ:mənteɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who's job is to describe sports events while they are happening, especially on TV or on the radio)