eclipse
eclipse - zatmění (např. slunce)
BrE
/ɪ'klɪps/
AmE
/ɪ'klɪps/

noun - a situation in which the sunlight cannot come to Earth because the moon gets in the way

rapids
rapids - peřeje
BrE
/'ræpɪdz/
AmE
/'ræpɪdz/

noun - the part of the river where the river flows very fast because it is going over rocks

screenplay
screenplay - scénář
BrE
/'skri:npleɪ/
AmE
/'skri:npleɪ/

noun - the written form of a film, including the dialogues, instructions for actors, descriptions of the scenes etc.

stump
stump - pařez
BrE
/'stʌmp/
AmE
/'stʌmp/

noun - a part of the tree which is left in the ground when the tree is cut down

gladiator
gladiator - gladiátor
BrE
/'glædɪeɪtə/
AmE
/'glædɪeɪt̬ər/

noun - a warrior in ancient Rome who fought in the Colosseum to entertain the public and the Emperor

 
prefix - předpona
BrE
/'pri:fɪks/
AmE
/'pri:fɪks/

noun - a group of letters at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word

pawn
pawn - pěšec (v šachu), pěšák (v šachu), pinčl (v šachu)
BrE
/'pɔ:n/
AmE
/'pɔ:n/

noun - the most numerous and the least powerful chesspiece, it only moves forward and captures to the side

excavation
excavation - vykopávka, vykopání, vykopávání
BrE
/ˌekskə'veɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌekskə'veɪʃən/

noun - the act of digging a hole in the ground; a hole in the ground made by digging

 
funeral notice - smuteční oznámení, parte
BrE
/'fju:nərəlˌnəʊtɪs/
AmE
/'fju:nərəlˌnoʊt̬ɪs/

noun - an announcement of someone's passing away, usually published in the papers by the family of the deceased

 
homeopathy - homeopatie
BrE
/ˌhəʊmi'ɒpəθi/
AmE
/ˌhoʊmi'ɑ:pəθi/

noun - the way of treating diseases etc. with very small amounts of the substances that cause the diseases

 
otorhinolaryngology - otorhinolaryngologie, otorinolaryngologie, ORL
BrE
/ˌəʊtəʊraɪnəʊlærɪŋ'gɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ˌoʊt̬oʊˌraɪnoʊˌlærɪŋ'gɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that deals with the nose, ears and throat

 
hematology - hematologie
BrE
/ˌhi:mə'tɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ˌhi:mə'tɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that studies the blood and treats blood diseases

jaundice
jaundice - žloutenka
BrE
/'dʒɔ:ndɪs/
AmE
/'dʒɔ:ndɪs/

noun - a medical condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes become yellow because of an increase of bilirubin in the blood

 
oesophagus - jícen
BrE
/ɪ'sɒfəgəs/
AmE
/ɪ'sɑ:fəgəs/

noun - a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, allowing food and liquids to pass from the mouth to the stomach for digestion

 
retina - sítnice (oka)
BrE
/'retɪnə/
AmE
/'retɪnə/

noun - a layer of tissue at the back of the eye that receives light and sends pictures of what the eye sees to the brain