adjective, formal
-
concerned with or experienced in material, practical matters and the things of the physical world, as opposed to spiritual or religious matters
canal
- trubice, cesta (v těle)
BrE
/kə'næl/
AmE
/kə'næl/
noun
-
a tubular passage or channel within the body that allows the flow of substances or serves as a conduit for bodily functions
piercing
- piercing
BrE
/'pɪəsɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɪrsɪŋ/
noun
-
a hole (or the process of making a hole) in surface of the body so that you can wear jewellery in it
turn in
- nahlásit na policii, vydat policii
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'ɪn/
verb
-
to take someone to the police because they have committed a crime, to tell the police that somebody has committed a crime
stoplight
- semafory, semafor
BrE
/'stɒplaɪt/
AmE
/'stɑ:plaɪt/
noun, American English
-
the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red
rudder
- kormidlo
BrE
/'rʌdə/
AmE
/'rʌdər/
noun
-
a flat, movable device attached to the rear of a boat or aircraft, used for steering and controlling the direction of movement
capsule
- kabina (kosmická), modul
BrE
/'kæpsju:l/
AmE
/'kæpsl/
noun
-
the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and spend a lot of time, it is separated from the main rocket
whodunnit
- detektivka, napínavá detektivka
BrE
/ˌhu:'dʌnɪt/
AmE
/ˌhu:'dʌnɪt/
noun, formal
-
a kind of detective story which makes you wonder about who committed the crime, which you usually cannot guess until the end
republic
- republika
BrE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/
AmE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/
noun
-
a political system in which the government is formed by politicians elected by people, the head of state is usually a president
floo powder
- prášek Letax
BrE
/'flu: paʊdə/
AmE
/'flu: paʊdər/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) the magical powder that enables witches and wizards to travel from one place to another by the use of fireplaces
pole
- pól
BrE
/'pəʊl/
AmE
/'poʊl/
noun
-
one of the ends of a magnet, one of the ends of an imaginary line around which something (such as Earth) revolves
porch
- veranda, krytý vchod
BrE
/'pɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'pɔ:rtʃ/
noun
-
a part of the house outside of the main door which has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall
stoplights
- semafory, semafor
BrE
/'stɒplaɪts/
AmE
/'stɑ:plaɪts/
noun, American English
-
the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red
verandah
- veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/
noun
-
a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall
veranda
- veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/
noun
-
a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall