learn lines - učit se roli
BrE
/ˌlɜ:n'laɪnz/
AmE
/ˌlɜ:rn'laɪnz/

verb - (of an actor etc.) to learn the words of a character in a film or play

 
leave - dovolená
BrE
/'li:v/
AmE
/'li:v/

noun - the time when you do not go to work, e.g. because you have a baby etc.

karate
karate - karate
BrE
/kə'rɑ:ti/
AmE
/kə'rɑ:ti/

noun - a fighting sport that comes from Japan in which the only weapons are hands and feet

rib
rib - žebro, žebírko, roštěná, roštěnec
BrE
/'rɪb/
AmE
/'rɪb/

noun - a piece of meat with one or several bones taken from the chest of an animal

 
jargon - žargon
BrE
/'dʒɑ:gən/
AmE
/'dʒɑ:rgən/

noun - the language used and understood by a particular group of people, esp. within one profession etc.

 
plasma - plasma
BrE
/'plæzmə/
AmE
/'plæzmə/

noun - the fourth state of matter (liquid, gas, solid), it is present in stars, fusion reactors etc.

brussels sprouts
brussels sprouts - růžičková kapusta
BrE
/ˌbrʌslz'spraʊts/
AmE
/ˌbrʌslz'spraʊts/

noun - a small green vegetable, the parts that are eaten look like very small heads of cabbage

 
intervention - zásah (do něčeho), zakročení
BrE
/ˌɪntə'venʃən/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ər'venʃən/

noun - the act of getting involved in a conflict of two parties in order to settle it

 
retirement - odchod do důchodu, odchod do penze
BrE
/rɪ'taɪəment/
AmE
/rɪ'taɪərment/

noun - the time when a person stops going to work because of having reached a certain age

 
swat - zaplácnout (hmyz)
BrE
/'swɒt/
AmE
/'swɑ:t/

verb - to kill or hit an insect with the palm of your hand or with something flat

 
sincerity - upřímnost, opravdovost, ryzost
BrE
/sɪn'serəti/
AmE
/sɪn'serət̬i/

noun - the quality of a person who does not lie or pretend something that is not true

optimistic
optimistic - optimistický
BrE
/ˌɒptɪ'mɪstɪk/
AmE
/ˌɑ:ptɪ'mɪstɪk/

adjective - able to see the good side of everything, not losing hope; believing in a good end

police station
police station - policejní stanice
BrE
/pə'li:s steɪʃn/
AmE
/pə'li:s steɪʃn/

noun - a building where the police work, where you can find help, where criminals are brought etc.

 
punctuate - doplnit interpunkci
BrE
/'pʌŋktʃʊeɪt/
AmE
/'pʌŋktʃʊeɪt/

verb - to decide where sentences end and start etc. and write the correct marks into a text

plastic
plastic - plastový, umělý (z umělé hmoty)
BrE
/'plæstɪk/
AmE
/'plæstɪk/

adjective - made of the artificial material that is used for making almost everything, bags, clothes, pens, etc.