paternity leave - otcovská dovolená
BrE
/pə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/pə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time that the father of a newborn baby is allowed to stay away from work

 
unwind - rozmotat, odtočit, odmotat
BrE
/ʌn'waɪnd/
AmE
/ʌn'waɪnd/

verb - to undo something that has been wrapped around something

gym
gym - tělocvik, tělesná výchova
BrE
/'dʒɪm/
AmE
/'dʒɪm/

noun - physical activities done at school, physical education classes

 
ominously - zlověstně, hrozivě
BrE
/'ɒmɪnəsli/
AmE
/'ɑ:mɪnəsli/

adverb - in an ominous way

 
sinisterly - zlověstně, hrozivě
BrE
/'sɪnɪstəli/
AmE
/'sɪnɪstərli/

adverb - in an ominous way

 
jiff - moment, chvilka, okamžik, okamžíček
BrE
/'dʒɪf/
AmE
/'dʒɪf/

noun, informal - a very short time, a moment

jiffy
jiffy - moment, chvilka, okamžik, okamžíček
BrE
/'dʒɪfi/
AmE
/'dʒɪfi/

noun, informal - a very short time, a moment

hover
hover - postávat
BrE
/'hɒvə/
AmE
/'hɑ:vər/

verb - to stand in one place near somebody

 
pleat - záhyb, sámek
BrE
/'pli:t/
AmE
/'pli:t/

noun - a permanent narrow fold, usually in a skirt or dress

give the sack
give the sack - dát padáka, vyhodit z práce
BrE
/ˌgɪv ðə'sæk/
AmE
/ˌgɪv ðə'sæk/

verb, informal - fire someone from their job

 
voicebox - hrtan
BrE
/'vɔɪsbɒks/
AmE
/'vɔɪsbɑ:ks/

noun - the organ in your throat that contains the vocal cords

 
larynx - hrtan
BrE
/'lærɪnks/
AmE
/'lærɪnks/

noun - the organ in your throat that contains the vocal cords

 
vocal folds - hlasivky
BrE
/'vəʊklˌfəʊldz/
AmE
/'voʊklˌfoʊldz/

noun, technical - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)

vocal
vocal - hlasový, vokální
BrE
/'vəʊkl/
AmE
/'voʊkl/

adjective - connected with voice

 
vocal cords - hlasivky
BrE
/'vəʊklˌkɔ:dz/
AmE
/'voʊklˌkɔ:rdz/

noun - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)