competitiveness - konkurenceschopnost
BrE
/kəm'petətɪvnəs/
AmE
/kəm'pet̬ət̬ɪvnəs/

noun - the ability to compete with others, to be as good as others or slightly better

 
intermission - přestávka (v divadle)
BrE
/ˌɪntə'mɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ər'mɪʃən/

noun, American English - the break between acts in a theatre

ridicule
ridicule - výsměch, posměch
BrE
/'rɪdɪkju:l/
AmE
/'rɪdɪkju:l/

noun - the act of saying things that make someone look silly

ventilate
ventilate - větrat
BrE
/'ventɪleɪt/
AmE
/'vent̬əleɪt/

verb - to allow fresh air to flow somewhere

ventilation
ventilation - větrání
BrE
/ˌventɪ'leɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌvent̬ə'leɪʃn/

noun - the act of allowing fresh air to flow somewhere

 
in moderation - umírněně, zdrženlivě, s mírou, s rozumem
BrE
/ɪn ˌmɒdə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪn ˌmɑ:də'reɪʃn/

adverb - reasonably, not extremely, not too much

 
moderation - umírněnost, zdrženlivost
BrE
/ˌmɒdə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌmɑ:də'reɪʃn/

noun - the state of being reasonable

barn owl
barn owl - sova pálená
BrE
/'bɑ:nˌaʊl/
AmE
/'bɑ:rnˌaʊl/

noun - a nocturnal bird with a white heart-shaped face

fizzy drink
fizzy drink - sycený nápoj, perlivý nápoj, bublinkový nápoj, nápoj s bublinkami
BrE
/ˌfɪzi'drɪŋk/
AmE
/ˌfɪzi'drɪŋk/

noun - a drink (such as Coke) full of little bubbles

cereal bar
cereal bar - cereální tyčinka
BrE
/'sɪəriəlˌbɑ:/
AmE
/'sɪriəlˌbɑ:r/

noun - a bar-shaped food item made from cereals, dried fruits etc.

 
purge - zbavit se (něčeho), vyčistit, pročistit, udělat čistku
BrE
/'pɜ:dʒ/
AmE
/'pɜ:rdʒ/

verb - to remove undesirable things or people from a place, often by force

 
serf - nevolník
BrE
/'sɜ:f/
AmE
/'sɜ:rf/

noun - (from feudalism) a person who had to work for a lord

pin
pin - brož, spona
BrE
/'pɪn/
AmE
/'pɪn/

noun, American English - an ornament worn on clothes

sleety
sleety - rozbředlý (o sněhu), s plískanicí
BrE
/'sli:ti/
AmE
/'sli:ti/

adjective - having rain and snow together

sleet
sleet - padat déšť se sněhem
BrE
/'sli:t/
AmE
/'sli:t/

verb - to rain and snow together