address
address - adresovat
BrE
/ə'dres/
AmE
/ə'dres/

verb - to determine who a letter or parcel should be delivered to, esp. by writing an address on it

addressee
addressee - adresát
BrE
/ˌædre'si:/
AmE
/ˌædre'si:/

noun - the person that a letter is supposed to be delivered to

altar
altar - oltář
BrE
/'ɔ:ltə/
AmE
/'ɔ:ltər/

noun - a high table used in religious ceremonies

air-bed
air-bed - nafukovací matrace
BrE
/'eəbed/
AmE
/'erbed/

noun - a kind of mattress filled with air that you can put on water and lie on it

airbed
airbed - nafukovací matrace, nafukovací lehátko
BrE
/'eəbed/
AmE
/'erbed/

noun - a kind of mattress filled with air that you can put on water and lie on it or use it as a bed

 
as soon as - jakmile
BrE
/æz'su:næz/
AmE
/əs'su:nəz/

conjunction - immediately after something happens

answer the phone
answer the phone - zvednout telefon
BrE
/'ɑ:nsə ðə'fəʊn/
AmE
/'ænsər ðə'foʊn/

verb - to pick up the receiver when the phone is ringing

affair
affair - milostný poměr, milostná pletka, poměr (milostný), pletka (milostná)
BrE
/ə'feə/
AmE
/ə'fer/

noun - a sexual relationship between two people, especially when one of them is married to somebody else

appliance store
appliance store - elektrospotřebiče (obchod)
BrE
/əp'laɪəns stɔ:/
AmE
/əp'laɪəns stɔ:r/

noun, American English - a shop where you can buy TV sets, radios etc.

apart
apart - na kusy, na části
BrE
/ə'pɑ:t/
AmE
/ə'pɑ:rt/

adverb - into pieces, in pieces

acceleration
acceleration - zrychlení, zrychlování, akcelerace
BrE
/ˌæksələ'reɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌæksələ'reɪʃn/

noun - the rate at which something gains speed; the act of gaining speed

answering machine
answering machine - záznamník, telefonní záznamník
BrE
/'ɑ:nsərɪŋ mə'ʃi:n/
AmE
/'ænsərɪŋ mə'ʃi:n/

noun - a machine connected to your telephone that enables people to leave you a message when you are not available

 
amaze - překvapovat, přivádět k úžasu, ohromit
BrE
/ə'meɪz/
AmE
/ə'meɪz/

verb - to surprise someone very much

astounded
astounded - šokovaný, velmi překvapený
BrE
/ə'staʊndɪd/
AmE
/ə'staʊndɪd/

adjective - very surprised or astonished

abseil
abseil - slaňovat, slanit
BrE
/'æbseɪl/
AmE
/'æbseɪl/

verb, British English - to go down a rock face while you are fastened to a rope