checkout
checkout - pokladna (v supermarketu)
BrE
/'tʃekaʊt/
AmE
/'tʃekaʊt/

noun - the counter in a supermarket at which you pay for the goods you want to buy

 
what time - v kolik hodin
BrE
/ˌwɒt'taɪm/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:t'taɪm/

adverb - the expression we use when we ask about the time WHEN something happens

cradle
cradle - chovat v náručí
BrE
/'kreɪdl/
AmE
/'kreɪdl/

verb - to hold someone (esp. a baby) in your arms lovingly

 
alright - v pořádku, dobrá
BrE
/'ɔ:l'raɪt/
AmE
/ˌɔ:l'raɪt/

adverb - good enough

downhill
downhill - sjezd (v lyžování)
BrE
/ˌdaʊn'hɪl/
AmE
/ˌdaʊn'hɪl/

noun - a sports event in which skiers go down a steep slope at very high speeds

 
stand by - být v pohotovosti
BrE
/ˌstænd'baɪ/
AmE
/ˌstænd'baɪ/

verb - be ready to act if something happens

shot
shot - koule (v atletice)
BrE
/'ʃɒt/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:t/

noun - a heavy metal ball that is used in athletics

pole
pole - tyč (v atletice)
BrE
/'pəʊl/
AmE
/'poʊl/

noun - a long stick that athletes use to jump over a high bar

discus
discus - disk (v atletice)
BrE
/'dɪskəs/
AmE
/'dɪskəs/

noun - a flat round object that is used in athletics, the athlete throws it as far as he/she can

 
promotion - proměna (v šachu)
BrE
/prə'məʊʃn/
AmE
/prə'moʊʃn/

noun - the move in chess in which the pawn is replaced by either a queen, rook, knight or bishop

 
stalemate - pat (v šachu)
BrE
/'steɪlˌmeɪt/
AmE
/'steɪlˌmeɪt/

noun - a situation in which the king has no legal moves but is not in check

 
move - táhnout (v šachu)
BrE
/'mu:v/
AmE
/'mu:v/

verb - to change the position of a chesspiece on the chessboard

king
king - král (v šachu)
BrE
/'kɪŋ/
AmE
/'kɪŋ/

noun - the most important chesspiece, it can move in all directions, only one square at a time

bishop
bishop - střelec (v šachu)
BrE
/'bɪʃəp/
AmE
/'bɪʃəp/

noun - the chesspiece that can only move diagonally

rook
rook - věž (v šachu)
BrE
/'rʊk/
AmE
/'rʊk/

noun - a chesspiece that looks like a tower, its initial position in the game is in the corner of the chessboard