long jump
long jump - skok daleký
BrE
/ˌlɒŋ'dʒʌmp/
AmE
/ˌlɔ:ŋ'dʒʌmp/

noun - an event in athletics in which the athlete tries to jump as far as possible

 
book signing - autogramiáda
BrE
/'bʊkˌsaɪnɪŋ/
AmE
/'bʊkˌsaɪnɪŋ/

noun - an event at which an author of a book signs people's copies of the book

 
sponsor - sponzor, podporovatel, mecenáš
BrE
/'spɒnsə/
AmE
/'spɑ:nsər/

noun - a person or organization that provides financial or other support for a person, event, or activity

 
fair - veletrh, výstava
BrE
/'feə/
AmE
/'fer/

noun - an event at which people who work in a particular industry sell and advertise their products

 
agent - konatel, nositel, původce děje (lingvistický termín)
BrE
/'eɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'eɪdʒənt/

noun - a person or a thing that is the initiator of an event; a term in linguistics

festival
festival - festival
BrE
/'festɪvl/
AmE
/'festɪvl/

noun - an event where you can see a series of films, hear a series of bands etc.

carnival
carnival - karneval
BrE
/'kɑ:nɪvl/
AmE
/'kɑ:rnɪvl/

noun - an event in which people go out into the streets wearing many diffrent kinds of costumes

 
watershed - zlomový bod, přelom, zásadní mezník
BrE
/'wɔ:təʃed/
AmE
/'wɑ:t̬ərʃed/

noun - an important turning point or event marking a major change in history, a situation, or someone’s life

 
fanfare - fanfára, tuš
BrE
/'fænfeə/
AmE
/'fænfer/

noun - a short, loud piece of music played on trumpets or other instruments to announce a special event

 
post-traumatic - poúrazový, posttraumatický
BrE
/ˌpəʊsttrɔ:'mætɪk/
AmE
/ˌpoʊsttrɑ:'mæt̬ɪk/

adjective - occurring as a result of or following a traumatic event, often referring to psychological or physical effects

anniversary
anniversary - výročí
BrE
/ˌænɪ'vɜ:səri/
AmE
/ˌænɪ'vɜ:rsəri/

noun - a special day that is exactly a number of years after a special event, e.g. wedding etc.

disaster
disaster - neštěstí, pohroma, katastrofa
BrE
/dɪ'zɑ:stə/
AmE
/dɪ'zæstər/

noun - an terrible event (such as an earthquake, fire etc.) that brings a lot of damage or harm

monument
monument - památník, památka
BrE
/'mɒnjʊmənt/
AmE
/'mɑ:njʊment/

noun - a building or a statue which is built as a memory of a famous person or event

monument
monument - památník
BrE
/'mɒnjʊmənt/
AmE
/'mɑ:njʊment/

noun - a building or a statue which is built as a memory of a famous person or event

obelisk
obelisk - obelisk, kamenný sloup
BrE
/'ɒbəlɪsk/
AmE
/'ɑ:bəlɪsk/

noun - a tall stone column that was built in honour of a famous person or an important event