Syria
Syria - Sýrie
BrE
/'sɪriə/
AmE
/'sɪriə/

noun - a country in Western Asia, located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon and Israel to the southwest

Lebanon
Lebanon - Libanon
BrE
/'lebənən/
AmE
/'lebənən/

noun - a country in the Middle East, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south

Israel
Israel - Izrael
BrE
/'ɪzreɪl/
AmE
/'ɪzreɪl/

noun - a country in the Middle East, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt

sample
sample - ochutnat, otestovat, vyzkoušet
BrE
/'sɑ:mpl/
AmE
/'sæmpl/

verb - to test or taste a small number or amount of something that represents all the rest

lock
lock - zdymadlo, plavební komora
BrE
/'lɒk/
AmE
/'lɑ:k/

noun - a section of a river or canal with a set of gates where the water level can be changed

 
improperly - nevhodně, nesprávně
BrE
/ɪm'prɒpəli/
AmE
/ɪm'prɑ:pərli/

adverb - connected with something that is not right or suitable for a particular situation

mound
mound - hromada, halda, kopec, kopa (hlíny, kamení apod.)
BrE
/'maʊnd/
AmE
/'maʊnd/

noun - a large pile of something (usually of earth or stones) that looks like a small hill

 
cosy - čajová panenka, termopanenka (pokrývka čajové konvice)
BrE
/'kəʊzi/
AmE
/'koʊzi/

noun - a cover that you put on a teapot to keep it warm

 
cosily - útulně, pohodlně, příjemně
BrE
/'kəʊzɪli/
AmE
/'koʊzɪli/

adverb - in a way that is warm and comfortable

carton
carton - kartón, krabice (na nápoje), tetrapaková krabice, kartónová krabice
BrE
/'kɑ:tən/
AmE
/'kɑ:rt̬ən/

noun - a paper or plastic container for food or drinks, it is shaped like a box

 
cartoonish - přehnaný, jako z kresleného vtipu
BrE
/kɑ:'tu:nɪʃ/
AmE
/kɑ:r'tu:nɪʃ/

adjective - overdone, unnatural, looking like something you see in a cartoon

 
cartoonist - autor kreslených vtipů, autor novinových komiksů, karikaturista
BrE
/kɑ:'tu:nɪst/
AmE
/kɑ:r'tu:nɪst/

noun - a person who draws cartoons or caricatures

strip cartoon
strip cartoon - komiks (v novinách), komiksový miniseriál
BrE
/ˌstrɪp kɑ:'tu:n/
AmE
/ˌstrɪp kɑ:r'tu:n/

noun, British English - a sequence of illustrated panels or images, usually arranged in a linear format, that conveys a humorous, dramatic, or narrative story

comic strip
comic strip - komiks (v novinách), komiksový miniseriál
BrE
/'kɒmɪkˌstrɪp/
AmE
/'kɑ:mɪkˌstrɪp/

noun - a sequence of illustrated panels or images, usually arranged in a linear format, that conveys a humorous, dramatic, or narrative story

 
liquid - likvidní (snadno obchodovatelný)
BrE
/'lɪkwɪd/
AmE
/'lɪkwɪd/

adjective, technical - easily changed into cash