noun, American English
-
a vehicle that runs on rails, typically powered by electricity from overhead wires, and is used for public transportation on city streets
streetcar
- tramvaj
BrE
/'stri:tkɑ:/
AmE
/'stri:tkɑ:r/
noun, American English
-
a vehicle that runs on rails, typically powered by electricity from overhead wires, and is used for public transportation on city streets
bronchus
- průduška
BrE
/'brɒŋkəs/
AmE
/'brɑ:ŋkəs/
noun
-
one of the main air passages in the respiratory system that branches off from the trachea (windpipe) and leads into the lungs
tuber
- hlíza, bulva
BrE
/'tju:bə/
AmE
/'tju:bər/
noun
-
a swollen part on the stem or root of some plants which is under the ground and from which new plants grow
capsule
- kabina (kosmická), modul
BrE
/'kæpsju:l/
AmE
/'kæpsl/
noun
-
the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and spend a lot of time, it is separated from the main rocket
brainwash
- vymýt mozek, oblbnout
BrE
/'breɪnwɒʃ/
AmE
/'breɪnwɑ:ʃ/
verb
-
to make someone accept your ideas or beliefs by continually telling them that it is true and preventing them from thinking clearly
version
- verze
BrE
/'vɜ:ʒn/
AmE
/'vɜ:rʒn/
noun
-
a form of something (e.g. a product, a story etc.) which is a little different from other things of the same type
beer
- pivo
BrE
/'bɪə/
AmE
/'bɪr/
noun
-
an alcoholic drink which is made from barley, it is light or dark brown and has a lot of foam on top
sculpture
- socha, sochařství
BrE
/'skʌlptʃə/
AmE
/'skʌlptʃər/
noun
-
a kind of a statue of a person or an object made from stone, wood etc.; the art of making these things
conga
- konga (kubánský buben)
BrE
/'kɒŋgə/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋgə/
noun
-
a tall narrow drum usually played by hand, it is common in all kinds of Latin music, it originally comes from Cuba
horn
- roh (hud. nástroj)
BrE
/'hɔ:n/
AmE
/'hɔ:rn/
noun
-
is a simple wind instrument typically made from metal or animal horn, often used for signaling or in traditional and folk music
floo powder
- prášek Letax
BrE
/'flu: paʊdə/
AmE
/'flu: paʊdər/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) the magical powder that enables witches and wizards to travel from one place to another by the use of fireplaces
ostrich
- pštros
BrE
/'ɒstrɪtʃ/
AmE
/'ɑ:strɪtʃ/
noun
-
a very large bird from Africa, it has got a long neck and legs and can run very fast and cannot fly
straw
- sláma
BrE
/'strɔ:/
AmE
/'strɔ:/
noun
-
dried parts of some plants, it is used as bedding for cows, and people sometimes make hats and other things from it
plaster
- sádra
BrE
/'plɑ:stə/
AmE
/'plæstər/
noun
-
white powder mixed with water becomes hard as it dries, often used to prevent a broken part of the body from moving