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
peddle
- podomně prodávat, vnucovat, nabízet (na ulici apod.)
BrE
/'pedl/
AmE
/'pedl/
verb
-
to try to sell goods by going from place to place or by talking to people in a forceful or annoying way
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
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
anchor
- kotva
BrE
/'æŋkə/
AmE
/'æŋkər/
noun
-
a heavy metal object connected to a ship, it is dropped into the water in order to prevent the ship from moving
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
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
duster
- prachovka, hadr na prach
BrE
/'dʌstə/
AmE
/'dʌstər/
noun
-
a piece of cloth used for removing dust from sth; a stick with feathers or similar material used in the same way
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
gene
- gen
BrE
/'dʒi:n/
AmE
/'dʒi:n/
noun
-
a segment of the DNA that contains genetic information that is passed to an individual person, animal or plant from a parent
carry
- nést, nosit, přenášet
BrE
/'kæri/
AmE
/'kæri/
verb
-
to move something from one place to another, esp. by lifting it up at one place and putting it down at another