hold-up - přepadení, loupežné přepadení
BrE
/'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/'hoʊldˌʌp/

noun - an armed robbery (such as in a bank etc.)

hold-up
hold-up - zdržení
BrE
/'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/'hoʊldˌʌp/

noun - a delay, the state of being prevented from happening (esp. for a short time)

 
graft - roub, řízek (rostliny, stromu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

noun, technical - a piece of a plant or tree that can be attached to another plant or tree

 
graft - roubovat, naroubovat (strom, rostlinu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

verb, technical - to attach a piece of a plant to the bottom of a different plant

 
the wilds - divočina, divoká příroda
BrE
/ðə'waɪldz/
AmE
/ðə'waɪldz/

noun - land that has not been civilized

sentence element
sentence element - větný člen
BrE
/'sentənsˌeləmənt/
AmE
/'sentənsˌeləmənt/

noun - a part of the sentence, such as subject, verb, object, complement or adverbial

modal verb
modal verb - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso
BrE
/ˌməʊdl'vɜ:b/
AmE
/ˌmoʊdl'vɜ:rb/

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

modal
modal - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso
BrE
/'məʊdl/
AmE
/'moʊdl/

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

telling-off
telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč
BrE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɑ:f/

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong

 
stunt double - dvojník (kaskadér)
BrE
/stʌnt'dʌbəl/
AmE
/stʌnt'dʌbəl/

noun - a person who performs dangerous actions instead of an actor in a film

 
beset - trápit, sužovat
BrE
/bɪ'set/
AmE
/bɪ'set/

verb, formal - to affect someone or something in an unpleasant way

 
sustainability - udržitelnost
BrE
/səˌsteɪnə'bɪləti/
AmE
/səˌsteɪnə'bɪləti/

noun - the ability to continue for a long time

tributary
tributary - přítok (řeky)
BrE
/'trɪbjətri/
AmE
/'trɪbjəteri/

noun - a stream or river that flows into a larger river or lake

 
interactive whiteboard - interaktivní tabule
BrE
/ˌɪntəræktɪv 'waɪtbɔ:d/
AmE
/ˌɪntəræktɪv 'waɪtbɔ:rd/

noun - a large electronic screen connected to a computer, you can write on it, it is used for teaching in a classroom

 
snitch - ukrást, štípnout
BrE
/'snɪtʃ/
AmE
/'snɪtʃ/

verb, informal - to steal something quickly and quietly