land line - pevná linka
BrE
/'lændˌlaɪn/
AmE
/'lændˌlaɪn/

noun - a telephone line that uses wires (as opposed to mobile phones)

landline
landline - pevná linka
BrE
/'lændˌlaɪn/
AmE
/'lændˌlaɪn/

noun - a telephone line that uses wires (as opposed to mobile phones)

phenomenon
phenomenon - fenomén, jev, úkaz
BrE
/fə'nɒmənən/
AmE
/fə'nɑ:mənɑ:n/

noun - an unusual thing (fact, event etc) that is difficult to understand

 
take the cake - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/

phrase, American English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/

phrase, British English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
high-strung - nervózní, napjatý
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'strʌŋ/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'strʌŋ/

adjective - nervous or tense, esp. because you are expecting something to happen

 
edgy - nabroušený, nervózní, napjatý
BrE
/'edʒi/
AmE
/'edʒi/

adjective - nervous or tense, esp. because you are expecting something to happen

 
diagnose - určit diagnózu, diagnostikovat
BrE
/ˌdaɪəg'nəʊz/
AmE
/ˌdaɪəg'noʊz/

verb - to determine what is the problem or illness that someone has

Sun
Sun - Slunce
BrE
/'sʌn/
AmE
/'sʌn/

noun - the star that gives light and heat to our solar system

 
catacombs - katakomby
BrE
/'kætəkʊ:mz/
AmE
/'kæt̬əkoʊmz/

noun - a system of underground tunnels, used esp. to bury dead bodies

silver foil
silver foil - alobal, hliníková folie, staniol
BrE
/ˌsɪlvə'fɔɪl/
AmE
/ˌsɪlvər'fɔɪl/

noun, British English - a very thin metal sheet used e.g. to wrap food etc.

tinfoil
tinfoil - alobal, hliníková folie
BrE
/'tɪnfɔɪl/
AmE
/'tɪnfɔɪl/

noun - a very thin metal sheet used e.g. to wrap food etc.

foil
foil - alobal, hliníková folie
BrE
/'fɔɪl/
AmE
/'fɔɪl/

noun - a very thin metal sheet used e.g. to wrap food etc.

 
reactor - reaktor
BrE
/ri'æktə/
AmE
/ri'æktər/

noun - a machine in which nuclear energy is used to produce power

magazine
magazine - zásobník (do samopalu)
BrE
/ˌmægə'zi:n/
AmE
/'mægəzi:n/

noun - a storage container for holding ammunition attached to an automatic gun