verb
-
to throw things up into the air and catch them so that there are more things in the air at the same time
orienteering
- orientační běh
BrE
/ˌɔ:riən'tɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌɔ:riən'tɪrɪŋ/
noun
-
a kind of sport in which you have to find a certain place as quickly as possible using a map and a compass
Snow White
- Sněhurka
BrE
/ˌsnəʊ'waɪt/
AmE
/ˌsnoʊ'waɪt/
noun
-
the main character from a famous fairytale about a beautiful girl who comes to live with seven little dwarfs in a little cottage
chromium
- chrom
BrE
/'krəʊmiəm/
AmE
/'kroʊmiəm/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 24) a blue-white metal resistant to corrosion, it is used in stainless steel and other alloys
fluorine
- fluor
BrE
/'flʊəri:n/
AmE
/'flʊəri:n/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 9) a pale yellow poisonous gas, some of its compounds are used in toothpaste to prevent cavities
intern
- stážista
BrE
/'ɪntɜ:n/
AmE
/'ɪntɜ:rn/
noun, American English
-
a person who works temporarily in a job, often to gain work experience or fulfil educational requirements, usually with limited pay or responsibilities
crouch
- přikrčení
BrE
/'kraʊtʃ/
AmE
/'kraʊtʃ/
noun
-
the position of the body in which the knees and the body is slightly bent so that you are closer to the ground
take turns
- střídat se
BrE
/ˌteɪk'tɜ:nz/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'tɜ:rnz/
verb
-
to do an activity in a way that first one person does something, then the other person, then the first person again etc.
x-rays
- rentgen
BrE
/'eksreɪz/
AmE
/'eksreɪz/
noun
-
beams of invisible light that can go through solid things, it is used e.g. in medicine to take pictures of broken bones etc.
fence
- plot
BrE
/'fens/
AmE
/'fens/
noun
-
a wooden or metal or wire barrier that runs around a garden etc. to prevent people or animals from getting in or out
screw
- vrut, šroub (vrut), šroubek (vrut)
BrE
/'skru:/
AmE
/'skru:/
noun
-
a pointed piece of metal that is used to hold two things together or to fasten something on a wall etc., it is put in place by turning it round and round
putty
- tmel, kyt
BrE
/'pʌti/
AmE
/'pʌt̬i/
noun, technical
-
a soft, flexible substance used for sealing glass panes in window frames and filling small gaps or cracks in woodwork
condo
- byt v osobním vlastnictví, vlastnický byt
BrE
/'kɒndəʊ/
AmE
/'kɑ:ndoʊ/
noun, American English, informal
-
an apartment in a building where every apartment is owned by the people who live in it (short for condominium)
gall
- žluč (zast.)
BrE
/'gɔ:l/
AmE
/'gɔ:l/
noun, dated
-
a digestive fluid produced by the liver, which aids in the digestion and absorption of fats in the small intestine
dress code
- pravidla oblékání, předepsané oblečení
BrE
/'dresˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'dresˌkoʊd/
noun
-
the clothes that people should wear in a particular situation or in a particular place (e.g. restaurant, school, work etc.)