diplomat
diplomat - diplomat
BrE
/'dɪpləmæt/
AmE
/'dɪpləmæt/

noun - a government representative who engages in international relations and negotiations on behalf of their country

Morocco
Morocco - Maroko
BrE
/mə'rɒkəʊ/
AmE
/mə'rɑ:koʊ/

noun - a country in North Africa, located on the north-western corner of the African continent

 
sire - pane, veličenstvo, můj pane, králi
BrE
/'saɪə/
AmE
/'saɪr/

noun, dated - a respectful form of address used for a king or nobleman, especially in the past

 
quandary - dilema, nesnáz, těžká situace, bezradnost, nejistota
BrE
/'kwɒndəri/
AmE
/'kwɑ:ndəri/

noun - a state of uncertainty or confusion, especially about what to do in a difficult situation

marsupial
marsupial - vačnatec
BrE
/mɑ:'su:piəl/
AmE
/mɑ:r'su:piəl/

noun, technical - a type of mammal that carries and nurses its young in a pouch after birth

 
hard-boiled - vařený natvrdo (o vejcích)
BrE
/'hɑ:dbɔɪld/
AmE
/'hɑ:dbɔɪld/

adjective - (of an egg) cooked in its shell until the inside (yolk and white) is solid

 
cast iron - litina (materiál)
BrE
/ˌkɑ:st'aɪən/
AmE
/ˌkæst'aɪərn/

noun - a type of iron that does not bend easily and is shaped in a mould

 
wrinkle - zmačkání, záhyb, přehyb (na látce, papíru)
BrE
/'rɪŋkl/
AmE
/'rɪŋkl/

noun - a small fold or a line, usually unwanted, in a piece of clothing or paper

 
drupe - peckovice, peckovité ovoce
BrE
/'dru:p/
AmE
/'dru:p/

noun - a type of fruit with a large stone in the middle (e.g. the cherries, apricots)

 
cab - kabina (pro řidiče), místo pro řidiče
BrE
/'kæb/
AmE
/'kæb/

noun - the part of a bus, truck or similar large vehicle in which the driver sits

 
maintenance - udržení, zachování
BrE
/'meɪntənəns/
AmE
/'meɪnt̬ənəns/

noun - the act of making something continue in the same way or at the same standard

 
slicing cucumber - salátová okurka
BrE
/'slaɪsɪŋˌkju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/'slaɪsɪŋˌkju:kʌmbər/

noun - a large type of cucumber with dark green skin that is usually sold in supermarkets

double standard
double standard - dvojí metr, nestejný přístup
BrE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændəd/
AmE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændərd/

noun - treating a person or a group of people differently than another in the same situation

 
snowplough - plužit (na lyžích)
BrE
/'snəʊplaʊ/
AmE
/'snoʊplaʊ/

verb - to push the end of both skis outward in order to ski slowly or stop

slow dance
slow dance - ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

noun - a type of dance in which two people are close together, swaying to the music