ninth - devátý
BrE
/'naɪnθ/
AmE
/'naɪnθ/

determiner - coming next after the eighth in position, rank, or time

medieval
medieval - středověký
BrE
/ˌmedi'i:vl/
AmE
/ˌmedi'i:vl/

adjective - happening in the Middle Ages, coming from the Middle Ages

main street
main street - hlavní ulice
BrE
/'meɪn stri:t/
AmE
/'meɪn stri:t/

noun, American English - the most important street in a town, with shops etc.

spectrum
spectrum - spektrum, škála, paleta, rozsah
BrE
/'spektrəm/
AmE
/'spektrəm/

noun - a continuous range or sequence of something, such as wavelengths of light, or the range of different opinions, activities, or qualities

 
placement - pracovní stáž, praxe
BrE
/'pleɪsmənt/
AmE
/'pleɪsmənt/

noun, British English - a temporary job, usually as a part of a course, which gives you some experience of a particular kind of work

 
assurance - pojištění
BrE
/ə'ʃʊərəns/
AmE
/ə'ʃʊrəns/

noun, British English - a type of insurance that will pay an amount of money when someone dies or after an agreed period of time

 
foreword - předmluva
BrE
/'fɔ:wɜ:d/
AmE
/'fɔ:rwɜ:rd/

noun - a short piece of writing placed before the beginning of a book, usually not written by the author of the book

 
juicy - atraktivní, lukrativní, výnosný, zajímavý
BrE
/'dʒu:si/
AmE
/'dʒu:si/

adjective, informal - attractive because it involves a lot of money or is of high quality

 
stalking - stalkování, nebezpečné pronásledování
BrE
/'stɔ:kɪŋ/
AmE
/'stɑ:kɪŋ/

noun - the act of following and harassing somebody over a long period of time

 
mugshot - policejní fotografie zadrženého
BrE
/'mʌgʃɒt/
AmE
/'mʌgʃɑ:t/

noun - a police photo of the face of a person who has been arrested

tension
tension - pnutí, napětí, napnutí
BrE
/'tenʃn/
AmE
/'tenʃn/

noun - (of a muscle, string, wire etc.) the state of being tightened, not relaxed

 
turf - drn (travní), travní dlaždice
BrE
/'tɜ:f/
AmE
/'tɜ:rf/

noun, British English - a square piece of grass that has been cut out of the ground

 
truncation - zkrácení, osekání, zestručnění, useknutí konce
BrE
/trʌŋ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/trʌŋ'keɪʃn/

noun, formal - the act of making something shorter by cutting off a part of it

brink
brink - kraj, okraj (srázu apod.)
BrE
/'brɪŋk/
AmE
/'brɪŋk/

noun, literary - the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water

 
calibre - ráže, kalibr (zbraně, střely)
BrE
/'kælɪbə/
AmE
/'kælɪbər/

noun - the internal diameter of a gun barrel, or the diameter of a bullet