beauty
beauty - krása, nádhera
BrE
/'bju:ti/
AmE
/'bju:t̬i/

noun - the state of being beautiful

 
bad - závažný, vážný
BrE
/'bæd/
AmE
/'bæd/

adjective - serious, capable of causing problems

Scotch egg
Scotch egg - skotské vejce, pštrosí vejce (pokrm)
BrE
/ˌskɒtʃ'eg/
AmE
/ˌskɑ:tʃ'eg/

noun - a hard-boiled or soft-boiled egg that is encased in sausage meat, coated in breadcrumbs, and then deep-fried or baked, usually eaten cold

 
psychically - psychicky, paranormálně
BrE
/'saɪkɪkli/
AmE
/'saɪkɪkli/

adverb - in a supernatural, paranormal way, in a way connected with strange powers such as the ability to read minds, move objects without touching them etc.

 
section - řez, průřez, profil (budovy, těla apod.)
BrE
/'sekʃn/
AmE
/'sekʃn/

noun, technical - a picture that shows what something (e.g. a building or a body) would look like if it were cut in half or in certain places

hang
hang - pověsit, viset, zavěsit
BrE
/'hæŋ/
AmE
/'hæŋ/

verb - to put something up in a way that the upper part is fixed and the lower part is loose, to be in such a position

 
spatter - šplouchat, stříkat, cákat, kropit, šplouchnout, stříknout, cáknout
BrE
/'spætə/
AmE
/'spæt̬ər/

verb - (of many drops of liquids) to hit something noisily, to be thrown against something

 
Manhattan - Manhattan
BrE
/mæn'hætn/
AmE
/mæn'hætn/

noun - the island that forms the smallest of the five boroughs of New York City

 
rationale - odůvodnění, důvod, logické vysvětlení, zdůvodnění, základní princip
BrE
/ˌræʃə'nɑ:l/
AmE
/ˌræʃə'næl/

noun, formal - the set of reasons or logical basis for a course of action or belief

central reservation
central reservation - střední dělicí pás
BrE
/'sentrəl ˌrezə'veɪʃn/
AmE
/'sentrəl ˌrezər'veɪʃn/

noun - the strip of land or barrier between two directions of traffic on a road

 
common ground - společná řeč, společné východisko, shoda
BrE
/ˌkɒmən 'graʊnd/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mən 'graʊnd/

noun - a shared basis of understanding or mutual interests; an area of agreement between parties

churn
churn - zvedat se (žaludek)
BrE
/'tʃɜ:n/
AmE
/'tʃɜ:rn/

verb - (of the stomach) to feel sick or uncomfortable because of nervousness, anxiety, or disgust

 
swing - swing (tanec)
BrE
/'swɪŋ/
AmE
/'swɪŋ/

noun - one of the social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music

 
adoption - adopce, osvojení
BrE
/ə'dɒpʃn/
AmE
/ə'dɑ:pʃn/

noun - the act of taking a child to take care of them as your own

biplane
biplane - dvojplošník
BrE
/'baɪpleɪn/
AmE
/'baɪpleɪn/

noun - an obsolete type of airplane with two pairs of wings, one above the other