verb, British English
-
to emit a clear sound that cars make as a warning, or to make a long sound that owls make
crucifixion
- ukřižování
BrE
/krʊsɪ'fɪkʃən/
AmE
/ˌkru:sɪ'fɪkʃən/
noun
-
the act of nailing a person to a wooden cross which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals
advertisement
- reklama, inzerát
BrE
/əd'vɜ:tɪsmənt/
AmE
/ˌædvər'taɪzmənt/
noun
-
information in the newspapers or TV etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product, use a service etc.
Tunisia
- Tunisko
BrE
/tju:'nɪziə/
AmE
/tu:'ni:ʒə/
noun
-
a country in North Africa, located on the north-eastern coast of the continent, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east, Libya to the southeast, and Algeria to the west
foreclose
- zabavit (věc, nemovitost kvůli nesplácení)
BrE
/fɔ:'kləʊz/
AmE
/fɔ:r'kloʊz/
verb, technical
-
(especially of a bank or lender) to take back property because the borrower has failed to make payments on a loan