noun
-
a shop where you can borrow money if you leave there a valuable object as a form of security that you will pay it back
specialization
- specializace, zaměření
BrE
/ˌspeʃlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌspeʃələ'zeɪʃən/
noun
-
a particular area of work or study that you know a lot about and spend a great deal of your time and energy on it
gap year
- rok volna, roční pauza (ve studiu)
BrE
/'gæpjɪə/
AmE
/'gæpjɪr/
noun
-
a year when a student doesn't go to school but decides to travel or do something else instead, usually before starting at a new school
dialect
- nářečí, dialekt
BrE
/'daɪəlekt/
AmE
/'daɪəlekt/
noun
-
a variety of a language used by a particular group of people, the variety may differ from the main language in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
bill
- účet (k zaplacení)
BrE
/'bɪl/
AmE
/'bɪl/
noun
-
a document that states how much you have paid or how much you have to pay (e.g. in a restaurant, or from a telephone company)
train
- vlak
BrE
/'treɪn/
AmE
/'treɪn/
noun
-
a big vehicle that uses railway tracks, it usually has a locomotive in the front and a few carriages, it can carry passengers or goods
signpost
- dopravní značka, rozcestník, ukazatel
BrE
/'saɪnpəʊst/
AmE
/'saɪnpoʊst/
noun
-
a sign placed on the side of a road that gives drivers information about distances, directions etc.; a sign with such information for hikers etc.
sewing machine
- šicí stroj
BrE
/'səʊɪŋ məˌʃi:n/
AmE
/'soʊɪŋ məˌʃi:n/
noun
-
a machine that is used for joining two pieces of cloth together with a thread, or for making clothes by using a needle and thread
pledge
- nováček (vstupující do spolku)
BrE
/'pledʒ/
AmE
/'pledʒ/
noun, American English, informal
-
a person who wants to join a fraternity or a sorority but has yet to be officially accepted (often after passing some tests, trials etc.)
saloon
- saloon, výčep, hospoda
BrE
/sə'lu:n/
AmE
/sə'lu:n/
noun
-
a kind of bar in the American Old West where cowboys etc. could have a drink or a light meal, it also offered entertainment etc.
ending
- koncovka
BrE
/'endɪŋ/
AmE
/'endɪŋ/
noun
-
a group of letters added to the end of a word in order to create a different form (such as plural -s, past -ed etc,)
peasant
- rolník
BrE
/'peznt/
AmE
/'peznt/
noun
-
a poor person, usually one that has a very low social status, who works on a small piece of land (grows crops or keeps animals)