roulette
roulette - ruleta
BrE
/ru:'let/
AmE
/ru:'let/

noun - a casino game in which there is a wheel with red and black numbers and a small ball, the players bet money on the number where they think the ball will stop

soccer
soccer - fotbal, kopaná
BrE
/'sɒkə/
AmE
/'sɑ:kər/

noun, American English - a ball game in which two teams of eleven players play against each other and try to score goals, it is played on a grassy field with a black and white ball

baptize
baptize - pokřtít, křtít
BrE
/'bæptaɪz/
AmE
/'bæptaɪz/

verb - to perform a ceremony in which they pour water on a person's head or in which a person is submerged in water to show that they have become members of the church

football
football - fotbal, kopaná
BrE
/'fʊtbɔ:l/
AmE
/'fʊtbɔ:l/

noun, British English - a ball game in which two teams of eleven players play against each other and try to score goals, it is played on a grassy field with a black and white ball

globe
globe - glóbus
BrE
/'gləʊb/
AmE
/'gloʊb/

noun - a ball-shaped object with a map of the world on its surface, it is usually on a stand so that it can be turned around at the same angle as the earth

ball
ball - míč
BrE
/'bɔ:l/
AmE
/'bɔ:l/

noun - a round thing that is used in sports and players either throw it, kick it or hit it with their feet, hands or a piece of sports equipment, e.g. a racket, bat etc.

perched
perched - usazený, posazený, sedící
BrE
/'pɜ:tʃt/
AmE
/'pɜ:rtʃt/

adjective - positioned on a high place or on the edge of something, often in a way that seems temporary or slightly unstable

vole
vole - hraboš, hryzec
BrE
/'vəʊl/
AmE
/'voʊl/

noun - a small mouse-like rodent with a rounded body, short tail, and short legs that lives mainly in fields or woodland

 
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

chesty
chesty - vlhký, průduškový (o kašli)
BrE
/'tʃesti/
AmE
/'tʃesti/

adjective, British English - (of a cough) coming from the chest or lungs; sounding as if there is a lot of mucus in the lungs

 
term - volební období, funkční období
BrE
/'tɜ:m/
AmE
/'tɜ:rm/

noun - the fixed period of time that a person holds a political position or office (such as president, prime minister, or mayor)

 
office - úřad, funkce
BrE
/'ɒfɪs/
AmE
/'ɑ:fɪs/

noun - a position of power or responsibility in the government or a public institution, such as being president, prime minister, mayor, etc.

 
member of parliament - poslanec, poslankyně, člen parlamentu
BrE
/ˌmembərəv'pɑ:ləmənt/
AmE
/ˌmembərəv'pɑ:rləmənt/

noun - a person who has been elected to represent people in a parliament, especially in countries like the UK, Canada, or India

hit-and-run
hit-and-run - ujetí od nehody
BrE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/

noun - a road accident where a driver hits another person, vehicle, or object and leaves without stopping to help or report it

car rental
car rental - pronájem auta, půjčení auta, půjčovna aut, autopůjčovna
BrE
/'kɑ: rentl/
AmE
/'kɑ:r rentl/

noun, American English - the act of paying to use a car for a short period of time or the company that provides this service