senate - senát
BrE
/'senət/
AmE
/'senət/

noun - the smaller of the two groups of people that make laws in a country

action movie
action movie - akční film
BrE
/'ækʃn ˌmu:vi/
AmE
/'ækʃn ˌmu:vi/

noun, American English - a type of movie that is very exciting, fast, full of shooting, explosions etc.

 
brainchild - nápad, vynález
BrE
/'breɪntʃaɪld/
AmE
/'breɪntʃaɪld/

noun - an invention or a creation of a particular person or a group of people

 
governing body - správní orgán, řídící orgán
BrE
/ˌgʌvənɪŋ 'bɒdi/
AmE
/ˌgʌvərnɪŋ 'bɑ:di/

noun - the group of officials that manages or controls the activities of country or organization

 
cutting - výstřižek (z novin)
BrE
/'kʌtɪŋ/
AmE
/'kʌt̬ɪŋ/

noun, British English - a piece of paper etc. that has been cut out of a larger piece

calendar
calendar - kalendář
BrE
/'kælɪndə/
AmE
/'kælɪndər/

noun - a book or set of sheets showing days, weeks and months of the year

birth
birth - porod
BrE
/'bɜ:θ/
AmE
/'bɜ:rθ/

noun - the process during which a baby comes out of the body of the mother

background
background - původ, minulost
BrE
/'bækgraʊnd/
AmE
/'bækgraʊnd/

noun - the origin of something; the type of family or class that you come from

 
ward - oddělení (v nemocnici)
BrE
/'wɔ:d/
AmE
/'wɔ:rd/

noun - a part of a hospital for patients with a problem of the same kind

uniform
uniform - uniforma, stejnokroj
BrE
/'ju:nɪfɔ:m/
AmE
/'ju:nɪfɔ:rm/

noun - the clothes of soldiers, policemen, etc. that are the same for all of them

England
England - Anglie
BrE
/'ɪŋglənd/
AmE
/'ɪŋglənd/

noun - one of the four main parts of the United Kingdom with the capital London

shift
shift - směna (pracovní)
BrE
/'ʃɪft/
AmE
/'ʃɪft/

noun - one of the periods when a group of workers work in a factory etc.

 
heap - hromada, halda, kupa
BrE
/'hi:p/
AmE
/'hi:p/

noun - a pile of things, things put in one place one on top of another

suit
suit - oblek, kostýmek
BrE
/'su:t/
AmE
/'su:t/

noun - a set of formal clothes consisting of a jacket and trousers or a skirt

action film
action film - akční film
BrE
/'ækʃn fɪlm/
AmE
/'ækʃn fɪlm/

noun, British English - a type of film that is very exciting, fast, full of shooting, explosions etc.