canvas
canvas - plátno, plachtovina, kanafas
BrE
/'kænvəs/
AmE
/'kænvəs/

noun - strong cloth that sails or bags etc. are usually made of

ale
ale - pivo (tmavé anglické)
BrE
/'eɪl/
AmE
/'eɪl/

noun - a kind of beer, it is dark and has no bubbles

art
art - umění
BrE
/'ɑ:t/
AmE
/'ɑ:rt/

noun - the making of beautiful things, such as paintings, sculptures, music etc.

 
make an excuse - najít si výmluvu
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ən ɪks'kju:s/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ən ɪks'kju:s/

verb - to invent an explanation of you've done or how you've behaved

mugging
mugging - přepadení, oloupení
BrE
/'mʌgɪŋ/
AmE
/'mʌgɪŋ/

noun - an act of attacking somebody and stealing his money and belongings

 
meddle - míchat se (do něčeho), vměšovat se, plést se
BrE
/'medl/
AmE
/'medl/

verb - to be interested in something that is none of your business

 
management - řízení, vedení
BrE
/'mænɪdʒmənt/
AmE
/'mænədʒmənt/

noun - the people who control a business etc., the control of something

bulimia
bulimia - bulimie (chorobné přejídání spojené se zvracením)
BrE
/bʊ'lɪmiə/
AmE
/bʊ'lɪmiə/

noun, technical - a serious eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate methods of weight control, such as self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, or fasting

dummy
dummy - figurína, panák, krejčovská panna
BrE
/'dʌmi/
AmE
/'dʌmi/

noun - a large model of a person or a part of the body that is used to show clothes on in a shop or to make clothes

 
stereotyped - stereotypizovaný
BrE
/'ˌsteriətaɪpt/
AmE
/'ˌsteriətaɪpt/

adjective - based on an idea or opinion that a lot of people have about a group of people or things, which doesn't necessarily have to be true

 
stereotype - vidět stereotypně, vnímat stereotypně, vytvářet si předsudky
BrE
/'steriətaɪp/
AmE
/'steriətaɪp/

verb - to form an idea or opinion that a lot of people have about a group of people or things, which doesn't necessarily have to be true

toboggan
toboggan - sáňky, boby
BrE
/tə'bɒgən/
AmE
/tə'bɑ:gən/

noun - a long, wide piece of wood with a C-shaped front that is used for sliding on snowy slopes; any kind of wooden or plastic sledge

 
zinc - zinek
BrE
/'zɪŋk/
AmE
/'zɪŋk/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 30) a bluish-white metal which is used in many kinds of alloys, for example brass, and in galvanizing iron

 
live - živý, naživo (např. hudba), vysílaný v přímém přenosu
BrE
/'laɪv/
AmE
/'laɪv/

adjective - (of a broadcast) seen or heard on TV or radio as it really happens, (of music) performed by real musicians at the time (not pre-recorded)

 
stereotypical - stereotypní
BrE
/ˌsteriə'tɪpɪkl/
AmE
/ˌsteriə'tɪpɪkl/

adjective - based on an idea or opinion that a lot of people have about a group of people or things, which doesn't necessarily have to be true