Harry Potter - Harry Potter
BrE
/ˌhæri'pɒtə/
AmE
/ˌhæri'pɑ:t̬ər/

noun - the main character in a series of books by J. R. Rowling

marauding
marauding - plenící, loupící, drancující, přepadávající
BrE
/mə'rɔ:dɪŋ/
AmE
/mə'rɑ:dɪŋ/

adjective, literary - going around in search of things to steal or people to attack

 
ditzy - potrhlý, praštěný, roztržitý
BrE
/'dɪtsi/
AmE
/'dɪtsi/

adjective, American English, informal - (usually of a woman) silly, not very serious, likely to forget things

unit
unit - jednotka (např. policejní), útvar
BrE
/'ju:nɪt/
AmE
/'ju:nɪt/

noun - a group of police officers who work together for a special purpose

nobility
nobility - ušlechtilost, vznešenost (charakteru), šlechetnost
BrE
/nəʊ'bɪlɪti/
AmE
/noʊ'bɪlɪt̬i/

noun - the quality of being noble in character, mind, or spirit; moral goodness

pique
pique - dotčenost, uraženost, uražená ješitnost, uražená pýcha
BrE
/'pi:k/
AmE
/'pi:k/

noun, formal - a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight or insult

 
cremate - zpopelnit, spálit, pohřbít žehem
BrE
/krə'meɪt/
AmE
/krə'meɪt/

verb - to burn the body of a dead person until only ashes remain

Spam
Spam - lančmít, konzervované maso
BrE
/'spæm/
AmE
/'spæm/

noun - (trademark) a type of canned cooked meat made from pork and ham

serendipity
serendipity - štěstí, náhoda, šťastná náhoda, nečekané štěstí
BrE
/ˌserən'dɪpɪti/
AmE
/ˌserən'dɪpɪt̬i/

noun, formal - the occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way

music
music - noty, notový zápis
BrE
/'mju:zɪk/
AmE
/'mju:zɪk/

noun - a hand-written or printed form of a musical composition, song etc.

 
taxation - zdanění, danění, daňový systém, daně
BrE
/tæk'seɪʃn/
AmE
/tæk'seɪʃn/

noun, formal - the process of collecting taxes from people or businesses by the government

 
quell - potlačit, udusit, zastavit, uklidnit, zkrotit
BrE
/'kwel/
AmE
/'kwel/

verb, formal - to put an end to something, typically by the use of force

 
relapse - mít recidivu, znovu onemocnět, znovu propadnout (neřesti), vrátit se (do deprese, ke špatnému chování apod.)
BrE
/rɪ'læps/
AmE
/rɪ'læps/

verb, technical - to become ill again or experience the return of a negative state

complexity
complexity - spletitost, složitost, náročnost
BrE
/kəm'pleksɪti/
AmE
/kəm'pleksɪt̬i/

noun - the quality of having many connected parts, making something difficult to understand

 
herald - posel, předzvěst, znamení
BrE
/'herəld/
AmE
/'herəld/

noun, formal - a sign or symbol that signals the approach or beginning of something