number plate
number plate - poznávací značka
BrE
/'nʌmbəpleɪt/
AmE
/'nʌmbərpleɪt/

noun, British English - the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified

stamp
stamp - známka (poštovní), poštovní známka
BrE
/'stæmp/
AmE
/'stæmp/

noun - a small piece of paper that you buy and stick on the envelope of a letter or a postcard when you want to send it by post

dizzy
dizzy - mající závrať, pociťující motání hlavy
BrE
/'dɪzi/
AmE
/'dɪzi/

adjective - feeling as if the world is turning around you and that you might fall, usually as a result of being somewhere very high, or of an illness

license plate
license plate - poznávací značka
BrE
/'laɪsns pleɪt/
AmE
/'laɪsns pleɪt/

noun, American English - the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified

 
soul - soul (hudba)
BrE
/'səʊl/
AmE
/'soʊl/

noun - a kind of music that evolved in the USA, it is a combination of rhythm and blues and gospel, with special stress on vocals and religious themes

 
carbon - uhlík
BrE
/'kɑ:bən/
AmE
/'kɑ:rbən/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 6) an element that is present in all organic compounds, it is also known in the form of diamonds and graphite

manpower
manpower - pracovní síla, pracovníci, lidské zdroje
BrE
/'mænpaʊə/
AmE
/'mænpaʊər/

noun - the number of people available to work or do a particular task

white wine
white wine - bílé víno
BrE
/ˌwaɪt 'waɪn/
AmE
/ˌwaɪt 'waɪn/

noun - a type of wine made from white or light-coloured grape varieties

 
wilful - úmyslný, záměrný, vědomý, svévolný
BrE
/'wɪlfl/
AmE
/'wɪlfl/

adjective - (of an action) deliberate, voluntary, or intentional, especially something bad or undesirable

capital
capital - velké písmeno, kapitálka, verzálka
BrE
/'kæpɪtl/
AmE
/'kæpɪt̬l/

noun - a letter of the alphabet that is larger than a lowercase letter

 
antinuclear - protijaderný, protiatomový
BrE
/ˌænti'nju:klɪə/
AmE
/ˌænt̬i'nu:klɪər/

adjective - opposed to the use or development of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy

superhuman
superhuman - nadlidský (schopnostmi apod.)
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'hju:mən/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'hju:mən/

adjective - having abilities, strength, or qualities that exceed those of a normal human

chewy
chewy - tuhý, tvrdý, žvýkací, gumový (např. maso, bonbon)
BrE
/'tʃu:i/
AmE
/'tʃu:i/

adjective - requiring a lot of chewing because it is thick, sticky, or dense

 
axe - utnout, zastavit
BrE
/'æks/
AmE
/'æks/

verb - to stop something, to get rid of something, to stop financing something

 
communicable - nakažlivý, přenosný, infekční
BrE
/kə'mju:nɪkəbl/
AmE
/kə'mju:nɪkəbl/

adjective, formal - (of an illness etc.) spreading quickly and easily from person to person