hail
hail - padat kroupy
BrE
/'heɪl/
AmE
/'heɪl/

verb, dated - to fall from the sky in the form of small ice balls

singlet
singlet - nátělník (hlavně sportovní)
BrE
/'sɪŋglət/
AmE
/'sɪŋglət/

noun, British English - a piece of clothing without sleeves that is usually worn for sport

 
affectation - afektovanost
BrE
/ˌæfek'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌæfek'teɪʃn/

noun - a deliberate and exaggerated display or pretense of certain attitudes or qualities

 
stub - kontrolní útržek (vstupenky)
BrE
/'stʌb/
AmE
/'stʌb/

noun - the small part of a ticket that is given back to you

macaw
macaw - papoušek, ara
BrE
/mə'kɔ:/
AmE
/mə'kɑ:/

noun - a type of a parrot, especially one from Central or South America

 
acoustically - akusticky
BrE
/ə'ku:stɪkli/
AmE
/ə'ku:stɪkli/

adverb - in a way connected with the sense of hearing, with sounds etc.

 
oasis - oáza, ostrov, místo (přeneseně)
BrE
/əʊ'eɪsɪs/
AmE
/oʊ'eɪsɪs/

noun - a pleasant and peaceful place, usually in the middle of something unpleasant

 
chap - popraskat, rozpraskat (ruce, rty)
BrE
/'tʃæp/
AmE
/'tʃæp/

verb - (of the skin on hands or lips) to become dry and sore

 
chapped - popraskaný (rty, kůže)
BrE
/'tʃæpt/
AmE
/'tʃæpt/

adjective - (of the skin on hands or lips) rough, dry and often painful

thirds
thirds - třetí přidání, další přidání, druhý nášup (jídla)
BrE
/'θɜ:dz/
AmE
/'θɜ:rdz/

noun, informal - an additional serving of food taken after someone has already had seconds

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

 
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