bass drum
bass drum - kopák (buben)
BrE
/'beɪsˌdrʌm/
AmE
/'beɪsˌdrʌm/

noun - a large percussion instrument with a deep, resonant sound, usually part of a drum set

harmony
harmony - vícehlas, souzvuk, dvojhlas
BrE
/'hɑ:məni/
AmE
/'hɑ:rməni/

noun - the combination of different musical notes played or sung simultaneously to produce a pleasing sound

 
spin - odstředit, odstřeďovat, ždímat, vyždímat (prádlo)
BrE
/'spɪn/
AmE
/'spɪn/

verb - to get water out of your laundry using a special cycle in your washing machine

 
scoop - předběhnout se zprávou (noviny apod.)
BrE
/'sku:p/
AmE
/'sku:p/

verb - to publish a piece of exciting or important news or a story before anyone else

name-calling
name-calling - nadávání, nadávky
BrE
/'neɪmˌkɔ:lɪŋ/
AmE
/'neɪmˌkɔ:lɪŋ/

noun - the act of insulting or verbally abusing someone by calling them offensive or derogatory names

coolant
coolant - chladící kapalina, chladivo, chladící směs
BrE
/'ku:lənt/
AmE
/'ku:lənt/

noun - a liquid substance used in the cooling system of an engine to regulate its temperature

 
counteract - potlačit, působit proti
BrE
/ˌkaʊntər'ækt/
AmE
/ˌkaʊntər'ækt/

verb - to reduce the bad effect of something by doing something that produces an opposite effect

 
collection - sbírání, vyzvednutí
BrE
/kə'lekʃən/
AmE
/kə'lekʃən/

noun - an act of bringing things into one place or taking something away from a place

 
convicted felon - člověk s trestní minulostí
BrE
/kən'vɪktɪd 'felən/
AmE
/kən'vɪktɪd 'felən/

noun, American English - a person who was found guilty of a crime and went to prison for it

 
printing - tisk
BrE
/'prɪntɪŋ/
AmE
/'prɪntɪŋ/

noun - the act of producing writing or images on a material, usually paper, with a machine

 
last resort - krajní případ, poslední možnost, východisko z nouze
BrE
/ˌlɑ:st rɪ'zɔ:t/
AmE
/ˌlæst rɪ'zɔ:rt/

noun - situation in which everything else fails and you have only one course of action left

 
statutory rape - pohlavní zneužití, nezákonný styk s nezletilým
BrE
/'stætʃətriˌreɪp/
AmE
/'stætʃətɔ:riˌreɪp/

noun - sexual relations between an adult and a person who is under the age of consent

 
founding - zakládající
BrE
/'faʊndɪŋ/
AmE
/'faʊndɪŋ/

adjective - being the one that established something, set something up or started the building of something

 
reimburse - uhradit, odškodnit
BrE
/ˌri:ɪm'bɜ:s/
AmE
/ˌri:ɪm'bɜ:rs/

verb, formal - to pay back money to someone who has spent or lost it because of you

 
uneducated - nevzdělaný
BrE
/ʌn'edʒukeɪtɪd/
AmE
/ʌn'edʒukeɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - not having studied, not knowing a lot of things because you have not studied enough