curse
curse - prokletí, kletba
BrE
/'kɜ:s/
AmE
/'kɜ:rs/

noun - magical words that bring bad luck to someone; a kind of magic that brings you bad luck

chorus
chorus - refrén
BrE
/'kɔ:rəs/
AmE
/'kɔ:rəs/

noun - a part of a song which has a very catchy melody and is repeated throughout the song

custody
custody - soudní vazba, vyšetřovací vazba
BrE
/'kʌstədi/
AmE
/'kʌstədi/

noun - a state of being held by the police for a short time, esp. before a trial etc.

advertise
advertise - inzerovat, dělat reklamu, propagovat
BrE
/'ædvətaɪz/
AmE
/'ædvərtaɪz/

verb - to make something known to a lot of people, usually offering them to buy or use it

wallet
wallet - peněženka
BrE
/'wɒlɪt/
AmE
/'wɑ:lət/

noun - a small thing in which you carry your money, it is usually made of leather or plastic

university
university - univerzita
BrE
/ˌju:nɪ'vɜ:sɪti/
AmE
/ˌju:nə'vɜ:rsɪt̬i/

noun - a kind of higher school where you study for a degree, e.g. to be a doctor etc.

 
tundra - tundra
BrE
/'tʌndrə/
AmE
/'tʌndrə/

noun - large flat Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere where the earth below the ground is always frozen

lens
lens - čočka (optická, brýlová), brýlové sklo, zorník, optika (přístroje)
BrE
/'lenz/
AmE
/'lenz/

noun - a round piece of glass with curved sides which is used in telescopes, microscopes, binoculars, or glasses

label
label - nálepka, štítek, cedulka
BrE
/'leɪbl/
AmE
/'leɪbl/

noun - a piece of paper fastened to an object, saying what it is, how much it cost etc.

rugby
rugby - rugby, ragby
BrE
/'rʌgbi/
AmE
/'rʌgbi/

noun - a game played by two teams of thirteen players with an oval ball, popular especially in Europe

 
passage - průchod, ulička (v davu)
BrE
/'pæsɪdʒ/
AmE
/'pæsɪdʒ/

noun - an empty space in a crowd of people or things that allows you to move through them

proud
proud - pyšný, hrdý
BrE
/'praʊd/
AmE
/'praʊd/

adjective - feeling good about yourself because of what you are, what you have or what you have done

plane
plane - letadlo
BrE
/'pleɪn/
AmE
/'pleɪn/

noun - a means of transport that flies through the air and carries many passengers, it has two wings

 
practice - procvičování
BrE
/'præktɪs/
AmE
/'præktɪs/

noun - the act of doing something in order to become better at it, e.g. sport, or maths, etc.

paper
paper - noviny
BrE
/'peɪpə/
AmE
/'peɪpər/

noun - large pieces of paper printed with latest information about politics, sport, culture etc., often published every day