noun
-
a tree with a short, thick trunk, native to Africa or Australia, able to live for thousands of years
lease
- nájem, pronájem, smlouva o nájmu, smlouva o pronájmu
BrE
/'li:s/
AmE
/'li:s/
noun, formal
-
a legal agreement that allows you to use someone's house, building or piece of land in return for payment
trampoline
- trampolína
BrE
/ˌtræmpə'li:n/
AmE
/ˌtræmpə'li:n/
noun
-
a piece of equipment that makes it easy to jump up and down for fun or as a sport
parallel
- rovnoběžka, paralela
BrE
/'pærəlel/
AmE
/'pærəlel/
noun, technical
-
a line or plane that is equally distant from another at all points; a circle of latitude on Earth
antitrust
- antimonopolní, protikratelový
BrE
/ˌæntɪ'trʌst/
AmE
/ˌæntɪ'trʌst/
adjective
-
relating to legislation that prevents or controls trusts, monopolies, or other large combinations of businesses to promote fair competition
chip
- odštípnuté místo, oprýskané místo.
BrE
/'tʃɪp/
AmE
/'tʃɪp/
noun
-
a small mark or hole on an object made of wood, glass, ceramic etc. where a part is missing
wield
- ohánět se (zbraní ap.)
BrE
/'wi:ld/
AmE
/'wi:ld/
verb
-
to carry a weapon, tool, or piece of equipment and look as if you are going to use it
thinker
- myslitel
BrE
/'θɪŋkə/
AmE
/'θɪŋkər/
noun
-
a person who spends a lot of time thinking about serious and important things, such as science or philosophy
diner
- bistro, levná restaurace, motorest, snack bar
BrE
/'daɪnə/
AmE
/'daɪnər/
noun
-
a kind of restaurant that serves coffee, fast food etc. and originally looked a little like a railway car
bemusement
- zmatení, rozpaky
BrE
/bɪ'mju:zmənt/
AmE
/bɪ'mju:zmənt/
noun
-
the state of being confused, mixed up, understanding something in a wrong way or not understanding it at all
switchboard
- telefonní ústředna
BrE
/'swɪtʃˌbɔ:d/
AmE
/'swɪtʃˌbɔ:rd/
noun
-
a telephone central in a company etc. where callers can be put through to different parts of the company
word chain
- slovní fotbal
BrE
/'wɜ:dˌtʃeɪn/
AmE
/'wɜ:rdˌtʃeɪn/
noun
-
a game in which people have to say words that begin with the last letter of the previous word
past participle
- příčestí minulé, minulé příčestí
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st pɑ:'tɪsɪpl/
AmE
/ˌpæst pɑ:r'tɪsɪpl/
noun
-
the form of the verb used in the passive voice, the present perfect etc. (e.g. done, gone, been, finished...)
smudge
- šmouha, skvrna, mazanec
BrE
/'smʌdʒ/
AmE
/'smʌdʒ/
noun
-
a dirty mark on the surface of something made by rubbing a substance (oil, paint, dirt etc.) on it
smear
- šmouha, skvrna, mazanec
BrE
/'smɪə/
AmE
/'smɪr/
noun
-
a dirty mark on the surface of something made by rubbing a substance (oil, paint, dirt etc.) on it