dummy run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

Iraq - Irák

a country in Western Asia, located north of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria

strip cartoon - komiks (v novinách), komiksový miniseriál

noun, British English - a sequence of illustrated panels or images, usually arranged in a linear format, that conveys a humorous, dramatic, or narrative story

comic strip - komiks (v novinách), komiksový miniseriál

noun - a sequence of illustrated panels or images, usually arranged in a linear format, that conveys a humorous, dramatic, or narrative story

 

dengue fever - horečka dengue

noun - an acute tropical disease caused by a virus which is typically transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes

 

dengue - dengue

noun - an acute tropical disease caused by a virus which is typically transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes

 

sneak peek - ochutnávka (filmu, videohry apod.)

noun, informal - an opportunity to see something, e.g. a film or video game or a part of it, before it is officially released

 

slapstick - groteskní humor (založen na fackování, padání či házení předmětů)

noun - a type of humour that involves simple actions, such as throwing things at each other, hitting each other, falling over etc.

jump rope - švihadlo

noun, American English - a piece of rope held by both ends in your hands that you swing over your head and under your feet

ottoman - taburet, podnožka, polstrované sedátko

noun - a piece of furniture like a box with a cushioned top that you can sit on or rest your feet on

 

Greenwich - Greenwich (místo v Anglii, kterým prochází nultý poledník)

noun - an area of south-east London where you can find the original British Royal Observatory through which the 0 meridian passes

 

private school - soukromá škola

noun - a school that does not receive any money from the government and the education of students is paid by their parents

padlock - visací zámek

noun - a type of lock that is used to fasten one thing to another, it is usually put on gates or bicycles

crater - kráter

noun - a bowl shaped hole in the ground (made by an asteroid, a bomb etc) or at the top of a volcano

 

subcontract - zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit

verb - to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else