superlative - superlativ, třetí stupeň přídavných jmen a příslovcí
BrE
/sʊ'pɜ:lətɪv/
AmE
/sʊ'pɜ:rlət̬ɪv/

noun - the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses its highest degree (such as 'the best, the longest, the most interesting etc.)

 
gene - gen
BrE
/'dʒi:n/
AmE
/'dʒi:n/

noun - a segment of the DNA that contains genetic information that is passed to an individual person, animal or plant from a parent

dachshund
dachshund - jezevčík
BrE
/'dæksnd/
AmE
/'dækshʊnd/

noun - a kind of dog that has a small long body, short legs and long ears, sometimes called 'sausage dog' or 'wiener dog'

republic
republic - republika
BrE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/
AmE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/

noun - a political system in which the government is formed by politicians elected by people, the head of state is usually a president

 
feud - svár, spor
BrE
/'fju:d/
AmE
/'fju:d/

noun - a conflict or an argument between two groups of people (e.g. two families) that has been going on for a long time

conga
conga - konga (kubánský buben)
BrE
/'kɒŋgə/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋgə/

noun - a tall narrow drum usually played by hand, it is common in all kinds of Latin music, it originally comes from Cuba

 
pangea - pangea
BrE
/pæn'dʒɪə/
AmE
/pæn'dʒɪə/

noun - a hypothetical supercontinent which included all the land mass of the earth, before it started splitting into the continents we know today

 
pangaea - pangea
BrE
/pæn'dʒɪə/
AmE
/pæn'dʒɪə/

noun - a hypothetical supercontinent which included all the land mass of the earth, before it started splitting into the continents we know today

pole vault
pole vault - skok o tyči
BrE
/'pəʊlˌvɔ:lt/
AmE
/'poʊlˌvɔ:lt/

noun - an event in athletics in which the athlete tries to jump over a high bar with the help of a long pole

 
stupor - otupění, omámení, bezvědomí
BrE
/'stju:pə/
AmE
/'stu:pər/

noun - the state when you cannot think, hear, speak clearly, esp. as a result of drinking alcohol, using drugs, or experiencing a shock

 
meth - metamfetamin (pervitin)
BrE
/'meθ/
AmE
/'meθ/

noun, informal - an very addictive drug, it comes in the form of colorles odorless crystals, it is also known as ice, tina or glass

encyclopedia
encyclopedia - encyklopedie, naučný slovník, atlas
BrE
/ɪnˌsaɪklə'pi:diə/
AmE
/ɪnˌsaɪklə'pi:diə/

noun - a book or set of books containing information about many different subjects or about one particular subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order

nag
nag - otrava, rýpal, prudič, kdo neustále něco připomíná, kdo neustále komanduje, kdo neustále něčím otravuje
BrE
/'næg/
AmE
/'næg/

noun - a person who annoys someone by telling them what to do, reminding them of something, asking them questions etc. all the time

 
loppers - dlouhé zahradnické nůžky
BrE
/'lɒpəz/
AmE
/'lɑ:prz/

noun - a garden tool similar to a pair of scissors with very long handles that is used to cut twigs and small brunches

condom
condom - kondom, prezervativ
BrE
/'kɒndəm/
AmE
/'kɑ:ndəm/

noun - a thin rubber covering that a man wears on his penis during sex to prevent pregnancy or the spread of a disease