iceberg lettuce
iceberg lettuce - ledový salát
BrE
/'aɪsbɜ:g ˌletɪs/
AmE
/'aɪsbɜ:rg ˌlet̬ɪs/

noun - a type of lettuce with tight crisp leaves containing a lot of water

 
stroke - záběr (např. ve veslování), tempo (v plavání)
BrE
/'strəʊk/
AmE
/'stroʊk/

noun - one of the repeated movements of hands or oars in swimming or rowing

yellow
yellow - žlutá barva
BrE
/'jeləʊ/
AmE
/'jeloʊ/

noun - the colour of the sun, the centre of an egg, a banana etc.

wing
wing - křídlo (letadla)
BrE
/'wɪŋ/
AmE
/'wɪŋ/

noun - one of the two parts of an aircraft that enables it to fly

 
anatomy - anatomie
BrE
/ə'nætəmi/
AmE
/ə'næt̬əmi/

noun - a detailed study of the structure of the human body (or animals etc.)

mallet
mallet - palice, palička
BrE
/'mælɪt/
AmE
/'mælɪt/

noun - a kind of hammer that's made of wood and has a large head

 
Apache - Apač
BrE
/ə'pætʃi:/
AmE
/ə'pætʃi:/

noun - a member of a tribe of Native Americans originating in the American Southwest

 
ragged - otrhaný, roztrhaný, rozedraný
BrE
/'rægɪd/
AmE
/'rægɪd/

adjective - (of clothes) old and torn, (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes

 
sauté - restovat, orestovat
BrE
/'səʊteɪ/
AmE
/ˌsɔ:'teɪ/

verb - to fry small pieces of food quickly in a small amount of oil

 
contraction - stah (např. při porodu)
BrE
/kən'trækʃn/
AmE
/kən'trækʃn/

noun - the tightening of a muscle, especially the tightening of the womb during childbirth

griffin
griffin - gryf (mytické zvíře)
BrE
/'grɪfɪn/
AmE
/'grɪfɪn/

noun - a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, often depicted as a guardian of treasures and symbols of strength and wisdom

hatch out
hatch out - vylíhnout se, líhnout se, vyklubat se
BrE
/ˌhætʃ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌhætʃ'aʊt/

verb - (of birds, reptiles etc.) to come out of the egg, or (of eggs) to break and let a baby animal come out

sculpture
sculpture - socha, sochařství
BrE
/'skʌlptʃə/
AmE
/'skʌlptʃər/

noun - a kind of a statue of a person or an object made from stone, wood etc.; the art of making these things

 
fossil - zkamenělý, fosilní
BrE
/'fɒsl/
AmE
/'fɑ:sl/

adjective - (usually of a part of a living organism or the shape of its body) preserved in rock for a very long time

 
minority - menšina (např. národnostní), minorita
BrE
/maɪ'nɒrəti/
AmE
/maɪ'nɔ:rəti/

noun - a group of people of a particular nationality or religion living within a larger group of a different nationality or religion etc.