noun
-
a country in Western Asia, located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon and Israel to the southwest
diameter
- průměr (např. kruhu)
BrE
/daɪ'æmɪtə/
AmE
/daɪ'æmət̬ər/
noun
-
the distance between two points on the circumference of a circle that can be connected by a straight line passing the center of the circle
Nevada
- Nevada
BrE
/nɪ'vɑ:də/
AmE
/nə'vædə/
noun
-
a state in the west of the USA known for its deserts, the capital of gambling - Las Vegas (although the real capital is Carson City)
tropic
- obratník
BrE
/'trɒpɪk/
AmE
/'trɑ:pɪk/
noun
-
one of the two imaginary lines north and south of the equator that marks the farthest the sun can go and still shine directly overhead
congress
- kongres
BrE
/'kɒŋgres/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋgres/
noun
-
the group of people who make laws in some countries, especially the United States, where it consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives
leg
- noha (dolní končetina)
BrE
/'leg/
AmE
/'leg/
noun
-
one of the two parts of the body that we walk on, it has a knee in the middle and a foot at the end
exhaust
- výfuk
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:st/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:st/
noun
-
a metal pipe at the back of a car through which the waste gases escape from the engine
exhaust pipe
- výfuk
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:st paɪp/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:st paɪp/
noun
-
a metal pipe at the back of a car through which the waste gases escape from the engine
Alaska
- Aljaška
BrE
/ə'lɑ:skə/
AmE
/ə'læskə/
noun
-
the largest state in the USA located in the north-west of North America, its capital is Juneau
ark
- archa
BrE
/'ɑ:k/
AmE
/'ɑ:rk/
noun
-
(in the Bible) the boat on which Noah, his family and two of every animal survived the Flood
greenhouse effect
- skleníkový efekt
BrE
/'gri:nhaʊs ɪ'fekt/
AmE
/'gri:nhaʊs ɪ'fekt/
noun
-
a situation in which the heat cannot escape from Earth though the atmosphere and makes the planet warmer
racing
- závody
BrE
/'reɪsɪŋ/
AmE
/'reɪsɪŋ/
noun
-
a competition in which several competitors start at the same time and the winner is the fastest one
Protestant
- protestantský
BrE
/'prɒtɪstənt/
AmE
/'prɑ:t̬ɪstənt/
adjective
-
connected with the part of Christian religion that separated from the Roman Catholic church in the 16th century
oncology
- onkologie
BrE
/ɒŋ'kɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ɑ:ŋ'kɑ:lədʒi/
noun
-
the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that deals with the study and treatment of tumors
endocrinology
- endokrinologie
BrE
/ˌendəʊkrə'nɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ˌendoʊkrə'nɑ:lədʒi/
noun
-
the medical specialty of the branch of medical science that studies the glands secreting hormones and their function