noun
-
a state in the South of the USA, its capital is Tallahassee, a well known city is Miami
Washington
- Washington
BrE
/'wɒʃɪŋtən/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃɪŋt̬ən/
noun
-
a state on the west coast of the USA, its capital is Olympia, a famous city is Seattle
fantasy
- fantasy (literatura)
BrE
/'fæntəsi/
AmE
/'fænt̬əsi/
noun
-
the genre of literature that usually involves magic and magical creatures, e.g. Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS etc.
passport control
- pasová kontrola
BrE
/ˌpɑ:spɔ:t kən'trəʊl/
AmE
/ˌpæspɔ:rt kən'troʊl/
noun
-
the place where your passport is checked when you travel abroad, the situation in which it is checked
control tower
- řídící věž
BrE
/kən'trəʊl ˌtaʊə/
AmE
/kən'troʊl ˌtaʊər/
noun
-
a place from where instructions and directions are given to planes on the ground and in the air
wheelie
- jízda na zadním kole
BrE
/'wi:li/
AmE
/'wi:li/
noun, informal
-
a trick in which the front wheel of a bicycle or a motorbike is raised off the ground
inclusion
- zahrnutí, započítání
BrE
/ɪn'klu:ʒn/
AmE
/ɪn'klu:ʒn/
noun
-
the state of being a part of something, the act of accepting something as a part of something
caravel
- karavela
BrE
/'kærəvel/
AmE
/'kærəvel/
noun
-
a small ship used by the Spanish and Portuguese at the beginning of 15th century (esp. for exploration)
dowry
- věno
BrE
/'daʊri/
AmE
/'daʊri/
noun
-
the amount of money that parents must pay to the man who marries their daughter (in some cultures)
promotion
- proměna (v šachu)
BrE
/prə'məʊʃn/
AmE
/prə'moʊʃn/
noun
-
the move in chess in which the pawn is replaced by either a queen, rook, knight or bishop
cleft palate
- rozštěp patra
BrE
/ˌkleft'pælət/
AmE
/ˌkleft'pælət/
noun
-
a birth defect in which there is a split or opening in the roof of the baby's mouth
headstand
- stoj na hlavě
BrE
/'hedstænd/
AmE
noun
-
the act of standing on your head in the vertical position, supported by your hands or your forearms
polygamy
- polygamie
BrE
/pə'lɪgəmi/
AmE
/pə'lɪgəmi/
noun
-
the state of being married to more than one person at the same time (illegal in most societies)
Hufflepuff
- Mrzimor
BrE
/'hʌflpʌf/
AmE
/'hʌflpʌf/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) one of the four houses at Hogwarts, the one that has a badger in as a symbol, the one that Cedric Diggory and Susan Bones belong to
salt
- sůl
BrE
/'sɔ:lt/
AmE
/'sɔ:lt/
noun
-
a white substance that is used in cooking in order to preserve food or to improve the taste, it is present in the water of the seas and oceans