knock on wood
knock on wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌnɒk ɒn'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k ɑ:n'wʊd/

phrase, American English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

touch wood
touch wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/

phrase, British English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

 
bad - zlobivý
BrE
/'bæd/
AmE
/'bæd/

adjective - not behaving the way people (esp. parents) expect

 
fringe - třásně, třepení na lemu
BrE
/'frɪndʒ/
AmE
/'frɪndʒ/

noun - loose threads hanging along the edge of something

 
erupt - vybuchnout (např. o sopce)
BrE
/ɪ'rʌpt/
AmE
/ɪ'rʌpt/

verb - to explode and send rocks into the air

commission
commission - provize
BrE
/kə'mɪʃn/
AmE
/kə'mɪʃn/

noun - the money given to someone for selling goods

0
0 - nula (v tel. číslech apod.)
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'zɪroʊ/

noun - the number 0 (esp. in phone numbers etc.)

 
acquisition - pořízení, zakoupení, koupě
BrE
/ˌækwɪ'zɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌækwɪ'zɪʃn/

noun - the act of buying something or getting something

stave
stave - notová osnova
BrE
/'steɪv/
AmE
/'steɪv/

noun - the lines on which we write musical notes

 
nucleus - jádro (např. atomu či buňky)
BrE
/'nju:kliəs/
AmE
/'nu:kliəs/

noun - the central part of a cell, atom etc.

 
hypotenuse - přepona
BrE
/haɪ'pɒtənju:z/
AmE
/haɪ'pɑ:t̬ənu:s/

noun - the longest side in a right-angled triangle

 
Birmingham - Birmingham
BrE
/'bɜ:mɪŋəm/
AmE
/'bɜ:rmɪŋhæm/

noun - a city in the West Midlands of England

 
Manchester - Manchester
BrE
/'mæntʃəstə/
AmE
/'mæntʃəstər/

noun - a large city in the northwest of England

 
medium - emko, M (velikost oblečení)
BrE
/'mi:dɪəm/
AmE
/'mi:diəm/

noun - the size between S (small) and L (large)

 
chivalry - galantnost, kavalírství
BrE
/'ʃɪvəlri/
AmE
/'ʃɪvəlri/

noun - the polite and respectable way of treating women