car rental
- pronájem auta, půjčení auta, půjčovna aut, autopůjčovna
BrE
/'kɑ: rentl/
AmE
/'kɑ:r rentl/
noun, American English
-
the act of paying to use a car for a short period of time or the company that provides this service
car hire
- pronájem auta, půjčení auta, půjčovna aut, autopůjčovna
BrE
/'kɑ: haɪə/
AmE
/'kɑ:r haɪər/
noun, British English
-
the act of paying to use a car for a short period of time or the company that provides this service
cinder
- škvára, struska
BrE
/'sɪndə/
AmE
/'sɪndər/
noun, technical
-
the residue left after the combustion of coal, refuse, or metal ore, consisting mostly of ash, mineral fragments, and unburned material
noun, technical
-
the set of wheels, struts, and other parts that an airplane uses to land, take off, and move on the ground
eardrum
- ušní bubínek
BrE
/'ɪədrʌm/
AmE
/'ɪrdrʌm/
noun
-
a thin piece of tissue in the ear that vibrates when sound waves hit it, transmitting sound to the inner ear
digestive system
- trávicí soustava
BrE
/daɪ'dʒestɪv ˌsɪstəm/
AmE
/daɪ'dʒestɪv ˌsɪstəm/
noun
-
the body's collection of organs and processes responsible for breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste products from the body
instep
- nárt (chodidla nebo obuvi)
BrE
/'ɪnstep/
AmE
/'ɪnstep/
noun
-
the top part of your foot between your toes and your ankle, or the part of a shoe that covers it
evacuation
- evakuace
BrE
/ɪˌvækju'eɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪˌvækju'eɪʃn/
noun
-
the act of moving people from a dangerous area (e.g. in the case of a hurricane, volcano erruption, terrorist attack etc.)
inertia
- setrvačnost
BrE
/ɪ'nɜ:ʃə/
AmE
/ɪ'nɜ:rʃə/
noun, technical
-
a property of an object by which it continues moving in the same direction or stands still in the same position
private school
- soukromá škola
BrE
/ˌpraɪvət 'sku:l/
AmE
/ˌpraɪvət 'sku:l/
noun
-
a school that does not receive any money from the government and the education of students is paid by their parents
entrée
- předkrm nebo hlavní chod
BrE
/'ɒntreɪ/
AmE
/'ɑ:ntreɪ/
noun
-
a small dish served before the main course (usually British usage) or the main dish of a meal (usually American usage)
Greenwich
- Greenwich (místo v Anglii, kterým prochází nultý poledník)
BrE
/'grenɪtʃ/
AmE
/'grenɪtʃ/
noun
-
an area of south-east London where you can find the original British Royal Observatory through which the 0 meridian passes
light
- světlo na semaforu, semafor
BrE
/'laɪt/
AmE
/'laɪt/
noun
-
the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet using green for go and red for stop