noun
-
a long violent and bloody argument between two groups of people, in which one tries to punish the other for something that happened in the past
map
- mapa
BrE
/'mæp/
AmE
/'mæp/
noun
-
a piece of paper with a drawing of the surface of a country or a region, showing where the towns and rivers and lakes etc. are
Mad-Eye Moody
- Pošuk Moody
BrE
/ˌmæd'aɪ 'mu:di/
AmE
/ˌmæd'aɪ 'mu:di/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) Harry's teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts in his fourth year at Hogwarts (he had a magical eye and only one leg)
sequel
- pokračování (knihy či filmu apod.)
BrE
/'si:kwəl/
AmE
/'si:kwəl/
noun
-
a film or a book that continues the story of another film or book, (e.g. Jaws III, Terminator II, The Lost World (Jurassic Park II) etc.)
lees
- sedlina, usazenina, kal (u vína)
BrE
/'li:z/
AmE
/'li:z/
noun, technical
-
the sediment consisting of dead yeast cells, grape solids, and other particles that settles at the bottom of a wine barrel or bottle during fermentation and aging
abseiling
- slaňování, slanění
BrE
/'æbseɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/'æbseɪlɪŋ/
noun, British English
-
the activity of dropping down a steep cliff or rock face using a doubled rope wrapped around the body or a special device attached to a harness
diaphragm
- bránice
BrE
/'daɪəfræm/
AmE
/'daɪəfræm/
noun
-
a large, dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen and plays a crucial role in breathing by contracting and relaxing to control lung expansion
plasma
- plazma (krevní)
BrE
/'plæzmə/
AmE
/'plæzmə/
noun
-
the yellowish liquid part of blood in which blood cells are suspended, containing nutrients, hormones, and proteins, and aiding in clotting and transporting substances throughout the body
number plate
- poznávací značka
BrE
/'nʌmbəpleɪt/
AmE
/'nʌmbərpleɪt/
noun, British English
-
the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified
license plate
- poznávací značka
BrE
/'laɪsns pleɪt/
AmE
/'laɪsns pleɪt/
noun, American English
-
the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified
bumper
- nárazník
BrE
/'bʌmpə/
AmE
/'bʌmpər/
noun
-
a strong metal bar fixed to the front and back of a car that helps to protect the car in case it hits something or is hit
past perfect
- předminulý čas, předminulý čas prostý
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st'pɜ:fɪkt/
AmE
/ˌpæst'pɜ:rfekt/
noun
-
a grammatical structure that is used for actions that happened before another action in the past, the structure is HAD + past participle (had done, hadn't seen etc.)
superstition
- pověra, pověrčivost
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'stɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'stɪʃn/
noun
-
a belief that certain ritual or activity can bring you good or bad luck (e.g. crossing the fingers, seeing a black cat run across the street etc)
carbon
- uhlík
BrE
/'kɑ:bən/
AmE
/'kɑ:rbən/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 6) an element that is present in all organic compounds, it is also known in the form of diamonds and graphite
crunch
- lehsed, leh-sed
BrE
/'krʌntʃ/
AmE
/'krʌntʃ/
noun
-
an exercise in which you lie down with your knees slightly bent and then lift the upper part of the body to a sitting position and back