siege
siege - obléhání, obležení, obklíčení
BrE
/'si:dʒ/
AmE
/'si:dʒ/

noun - the act of surrounding and attacking a castle, a city etc.

on a par with
on a par with - na stejné úrovni jako, srovnatelný s, stejný jako
BrE
/ˌɒn ə'pɑ: wɪð/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ə'pɑ:r wɪð/

adverb - at the same level or standard as someone or something else

on par with
on par with - na stejné úrovni jako, srovnatelný s, stejný jako
BrE
/ˌɒn 'pɑ: wɪð/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n 'pɑ:r wɪð/

adverb, American English - at the same level or standard as someone or something else

 
competitive - konkurenční
BrE
/kəm'petɪtɪv/
AmE
/kəm'pet̬ɪt̬ɪv/

adjective - involving other firms or entrepreneurs who are in the same business

room
room - pokoj, místnost
BrE
/'ru:m/
AmE
/'ru:m/

noun - a place in the house with four walls, a door etc.

leaf through
leaf through - prolistovat
BrE
/'li:f θru:/
AmE
/'li:f θru:/

verb - to turn the pages of a book quickly without reading it

carrot
carrot - mrkev
BrE
/'kærət/
AmE
/'kærət/

noun - a kind of long orange vegetable that grows in the ground

 
chair - předsedat, vést
BrE
/'tʃeə/
AmE
/'tʃer/

verb - to be the chairperson of a meeting, to be in charge

sci-fi
sci-fi - vědeckofantastický
BrE
/'saɪˌfaɪ/
AmE
/'saɪˌfaɪ/

adjective - (films, books etc.) about the future, involving future technologies, inventions etc.

scenery
scenery - krajina, příroda
BrE
/'si:nəri/
AmE
/'si:nəri/

noun - the area outside towns and cities, with mountains, forests, fields etc.

 
penetration - průnik, proniknutí, proražení, průlom
BrE
/ˌpenə'treɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌpenə'treɪʃn/

noun - the act or process of entering into or passing through something

 
junior high - nižší gymnázium, druhý stupeň základní školy
BrE
/ˌdʒu:nɪə 'haɪ/
AmE
/ˌdʒu:njər 'haɪ/

noun, American English - the school which children attend between elementary school and high school

 
period - vyučovací hodina
BrE
/'pɪəriəd/
AmE
/'pɪriəd/

noun - a school lesson, esp. the time when a lesson takes place

 
put up - vyvěsit, pověsit (např. na zeď)
BrE
/ˌpʊt'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'ʌp/

verb - to place something on a notice board, on the wall etc.

graduate
graduate - promovat, absolvovat (školu)
BrE
/'grædʒueɪt/
AmE
/'grædʒueɪt/

verb - to finish the studies at a high school, college or university