Aborigine
Aborigine - australský domorodec
BrE
/æbə'rɪdʒɪni/
AmE
/ˌæbə'rɪdʒɪni/

noun - a member of the race that lived in Australia before any other

 
aboriginal - domorodý
BrE
/ˌæbə'rɪdʒɪnl/
AmE
/ˌæbə'rɪdʒɪnl/

adjective - connected with the people who lived in a country before anyone else

ambition
ambition - ambice
BrE
/æm'bɪʃn/
AmE
/æm'bɪʃn/

noun - the things that a person would like to achieve in his life

crusade
crusade - křížová výprava
BrE
/kru:'seɪd/
AmE
/kru:'seɪd/

noun - a holy war or a campaign with a religious or moral purpose, typically undertaken by Christians in the Middle Ages to recover the Holy Land from Muslim rule

eviction
eviction - vystěhování, soudní vystěhování
BrE
/ɪ'vɪkʃn/
AmE
/ɪ'vɪkʃn/

noun - the legal process by which a tenant is removed from a rental property by the landlord, typically due to non-payment of rent or violation of lease terms

 
epilogue - doslov
BrE
/'epɪlɒg/
AmE
/'epɪlɑ:g/

noun - a concluding section or final part of a literary work or performance that offers closure, reflection, or insight into what happens after the main events of the story

 
portrayal - zobrazení, znázornění, ztvárnění
BrE
/pɔ:'treɪəl/
AmE
/pɔ:r'treɪəl/

noun - the act of showing someone or something in a picture, in a book, etc., the way someone or something is shown in a picture, in a book, etc.

junk food
junk food - nezdravá strava, rychlé občerstvení (jídlo koupené na ulici)
BrE
/'dʒʌŋkfu:d/
AmE
/'dʒʌŋkfu:d/

noun - the kind of food that you can usually buy in the street or in fast food restaurants, it is usually quite unhealthy, e.g. hamburgers, fries, hot dogs etc.

hockey
hockey - hokej, lední hokej
BrE
/'hɒki/
AmE
/'hɑ:ki/

noun - a game for two teams played on ice where the players score by hitting a small black thing (a puck) into the opponent's goal using long wooden sticks

lightning conductor
lightning conductor - hromosvod
BrE
/ˌlaɪtnɪŋ kən'dʌktə/
AmE
/ˌlaɪt̬nɪŋ kən'dʌktər/

noun, British English - a metal rod on top of a building which is connected to the ground with a wire, it is used to protect the building when there is lightning

lightning rod
lightning rod - hromosvod
BrE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌrɒd/
AmE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌrɑ:d/

noun, American English - a metal rod on top of a building which is connected to the ground with a wire, it is used to protect the building when there is lightning

 
carbohydrate - sacharid, karbohydrát
BrE
/ˌkɑ:bəʊ'haɪdreɪt/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:rboʊ'haɪdreɪt/

noun - a substance consisting of molecules of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen that is present in the food we eat, especially sugar, bread, etc., it provides the body with energy

 
uproot - odejít z domova, vypudit z domova
BrE
/ʌp'ru:t/
AmE
/ʌp'ru:t/

verb - to move away from the place where you've lived for a long time or to make somebody move away from the place they've lived for a long time

basketball
basketball - basketbal
BrE
/'bɑ:skɪtbɔ:l/
AmE
/'bæskɪtbɔ:l/

noun - a sport in which two teams compete against each other, they try to score by throwing a ball into the opponent's loop, the players are usually very tall

 
aerobic - aerobní
BrE
/eə'rəʊbɪk/
AmE
/e'roʊbɪk/

adjective - (of physical exercise) done with medium intensity for a longer time in order to improve the function of the heart and lungs, e.g. brisk walking, swimming, running, or cycling