go bankrupt - zkrachovat
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'bæŋkrʌpt/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'bæŋkrʌpt/

verb - (of a company) to lose all the money, to become insolvent, unable to pay debts

long jump
long jump - skok daleký
BrE
/ˌlɒŋ'dʒʌmp/
AmE
/ˌlɔ:ŋ'dʒʌmp/

noun - an event in athletics in which the athlete tries to jump as far as possible

 
rev - túrovat (motor)
BrE
/'rev/
AmE
/'rev/

verb - to make the engine turn faster, to increase its rotation, esp. making it much louder

 
starlet - budoucí hvězda
BrE
/'stɑ:lət/
AmE
/'stɑ:rlət/

noun - a young person who is predicted to become a film/TV star in the future

 
discontent - nespokojenost
BrE
/ˌdɪskən'tent/
AmE
/ˌdɪskən'tent/

noun - the state of not being happy with your present situation and longing for something better

 
galleon - galeona
BrE
/'gæliən/
AmE
/'gæliən/

noun - a large sailing ship used by the Spanish (15th - 18th century) for commerce and war

monarch
monarch - panovník, monarcha
BrE
/'mɒnək/
AmE
/'mɑ:nərk/

noun - a king or queen, a ruler of a country who inherits the right to rule

 
switch - přepnout
BrE
/'swɪtʃ/
AmE
/'swɪtʃ/

verb - to change the position of something, especially a device that turns something on and off

 
nan - chůva, vychovatelka, paní na hlídání
BrE
/'næn/
AmE
/'næn/

noun, British English, informal - a woman who is taking care of a baby or child instead of the mother

 
eloquence - výmluvnost, výřečnost
BrE
/'eləkwəns/
AmE
/'eləkwəns/

noun - the ability to speaking or otherwise express yourself in a clear, fluent and effective way

 
masturbation - masturbace, onanie
BrE
/ˌmæstə'beɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌmæstər'beɪʃən/

noun - the act of touching one's own sexual organs in order to give oneself sexual pleasure

 
distributor - distributor
BrE
/dɪ'strɪbjətə/
AmE
/dɪ'strɪbjətər/

noun - a person or a company that provides the market with a particular product (or products)

driveway
driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)
BrE
/'draɪvweɪ/
AmE
/'draɪvweɪ/

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.

 
cold turkey - absťák (nejen drogový)
BrE
/ˌkəʊld 'tɜ:ki/
AmE
/ˌkoʊld 'tɜ:rki/

noun, informal - the unpleasant feeling of suddenly not having something you are addicted to (esp. a drug)

 
patron saint - patron
BrE
/ˌpeɪtrən'seɪnt/
AmE
/ˌpeɪtrən'seɪnt/

noun - a holy person who is supposed to be the defender of a country or nation