congrats - blahopřeji, blahopřejeme, gratuluji, gratulujeme
BrE
/kəŋ'græts/
AmE
/kəŋ'græts/

phrase, informal - the word you say when you want to show somebody that you are pleased about his/her achievement

manacle
manacle - okov, pouto
BrE
/'mænəkl/
AmE
/'mænəkl/

noun - one of the two metal pieces connected with a chain that are used to tie a prisoner's wrists

 
psychical - spiritistický
BrE
/'saɪkɪkl/
AmE
/'saɪkɪkl/

adjective - having strange supernatural powers such as the ability to read your mind, move objects without touching them etc.

 
upper class - vyšší vrstva (společenská), vyšší třída (společenská)
BrE
/ˌʌpə'klɑ:s/
AmE
/ˌʌpər'klæs/

noun - the social class that includes very rich people or people with a higher social status than everyone else

 
manipulation - manipulace (s lidmi)
BrE
/məˌnɪpjə'leɪʃn/
AmE
/məˌnɪpjə'leɪʃn/

noun - the act of controlling people and making them do what you want, especially by being clever and deceptive

 
paddle - pálka (např. na stolní tenis)
BrE
/'pædl/
AmE
/'pædl/

noun, American English - a flat piece of wood covered in rubber that is used to hit the ball in table tennis

plunger
plunger - zvon (na WC)
BrE
/'plʌndʒə/
AmE
/'plʌndʒər/

noun - a device consisting of a rubber cup on the end of a stick, used for clearing waste pipes

real estate agent
real estate agent - realitní makléř, realitní agent
BrE
/'rɪəl ɪˌsteɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'ri:ələˌsteɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/

noun, American English - a person whose job is to arrange the buying, selling or renting of houses, apartments etc. for people

estate agent
estate agent - realitní makléř, realitní agent
BrE
/ɪ'steɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/
AmE
/ɪ'steɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/

noun, British English - a person whose job is to arrange the buying, selling or renting of houses, apartments etc. for people

 
alchemist - alchymista
BrE
/'ælkəmɪst/
AmE
/'ælkəmɪst/

noun - a kind of scientist (especially in the medieval times) whose job was to turn ordinary metal into gold

 
X-Files - Akta X
BrE
/'eksfaɪlz/
AmE
/'eksfaɪlz/

noun - a popular TV show in the 1990s about FBI agents Mulder and Scully investigating strange and supernatural cases

pointer
pointer - ukazovátko
BrE
/'pɔɪntə/
AmE
/'pɔɪnt̬ər/

noun - a thin wooden stick etc. that is used to show something on the blackboard, on a map etc.

cold frame
cold frame - pařeniště
BrE
/'kəʊld freɪm/
AmE
/'koʊld freɪm/

noun - a structure covered with foil, glass or plastic etc. that is used to protect plants from the cold

airbag
airbag - airbag
BrE
/'eəbæg/
AmE
/'erbæg/

noun - a safety device in a car designed to fill in rapidly with air in the event of a collision

 
beyond - více než, nad, přes, mimo, nad rámec, za hranicí, mimo možnosti, za hranicí chápání
BrE
/bɪ'jɒnd/
AmE
/bɪ'jɑ:nd/

adverb - more than something; to a greater level or degree; outside the limits of what is possible, understandable, or acceptable