noun
-
a piece of false information about somebody published in a newspaper etc., esp. that causes others to have a bad opinion of the person
seal
- tuleň, lachtan
BrE
/'si:l/
AmE
/'si:l/
noun
-
a grey animal living in and near the sea and eating fish, it hasn't got legs, only two short flat arms and a tail
rubber
- kondom, prezervativ
BrE
/'rʌbə/
AmE
/'rʌbər/
noun, American English
-
a condom, a thin rubber covering that a man wears on his penis during sex to prevent pregnancy or the spread of a disease
it
- kdo má babu (ve hře na honěnou), kdo piká (ve hře na schovávanou)
BrE
/'ɪt/
AmE
/'ɪt/
noun
-
the player who is supposed to catch other players (in a game of 'tag') or find other players (while playing hide-and-seek) etc.
hitch-hike
- stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem
BrE
/'hɪtʃˌhaɪk/
AmE
verb
-
to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner
hitchhike
- stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem
BrE
/'hɪtʃhaɪk/
AmE
/'hɪtʃhaɪk/
verb
-
to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner
vassal
- vazal, poddaný
BrE
/'væsl/
AmE
noun
-
(in feudalism) a person who holds a piece of land and is under the protection of a lord to whom they have sworn loyalty
irony
- ironie
BrE
/'aɪrəni/
AmE
/'aɪrəni/
noun
-
a way of speaking in a way that the words that are said have a different meaning, it is often used to insult people
bromine
- brom
BrE
/'brəʊmi:n/
AmE
/'broʊmi:n/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 35) a dark brown liquid element found e.g. in seawater, it is known for its strong choking smell
aluminum
- hliník
BrE
/ə'lu:mɪnəm/
AmE
/ə'lu:mɪnəm/
noun, American English
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 13) a very light, silvery grey metal, it is used in construction, packaging (wrapping foil etc.), transportation etc.
aluminium
- hliník
BrE
/ˌælʊ'mɪniəm/
AmE
/ˌælʊ'mɪniəm/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 13) a very light, silvery grey metal, it is used in construction, packaging (wrapping foil etc.), transportation etc.
patent
- patent
BrE
/'peɪtnt/
AmE
/'pætnt/
noun
-
a legal document that gives an inventor the sole rights to his invention (so no one else may make it or sell it etc.)
Buddhism
- budhizmus
BrE
/'bʊdɪzm/
AmE
/'bʊdɪzm/
noun
-
an eastern religion that follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, a philosophy in which people try to purify their mind, avoid all evil etc.
clipboard
- schránka (ve windows)
BrE
/'klɪpbɔ:d/
AmE
/'klɪpbɔ:rd/
noun
-
a place in the memory of a computer where something (a piece of text, a file etc.) can be stored for a short time
chess
- šachy
BrE
/'tʃes/
AmE
/'tʃes/
noun
-
a game for two people played on a black and white board, each player has 16 playing pieces and must capture the opponent's king