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
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.
traffic light
- světlo na semaforu
BrE
/'træfɪk laɪt/
AmE
/'træfɪk laɪt/
noun
-
one of the three lights - red, yellow or green - that tell you whether you have to stop your car or whether you can go
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.)
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
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.
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
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.
lay-by
- odpočívadlo, odstavné místo u silnice, parkoviště při krajnici
BrE
/'leɪbaɪ/
AmE
/'leɪbaɪ/
noun, British English
-
a short, widened area at the side of a road where vehicles can stop for a short time, but which is not a service station
naturist
- nudista, naturista
BrE
/'neɪtʃərɪst/
AmE
/'neɪtʃərɪst/
noun
-
a person who enjoys not wearing clothes, especially at the beach or in nature, often as part of a lifestyle or belief in natural living
dementia
- demence, slabomyslnost
BrE
/dɪ'menʃə/
AmE
/dɪ'menʃə/
noun, technical
-
a serious mental condition in which a person gradually loses the ability to think, remember, and behave normally, usually because of disease or old age