beast of prey
beast of prey - šelma
BrE
/ˌbi:stəf'preɪ/
AmE
/ˌbi:stəf'preɪ/

noun - an animal that hunts other animals for food

bird of prey
bird of prey - dravec, dravý pták
BrE
/ˌbɜ:dəf'preɪ/
AmE
/ˌbɜ:rdəf'preɪ/

noun - a bird that hunts other animals for food

 
letter of credit - akreditiv, pověřovací listina
BrE
/ˌletər əv 'kredɪt/
AmE
/ˌlet̬ər əv 'kredɪt/

noun - a letter from a bank that allows you to take a particular amount of money from another bank

 
out-of-date - zastaralý, nemoderní
BrE
/ˌaʊtəv'deɪt/
AmE
/ˌaʊt̬əv'deɪt/

adjective - not recent, not updated, not up to date

block of flats
block of flats - bytovka, panelák, činžovní dům, bytový dům
BrE
/ˌblɒkəf'flæts/
AmE
/ˌblɑ:kəf'flæts/

noun, British English - a large building with many flats

 
acquittal of accused - osvobození obviněného
BrE
/ə'kwɪtl əv ə'kjuzd/
AmE
/ə'kwɪt̬l əv ə'kjuzd/

noun, formal - the act of stating that a person who has been accused of a crime is innocent

 
date of birth - datum narození
BrE
/ˌdeɪt ˌəv 'bɜ:θ/
AmE
/ˌdeɪt ˌəv 'bɜ:rθ/

noun - the date on which you were born

 
change of scenery - změna prostředí
BrE
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ əv 'si:nəri/
AmE
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ əv 'si:nəri/

noun - a change of an environment

 
Ministry of Magic - ministerstvo kouzel
BrE
/ˌmɪnɪstri əv 'mædʒɪk/
AmE
/ˌmɪnɪstri əv 'mædʒɪk/

noun - the main authority in the world of wizards and witches

 
Republic of Ireland - Irská republika
BrE
/rɪˌpʌblɪk əv'aɪələnd/
AmE
/rɪˌpʌblɪk əv'aɪərlənd/

noun - the country located on the British Isles, its capital is Dublin

 
pad of paper - blok papíru
BrE
/ˌpæd əf'peɪpə/
AmE
/ˌpæd əf'peɪpər/

noun - a bunch of sheets of paper fastened together

breach of law
breach of law - porušení zákona
BrE
/'bri:tʃ əv lɔ:/
AmE
/'bri:tʃ əv lɔ:/

noun - an act by which you break a law

breach of contract
breach of contract - porušení smlouvy
BrE
/bri:tʃ əv 'kɒntrækt/
AmE
/bri:tʃ əv 'kɑ:ntrækt/

noun - an act that breaks a contract

bar of chocolate
bar of chocolate - tabulka čokolády
BrE
/'bɑ:rəf'tʃɒklɪt/
AmE
/'bɑ:rəf'tʃɑ:klɪt/

noun - a rectangular piece of chocolate that can usually be bought in a shop

 
standard of living - životní úroveň
BrE
/ˌstændəd əv'lɪvɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌstændəd əv'lɪvɪŋ/

noun - the quality of life that depends on the amount of money you have and on what you can and can't afford