soccer
soccer - fotbal, kopaná
BrE
/'sɒkə/
AmE
/'sɑ:kər/

noun, American English - a ball game in which two teams of eleven players play against each other and try to score goals, it is played on a grassy field with a black and white ball

 
Quaffle - camrál
BrE
/'kwɒfl/
AmE
/'kwɑ:fl/

noun - (Harry Potter) one of the balls that is used in the game of Quidditch, the shooters have to get it through one of the hoops on the opponent's side of the pitch

globe
globe - glóbus
BrE
/'gləʊb/
AmE
/'gloʊb/

noun - a ball-shaped object with a map of the world on its surface, it is usually on a stand so that it can be turned around at the same angle as the earth

ball
ball - míč
BrE
/'bɔ:l/
AmE
/'bɔ:l/

noun - a round thing that is used in sports and players either throw it, kick it or hit it with their feet, hands or a piece of sports equipment, e.g. a racket, bat etc.

 
past perfect continuous - předminulý průběhový čas
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st'pɜfɪkt kən'tɪnjʊəs/
AmE
/ˌpæst'pɜ:rfekt kən'tɪnjʊəs/

noun - a grammatical structure that we use for actions that had been happening up to a certain moment in the past, the structure is HAD BEEN + present participle (had been going, had been talking etc.)

 
Spin the bottle - flaška (hra)
BrE
/ˌspɪn ðə'bɒtl/
AmE
/ˌspɪn ðə'bɑ:t̬l/

noun - a party game in which people sit in a circle and one of them spins a bottle that is in the middle. The person the neck of the bottle points at then has to do something.

 
cloche - ochranný poklop (jídla či rostlin), poklop
BrE
/'klɒʃ/
AmE
/'kloʊʃ/

noun - a glass or plastic cover in the shape of a bell that is used to cover young plants to protect them from cold, or to cover food to prevent it from going stale or protect it from insects

 
past simple - minulý prostý čas
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st'sɪmpl/
AmE
/ˌpæst'sɪmpl/

noun - a tense that is used for actions that happened at some point in the past or happened regularly in the past, were generally true etc. Verbs usually have the ending -ED and in questions and negatives we usually use DID / DIDN'T

attentive
attentive - pozorný, věnující pozornost, pozorně sledující, pozorně naslouchající
BrE
/ə'tentɪv/
AmE
/ə'tentɪv/

adjective - listening or watching carefully, with interest

 
positive - jistý si (něčím)
BrE
/'pɒzətɪv/
AmE
/'pɑ:zət̬ɪv/

adjective - very sure about something

 
lazily - líně, lenivě
BrE
/'leɪzɪli/
AmE
/'leɪzɪli/

adverb - slowly, refusing to be very active

 
slapstick comedy - groteska
BrE
/'slæpstɪkˌkɒmədi/
AmE
/'slæpstɪkˌkɑ:mədi/

noun - a comedy with simple actions, such as slapping, hitting, falling over or throwing things

 
slapstick - groteskní humor (založen na fackování, padání či házení předmětů)
BrE
/'slæpstɪk/
AmE
/'slæpstɪk/

noun - a type of humour that involves simple actions, such as throwing things at each other, hitting each other, falling over etc.

upholster
upholster - čalounit, vyčalounit, vypolstrovat, pokrýt potahem (nábytek)
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstə/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstər/

verb - to cover an armchair, sofa or other furniture with a special material that makes it comfortable to sit on it

 
wake up and smell the coffee - probrat se, podívat se pravdě do očí
BrE
/weɪkˌʌp ən smell ð'kɒfi/
AmE
/weɪkˌʌp ən smell ð'kɑ:fi/

verb, informal - used to tell someone they should recognize the reality of a situation, usually unpleasant