egotism - egoismus
BrE
/'i:gətɪzm/
AmE
/'i:gətɪzm/

noun - the belief that you are better, smarter, more important etc. than other people

 
egoism - egoismus
BrE
/'i:gəʊɪzm/
AmE
/'i:goʊɪzm/

noun - the belief that you are better, smarter, more important etc. than other people

to the letter
to the letter - přesně, do detailu, do písmene, do puntíku
BrE
/təðə'letə/
AmE
/təðə'let̬ər/

phrase - doing exactly what you are told to do, paying attention to every detail

 
script - psací písmo
BrE
/'skrɪpt/
AmE
/'skrɪpt/

noun - a type of handwriting that uses letters that are connected to each other

 
cursive - psací písmo
BrE
/'kɜ:sɪv/
AmE
/'kɜ:rsɪv/

noun - a type of handwriting that uses letters that are connected to each other

 
get lost - zmiz, ztrať se, vypadni
BrE
/ˌget'lɒst/
AmE
/ˌget'lɑ:st/

verb, informal - a phrase used to tell someone you are angry with to go away

 
materialism - materialismus
BrE
/mə'tɪəriəlɪzəm/
AmE
/'mətɪriəlɪzəm/

noun - the belief that money and possessions are the most important things in life

 
Highness - Výsost (titul)
BrE
/'haɪnəs/
AmE
/'haɪnəs/

noun, formal - a title used when you are speaking to or about a royal person

 
preserve - rezervace (přírodní), chráněná oblast
BrE
/prɪ'zɜ:v/
AmE
/prɪ'zɜ:rv/

noun, American English - a piece of land where the animals and plants are protected by law

 
pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu
BrE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kʌrɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kɜ:rɪdʒ/

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

 
temperature - vysoká teplota, horečka
BrE
/'temprɪtʃə/
AmE
/'temprɪtʃər/

noun - a very high body temperature that you have when you are very ill

 
out - odhalit homosexualitu (něčí), vyautovat (někoho)
BrE
/'aʊt/
AmE
/'aʊt/

verb - to tell someone that you are gay and don't keep it a secret

conifer
conifer - jehličnan, jehličnatý strom
BrE
/'kɒnɪfə/
AmE
/'kɑ:nɪfər/

noun - a tree or a bush whose leaves are like needles and produces cones

 
pedigree - rodokmen
BrE
/'pedɪgri:/
AmE
/'pedɪgri:/

noun - the recorded history of an animal's ancestors proving that they are pure-bred

abseil
abseil - slaňovat, slanit
BrE
/'æbseɪl/
AmE
/'æbseɪl/

verb, British English - to go down a rock face while you are fastened to a rope