alliance
alliance - spojenectví, spolek, aliance
BrE
/ə'laɪəns/
AmE
/ə'laɪəns/

noun - an agreement between two or more people, countries etc. to work together

 
precedence - přednost, priorita
BrE
/'presɪdəns/
AmE
/'presədəns/

noun - priority, something that is more important to be done than something else

 
after - za (někým), po (něčem)
BrE
/'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/'æftər/

preposition - a preposition used to express that somebody is following somebody or something

 
fortress - pevnost
BrE
/'fɔ:trəs/
AmE
/'fɔ:rtrəs/

noun - a strong building that was built to protect people in an attack

Lebanon
Lebanon - Libanon
BrE
/'lebənən/
AmE
/'lebənən/

noun - a country in the Middle East, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south

 
uproot - odejít z domova, vypudit z domova
BrE
/ʌp'ru:t/
AmE
/ʌp'ru:t/

verb - to move away from the place where you've lived for a long time or to make somebody move away from the place they've lived for a long time

trophy
trophy - trofej
BrE
/'trəʊfi/
AmE
/'troʊfi/

noun - something you get for a victory, e.g. a golden cup etc; a stuffed head of an animal that you show to other people to prove your hunting skills

camouflage
camouflage - maskování, kamufláž
BrE
/'kæməflɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/'kæməflɑ:ʒ/

noun - a way of hiding by means of using the colour of the surroundings; the materials and colours used in the army to make their units difficult to see

lightning conductor
lightning conductor - hromosvod
BrE
/ˌlaɪtnɪŋ kən'dʌktə/
AmE
/ˌlaɪt̬nɪŋ kən'dʌktər/

noun, British English - a metal rod on top of a building which is connected to the ground with a wire, it is used to protect the building when there is lightning

lightning rod
lightning rod - hromosvod
BrE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌrɒd/
AmE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌrɑ:d/

noun, American English - a metal rod on top of a building which is connected to the ground with a wire, it is used to protect the building when there is lightning

weight
weight - závaží (k vážení či zatížení), činka, kotouč činky
BrE
/'weɪt/
AmE
/'weɪt/

noun - a piece of metal that weighs a particular amount used to measure how heavy something is or to weigh something down; it is also lifted as a sport

 
understudy - záskok (herecký), náhradník (herecký)
BrE
/'ʌndəˌstʌdi/
AmE
/'ʌndərˌstʌdi/

noun - a member of the ensemble who performs their own small role nightly but is trained to take over a leading role if the primary actor is unable to perform

blinker
blinker - blinkr, směrovka (na autě)
BrE
/'blɪnkə/
AmE
/'blɪnkər/

noun, informal - one of the lights at the front or back of a car that you use when you want to inform other drivers that you are about to change direction

 
aorta - aorta
BrE
/eɪ'ɔ:tə/
AmE
/eɪ'ɔ:rt̬ə/

noun - the largest artery in the body that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart's left ventricle to the rest of the body, distributing it to various organs and tissues

salt
salt - sůl
BrE
/'sɔ:lt/
AmE
/'sɔ:lt/

noun - a white substance that is used in cooking in order to preserve food or to improve the taste, it is present in the water of the seas and oceans