Sudan
Sudan - Súdán
BrE
/su'dɑ:n/
AmE
/su'dɑ:n/

noun - a country in north-eastern Africa, bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest

 
jangle - drnčet, řinčet, chrastit, zvonit (nepříjemně)
BrE
/'dʒæŋgl/
AmE
/'dʒæŋgl/

verb - to make a harsh, discordant, metallic sound, or to cause something to make such a sound

answer back
answer back - odmlouvat
BrE
/ˌɑ:nsə 'bæk/
AmE
/ˌænsər 'bæk/

verb - to speak rudely to someone in authority, especially when you are supposed to listen and obey

 
polish up - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪʃ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪʃ'ʌap/

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

 
polish - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/'pɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪʃ/

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

 
wring sb's neck - zakroutit někomu krkem (přeneseně)
BrE
/ˌrɪŋ sʌmbədiz'nek/
AmE
/ˌrɪŋ sʌmbədiz'nek/

verb - to express a desire to punish someone, often used figuratively to indicate extreme frustration or anger

implore
implore - zapřísahat, žadonit, naléhavě prosit, úpěnlivě žádat
BrE
/ɪm'plɔ:/
AmE
/ɪm'plɔ:r/

verb, formal - to beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something; to plead with great emotion or urgency

chat up
chat up - balit, nabalovat (někoho)
BrE
/ˌtʃæt 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌtʃaæt̬ 'ʌp/

verb, British English, informal - to talk to someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them

root for
root for - držet palce, fandit, podporovat, přát štěstí
BrE
/'ru:t fɔ:/
AmE
/'ru:t fɔ:r/

verb - to hope that somebody will succeed, to keep your fingers crossed for somebody, to support someone

slow dance
slow dance - tančit ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

verb - to dance in a slow way, standing close to each other, just swaying to the music

 
explosive - výbušný (povahou), vznětlivý (povahou)
BrE
/ɪks'pləʊsɪv/
AmE
/ɪks'ploʊsɪv/

adjective - likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence

 
offset - vyrovnat, vyvážit
BrE
/'ɒfset/
AmE
/'ɑ:fset/

verb - to create a balance, to reduce something on one side in order to create a balance

film
film - filmovat, natáčet, nafilmovat, natočit
BrE
/'fɪlm/
AmE
/'fɪlm/

verb - to make a movie, to make a cinema picture, to capture something on a video camera

blackmail
blackmail - vydírat
BrE
/'blækmeɪl/
AmE
/'blækmeɪl/

verb - to threaten somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

drown
drown - utopit, utopit se
BrE
/'draʊn/
AmE
/'draʊn/

verb - to die by being underwater and unable to breathe, to let somebody die in this way