quiche
quiche - quiche (slaný koláč)
BrE
/'ki:ʃ/
AmE
/'ki:ʃ/

noun - a pie without a top, usually filled with a mixture of eggs, cheese and other ingredients

 
outspokenness - otevřenost, upřímnost
BrE
/aʊt'spəʊkənnəs/
AmE
/aʊt'spəʊkənnəs/

noun - the quality of saying your opinions openly and honestly, even if they shock or offend people

 
HMRC - finanční úřad
BrE
/ˌeɪtʃemɑ:'si:/
AmE
/ˌeɪtʃemɑ:r'si:/

short for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, an agency responsible for collecting taxes in the UK

report card
report card - vysvědčení
BrE
/rɪ'pɔ:tˌkɑ:d/
AmE
/rɪ'pɔ:rtˌkɑ:rd/

noun, American English - a formal statement concerning a child's performance and behavior in a school year (or a semester)

 
report - vysvědčení
BrE
/rɪ'pɔ:t/
AmE
/rɪ'pɔ:rt/

noun, British English - a formal statement concerning a child's performance and behavior in a school year (or a semester)

 
civil service - státní služba, státní správa
BrE
/ˌsɪvl'sɜ:vɪs/
AmE
/ˌsɪvl'sɜ:rvɪs/

noun - a sector of government composed of employees chosen on the basis of their ability and experience

 
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

stutter
stutter - koktání, zadrhávání (v řeči)
BrE
/'stʌtə/
AmE
/'stʌt̬ər/

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

stammer
stammer - koktání
BrE
/'stæmə/
AmE
/'stæmər/

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

 
unselfishly - nesobecky
BrE
/ʌn'selfɪʃli/
AmE
/ʌn'selfɪʃli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you think and care about others more than about yourself

 
publication - publikování, vydání
BrE
/ˌpʌblɪ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌpʌblɪ'keɪʃn/

noun - the act of printing a book, magazine, etc. and sending it to shops to be sold

 
low-cut - s hlubokým výstřihem
BrE
/'ləʊˌkʌt/
AmE
/'loʊˌkʌt/

adjective - (of a piece of women's clothes) revealing a part of a woman's neck, chest and shoulders

geyser
geyser - gejzír
BrE
/'gi:zə/
AmE
/'gaɪzər/

noun - a hot spring which sends boiling water and steam high into the air like a fountain

 
elder - bez (strom)
BrE
/'eldə/
AmE
/'eldər/

noun - a tree with white scented flowers and black berries, often used to make tea, wine etc.

skip
skip - kontejner na velkoobjemový odpad
BrE
/'skɪp/
AmE
/'skɪp/

noun, British English - a large container where you put large things, like bricks and wood, to be thrown away