call in sick
call in sick - ohlásit nemoc (telefonicky)
BrE
/ˌkɔ:lɪn'sɪk/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:lɪn'sɪk/

verb - to phone your work and say that you are ill (and not coming to work)

 
mineral - minerál, nerost, hornina
BrE
/'mɪnərəl/
AmE
/'mɪnərəl/

noun - a natural substance usually found in the ground and/or contained in food and water

monitor
monitor - monitor
BrE
/'mɒnɪtə/
AmE
/'mɑ:nɪt̬ər/

noun - the part of a computer that has a screen and shows graphics and texts etc.

 
TV guide - televizní program (co se kdy vysílá)
BrE
/'ti:ˌvi: 'gaɪd/
AmE
/'ti:ˌvi: 'gaɪd/

noun - a timetable showing what programmes are on TV and what time they start and end

nightclub
nightclub - klub, noční klub
BrE
/'naɪtklʌb/
AmE
/'naɪtklʌb/

noun - a place where you can go to drink and dance and have fun at night

 
right wing - pravice (politická)
BrE
/ˌraɪt'wɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌraɪt'wɪŋ/

noun - the group of politicians who do not want social change and emphasize business and market

roundabout
roundabout - kolotoč
BrE
/'raʊndəbaʊt/
AmE
/'raʊndəbaʊt/

noun - a ride at an amusement park on which you sit and go round and round

spaghetti
spaghetti - špagety
BrE
/spə'geti/
AmE
/spə'get̬i/

noun - long strings of pasta that are boiled and eaten with tomato sauce and cheese etc.

space shuttle
space shuttle - raketoplán
BrE
/'speɪs ʃʌtl/
AmE
/'speɪs ʃʌt̬l/

noun - a vehicle that can travel from earth to space and back and be used again

split up
split up - rozejít se
BrE
/ˌsplɪt'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsplɪt'ʌp/

verb - to stop being boyfriend and girlfriend / husband and wife etc., to break such a relationship

 
run-off - odtok
BrE
/'rʌnɒf/
AmE
/'rʌnɑ:f/

noun - water mixed with earth and/or other substances that gets into streams and rivers etc.

 
runoff - odtok
BrE
/'rʌnɒf/
AmE
/'rʌnɑ:f/

noun - water mixed with earth and/or other substances that gets into streams and rivers etc.

seagull
seagull - racek
BrE
/'si:gʌl/
AmE
/'si:gʌl/

noun - a white bird which lives near water and has long pointed wings and short legs

 
night club - klub, noční klub
BrE
/'naɪtklʌb/
AmE
/'naɪtklʌb/

noun - a place where you can go to drink and dance and have fun at night

shuttle
shuttle - raketoplán
BrE
/'ʃʌtl/
AmE
/'ʃʌt̬l/

noun - a vehicle that can travel from earth to space and back and be used again