inversion - inverze, obrácený slovosled
BrE
/ɪn'vɜ:ʃn/
AmE
/ɪn'vɜ:rʒn/

noun, technical - the opposite order some words in a sentence (especially the subject and the verb)

poor thing
poor thing - chudáček, chudinka
BrE
/ˌpɔ:'θɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌpʊr'θɪŋ/

noun - someone who we feel sorry for

 
tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 
eaves - převis střechy
BrE
/'i:vz/
AmE
/'i:vz/

noun - the lower part of the roof that sticks out

exercise
exercise - pohyb (pro zdraví)
BrE
/'eksəsaɪz/
AmE
/'eksərsaɪz/

noun - physical activities that you do to stay healthy

 
SMS - SMS (systém krátkých textovách zpráv)
BrE
/ˌesem'es/
AmE
/ˌesem'es/

noun - a feature on a mobile phone which allows you to send short messages

 
severity - závažnost
BrE
/sɪ'verəti/
AmE
/sə'verət̬i/

noun - the state of being very serious or very bad

sweet tooth
sweet tooth - chuť na sladké, závislost na sladkém
BrE
/ˌswi:t'tu:θ/
AmE
/ˌswi:t'tu:θ/

noun - the urge to eat sweet food often

 
same old - stále stejný, ohraný, stále dokola
BrE
/'seɪmˌəʊld/
AmE
/'seɪmˌoʊld/

, informal - not changing, always the same

 
issue - vydání, vystavení (např. dokladu)
BrE
/'ɪʃu:/
AmE
/'ɪʃu:/

noun - the act of officially giving someone something, e.g. a passport

 
shipwreck - ztroskotání
BrE
/'ʃɪprek/
AmE
/'ʃɪprek/

noun - the destruction of a ship at sea due to an accident or a storm

 
thingummy - cosi, něco
BrE
/'θɪŋəmi/
AmE
/'θɪŋəmi/

noun, informal - used to refer to something or someone when you do not know the name or do not want to mention it

 
codling - mladá treska
BrE
/'kɒdlɪŋ/
AmE
/'kɒdlɪŋ/

noun - an immature cod

 
fingerling - mladá ryba
BrE
/'fɪŋgəlɪŋ/
AmE
/'fɪŋgəlɪŋ/

noun - a very young fish

 
nursling - mládě pijící mateřské mléko
BrE
/'nə:slɪŋ/
AmE
/'nə:slɪŋ/

noun - a baby that is being breastfed