wavelet - vlnka
BrE
/'weɪvlət/
AmE
/'weɪvlət/

noun - a small wave

sherry
sherry - sherry, šery (alkoholický nápoj)
BrE
/'ʃeri/
AmE
/'ʃeri/

noun - strong wine that is pale or dark brown and come from Spain

 
train of thought - tok myšlenek, myšlenkový pochod
BrE
/ˌtreɪnəv'θɔ:t/
AmE
/ˌtreɪnəv'θɑ:t/

noun - a series of connected thoughts

 
bio - krátký životopis
BrE
/'baɪəʊ/
AmE
/'baɪoʊ/

noun - a short text about a person's life

 
competent - schopný, způsobilý, kvalifikovaný
BrE
/'kɒmpətənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:mpətənt/

adjective - having enough knowledge or skill to do something

 
usage - použití jazyka
BrE
/'ju:sɪdʒ/
AmE
/'ju:sɪdʒ/

noun - the way language (words, phrases, structures) is used

 
telenovela - telenovala (z Latinské Ameriky)
BrE
/telənə'velə/
AmE
/telənə'velə/

noun - a soap opera that is aired in or from many Latin American countries

selfless
selfless - nesobecký, obětavý, nezištný
BrE
/'selfləs/
AmE
/'selfləs/

adjective - caring about other people more than about yourself

 
snog - vášnivě se líbat
BrE
/'snɒg/
AmE
/'snɑ:g/

verb, British English, informal - to kiss passionately for a long time

 
canoodle - muchlat se, muckat se, muchlovat se
BrE
/kə'nu:dl/
AmE
/kə'nu:dl/

verb, informal - to kiss passionately for a long time and touch sexually

 
madame - paní
BrE
/mə'dɑ:m/
AmE
/mə'dæm/

noun, formal - a formal way of addressing a woman, especially a foreigner

ma'am
ma'am - paní
BrE
/'mɑ:m/
AmE
/'mæm/

noun - a polite way of addressing a woman whose name you do not know

play up
play up - zlobit, vypovídat poslušnost
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/

verb, British English - (esp. of children) to misbehave; (esp. of machines) to not work properly; (of body parts) to hurt or cause pain

 
particle - částice, částečka, kousíček
BrE
/'pɑ:tɪkl/
AmE
/'pɑ:rtɪkl/

noun - a very small piece of something

 
equine - koňský
BrE
/'ekwaɪn/
AmE
/'i:kwaɪn/

adjective, formal - connected with horses, looking like a horse