Help for English

BrE

/'feɪk/

AmE

/'feɪk/

verb - to make something look real, especially in a dishonest way

BrE

/ˌfɪz'ed/

AmE

/ˌfɪz'ed/

noun, informal - a school subject in which you do excercise, play games or do other sports

BrE

/pə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/

AmE

/pə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time that the father of a newborn baby is allowed to stay away from work

BrE

/ʌn'waɪnd/

AmE

/ʌn'waɪnd/

verb - to undo something that has been wrapped around something

BrE

/'dʒɪm/

AmE

/'dʒɪm/

noun - physical activities done at school, physical education classes

BrE

/'kaʊntəfɪt/

AmE

/'kaʊntərfɪt/

noun, formal - something that is made to look like the original in order to deceive people

BrE

/ɪn'kjʊərəbl/

AmE

/ɪn'kjʊrəbl/

adjective - cannot be cured

BrE

/'frɪvələs/

AmE

/'frɪvələs/

adjective - behaving in a silly way when such behaviour is not suitable

BrE

/ˌnærəʊ 'maɪndɪd/

AmE

/ˌnærəʊ 'maɪndɪd/

adjective - unwilling to listen to ideas that are different from your own

BrE

/ɪk'splɪsɪtli/

AmE

/ɪk'splɪsɪtli/

adverb - expressed clearly and openly

BrE

/dɪ'læpɪdeɪtɪd/

AmE

/dɪ'læpɪdeɪtɪd/

adjective - old and in bad condition

BrE

/kəm'pʌlsɪv/

AmE

/kəm'pʌlsɪv/

adjective - doing something a lot and unable to stop

BrE

/ˌstʌk'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌstʌk'ʌp/

adjective, informal - too proud and unfriendly because they think they are better than others

BrE

/'snu:t/

AmE

/'snu:t/

noun, informal - a person who thinks they are better than others

BrE

/'snu:t/

AmE

/'snu:t/

noun, informal - a person's nose (informal)