compare
- porovnat, srovnat
BrE
/
kəm'peə/
AmE
/
kəm'per/
verb
-
to check in which ways things are similar and in which they are different
chef
- kuchař (profesionální), kuchařka (profesionální)
BrE
/
'ʃef/
AmE
/
'ʃef/
noun
-
a person whose job is to cook or direct the work of other cooks
agent
- agent, špión
BrE
/
'eɪdʒənt/
AmE
/
'eɪdʒənt/
noun
-
a person whose job is to find out secret information about a different country
duvet
- peřina, přikrývka
BrE
/
'du:veɪ/
AmE
/
du:'veɪ/
noun, British English
-
a large blanket that you use to cover yourself when you are in bed
diet
- dieta
BrE
/
'daɪət/
AmE
/
'daɪət/
noun
-
the food you can eat when you are ill or trying to lose weight
descendant
- potomek
BrE
/
dɪ'sendənt/
AmE
/
dɪ'sendənt/
noun
-
a person related to someone who lived before them, e.g. a child, grandchild etc.
drop off
- vysadit
BrE
/
ˌdrɒp'ɒf/
AmE
/
ˌdrɑ:p'ɑ:f/
verb
-
to take somebody somewhere and stop the car so that they can get off
detour
- objížďka
BrE
/
'di:tʊə/
AmE
/
'di:tʊər/
noun
-
a longer route that you have to take because of a closed road etc.
duck
- sehnout se, uhnout se, skrčit se
BrE
/
'dʌk/
AmE
/
'dʌk/
verb
-
to avoid being hit by something by moving your body or your head downward
ditch
- příkop, strouha, škarpa, stoka
BrE
/
'dɪtʃ/
AmE
/
'dɪtʃ/
noun
-
a long channel built along a road etc. to drain water from the road
distance
- vzdálenost, dálka
BrE
/
'dɪstəns/
AmE
/
'dɪstəns/
noun
-
the space between two points, how far it is from one place to another
deceive
- oklamat, obelhat, podvést
BrE
/
dɪ'si:v/
AmE
/
dɪ'si:v/
verb
-
to trick somebody into believing that something bad or wrong is good and right
decoration
- ozdoba, dekorace
BrE
/
ˌdekə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/
ˌdekə'reɪʃn/
noun
-
something that is used to make a place or a thing nicer or prettier
dictionary
- slovník
BrE
/
'dɪkʃənri/
AmE
/
'dɪkʃəneri/
noun
-
a book that explains and/or translates words, shows how to use them etc.
furnace
- kotel
BrE
/
'fɜ:nəs/
AmE
/
'fɜ:rnəs/
noun, American English
-
a piece of equipment that is used to heat a house or a building