sled
sled - sáňkovat
BrE
/'sled/
AmE
/'sled/

verb, American English - to slide down a snowy hill in a small vehicle (made of wood or plastic)

sledge
sledge - sáňkovat
BrE
/'sledʒ/
AmE
/'sledʒ/

verb, British English - to slide down a snowy hill in a small vehicle (made of wood or plastic)

bar
bar - bar
BrE
/'bɑ:/
AmE
/'bɑ:r/

noun - a place in a pub etc. where you can sit down and buy a drink

dusk
dusk - soumrak, stmívání
BrE
/'dʌsk/
AmE
/'dʌsk/

noun - the time in the evening when the sun goes down and the land gets dark

swallow
swallow - spolknout, polknout, polykat
BrE
/'swɒləʊ/
AmE
/'swɑ:loʊ/

verb - to let something (usually food or drink) go down your throat and into your stomach

 
stretch out - natáhnout se
BrE
/ˌstretʃ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌstretʃ'aʊt/

verb - to lie down in a relaxed way (esp. with your arms and legs spread out)

downhill
downhill - sjezd (v lyžování)
BrE
/ˌdaʊn'hɪl/
AmE
/ˌdaʊn'hɪl/

noun - a sports event in which skiers go down a steep slope at very high speeds

 
flap - plácat, třepotat, mávat (křídly), třepotat se
BrE
/'flæp/
AmE
/'flæp/

verb - to move up and down or from side to side, e.g. in the wind etc.

recess
recess - výklenek, prohlubeň, zákoutí, skryté místo, kout
BrE
/'ri:ses/
AmE
/'ri:ses/

noun - a small space or indentation set back from a main area; a remote, secluded, or hidden area

rack
rack - přihrádka, regál, věšák
BrE
/'ræk/
AmE
/'ræk/

noun - a set of poles, shelves or hooks that you use to put or hang various things on

 
code - soubor zásad, principů
BrE
/'kəʊd/
AmE
/'koʊd/

noun, formal - a set of moral principles that are accepted and used by society or a group of people

wind chimes
wind chimes - zvonkohra
BrE
/'wɪndˌtʃaɪmz/
AmE
/'wɪndˌtʃaɪmz/

noun - a set of wooden or metal tubes that you hang outside and the wind makes it tinkle

sliding door
sliding door - posuvné dveře
BrE
/'slaɪdɪŋˌdɔ:/
AmE
/'slaɪdɪŋˌdɔ:r/

noun - a type of door that opens and closes by sliding horizontally along a track or set of tracks

 
spiral staircase - točité schodiště
BrE
/'spaɪrəlˌsteəkeɪs/
AmE
/'spaɪrəlˌsterkeɪs/

noun - a set of steps that curve around a central point, going upward or downward in a twisting pattern

 
quench - prudce zchladit (ocel), kalit (ocel)
BrE
/'kwentʃ/
AmE
/'kwentʃ/

verb, technical - to rapidly cool (hot metal) by plunging it into water or oil to set its shape or properties