alligator
alligator - aligátor
BrE
/'ælɪgeɪtə/
AmE
/'ælɪgeɪtər/

noun - a large reptile similar to a crocodile, originally from the Americas and China, it has a shorter and broader head than a crocodile

car horn
car horn - klaxon
BrE
/'kɑ: hɔ:n/
AmE
/'kɑ:r hɔ:rn/

noun - the instrument in a car that makes a loud noise in order to give a warning to another driver or a pedestrian etc.

 
carhorn - klakson
BrE
/'kɑ: hɔ:n/
AmE
/'kɑ:r hɔ:rn/

noun - the instrument in a car that makes a loud noise in order to give a warning to another driver or a pedestrian etc.

manual transmission
manual transmission - manuální převodovka, ruční řazení
BrE
/ˌmænjuəl trænz'mɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌmænjuəl trænz'mɪʃn/

noun - a type of gearbox in a car where the driver manually selects gears using a gear stick and clutch pedal

retrofit
retrofit - dovybavení, vylepšení vybavení, modernizace (budovy, stroje apod.)
BrE
/'retrəʊfɪt/
AmE
/'retroʊfɪt/

noun - the addition or modification of a building, a machine or a piece of equipment to improve performance, efficiency, or adaptability

 
word search - osmisměrka
BrE
/'wɜ:dˌsɜ:tʃ/
AmE
/'wɜ:rdˌsɜ:rtʃ/

noun - a type of a puzzle in which you are supposed to find the letters of given words in a grid

 
moulding - římsa, lišta
BrE
/'məʊldɪŋ/
AmE
/'məʊldɪŋ/

noun - a piece of wood, stone, plastic, etc. along the top of a wall or round a door, usually for decoration

view
view - výhled, pohled
BrE
/'vju:/
AmE
/'vju:/

noun - the things or area that you can see from a particular place, e.g. from a window or a lookout point

 
display - displej
BrE
/dɪs'pleɪ/
AmE
/dɪs'pleɪ/

noun - the letters and numbers shown on a computer screen, or on a small screen on a piece of electronic equipment

chairlift
chairlift - lanovka (sedačková)
BrE
/'tʃeəlɪft/
AmE
/'tʃerlɪft/

noun - a way of transporting people (esp. skiers) on a kind of chair travelling through the air fastened to a cable

fossil
fossil - zkamenělina, fosílie
BrE
/'fɒsl/
AmE
/'fɑ:sl/

noun - a part of a living organism or the shape of its body preserved in rock for a very long time

print
print - tisk
BrE
/'prɪnt/
AmE
/'prɪnt/

noun - the act of making a book or magazine or of putting a text or graphics from a computer on paper

 
jet lag - desynchronismus, nemoc časových pásem
BrE
/'dʒetlæg/
AmE
/'dʒetlæg/

noun - the state of feeling tired and uneasy because of a long flight to a place in a different time zone

treble clef
treble clef - houslový klíč
BrE
/'treblˌklef/
AmE
/'treblˌklef/

noun - the musical symbol determining the pitch of the notes, placed on the second line of the stave

tide
tide - příliv, odliv
BrE
/'taɪd/
AmE
/'taɪd/

noun - the movement of the sea level caused by the gravity of the moon