tourist office - turistická kancelář, informace
BrE
/'tʊərɪst ɒfɪs/
AmE
/'tʊrɪst ɑ:fɪs/

noun - an office that provides tourists with information on interesting things to see and do in the local area

 
wrinkle - svraštit, zvráskovatět, skrčit
BrE
/'rɪŋkl/
AmE
/'rɪŋkl/

verb - to make small lines in the skin on your face by moving muscles or because of old age

semaphore
semaphore - signalizace praporky, signalizace pažemi, semafor (abeceda)
BrE
/'seməfɔ:/
AmE
/'seməfɔ:r/

noun - a signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a particular pattern

 
name day - svátek, jmeniny
BrE
/'neɪm deɪ/
AmE
/'neɪm deɪ/

noun - a celebration of someone's name, held every year on a special day that is associated with the name

 
Valentine's Day - Den svatého Valentýna
BrE
/'væləntaɪnz ˌdeɪ/
AmE
/'væləntaɪnz ˌdeɪ/

noun - the day of 14th February on which those who are in love and love in general are celebrated

 
futurist - předvídač budoucnosti
BrE
/'fju:tʃərɪst/
AmE
/'fju:tʃərɪst/

noun - a person who makes predictions about what is going to happen in the future based on their knowledge

 
humanism - humanismus
BrE
/'hju:mənɪzəm/
AmE
/'hju:mənɪzəm/

noun - a belief system based on the fact that people can achieve happiness and live well without supernatural matters

 
list - seznam, soupis
BrE
/'lɪst/
AmE
/'lɪst/

noun - a number of things or people written on a single sheet of paper, usually one above the other

joker
joker - žolík
BrE
/'dʒəʊkə/
AmE
/'dʒoʊkər/

noun - a special card in the deck of cards, it usually has a picture of a jester on it

poster
poster - plakát
BrE
/'pəʊstə/
AmE
/'poʊstər/

noun - a large picture on a large sheet of paper which is fastened to the wall or a board

chair
chair - židle
BrE
/'tʃeə/
AmE
/'tʃer/

noun - a piece of furniture with four legs, that you usually sit on when you are at the table

continent
continent - světadíl, kontinent
BrE
/'kɒntɪnənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntɪnənt/

noun - a large mass of land on the planet, usually surrounded by seas and oceans, e.g Europe, Asia etc.

cult
cult - sekta, kult
BrE
/'kʌlt/
AmE
/'kʌlt/

noun - an unusual religious group, sometimes one that has a negative influence on its members and the people around

swelling
swelling - otok, oteklina, zduřenina, boule
BrE
/'swelɪŋ/
AmE
/'swelɪŋ/

noun - a place on the body or skin which becomes bigger because it has been hurt, hit, injured etc.

pave
pave - dláždit, vydláždit
BrE
/'peɪv/
AmE
/'peɪv/

verb - to make the surface of a path or a road hard by putting stones or bricks on it