rid
rid - zbavit, zbavit se
BrE
/'rɪd/
AmE
/'rɪd/

verb - to make oneself free from something unpleasant; to throw or give away something you do not want

saviour
saviour - spasitel
BrE
/'seɪvjə/
AmE
/'seɪvjər/

noun - a person/god who saves people from death or sin; in Christian religion it is the Christ

swing
swing - houpačka
BrE
/'swɪŋ/
AmE
/'swɪŋ/

noun - a seat hanging from something that you can sit on and move back and forth for fun

steel
steel - ocel
BrE
/'sti:l/
AmE
/'sti:l/

noun - a hard strong metal made from iron mixed with carbon, it is used for making knives etc.

 
electronic mail - elektronická pošta, e-mail
BrE
/ˌɪlek'trɒnɪk 'meɪl/
AmE
/ˌɪlek'trɑ:nɪk 'meɪl/

noun - an internet system in which you can send messages and files etc. from one user to another

e-mail
e-mail - elektronická pošta, e-mail
BrE
/'i:meɪl/
AmE
/'i:meɪl/

noun - an internet system in which you can send messages and files etc. from one user to another

blowtorch
blowtorch - opalovací lampa, plamenomet
BrE
/'bləʊtɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'bloʊtɔ:rtʃ/

noun - a burner that produces very hot flame, it is used to remove old paint from a surface

 
mayo - majonéza, majolka
BrE
/'meɪəʊ/
AmE
/'meɪoʊ/

noun, informal - white or yellow sauce made from eggs and other ingredients, people often put it in salads etc.

wreath
wreath - věnec
BrE
/'ri:θ/
AmE
/'ri:θ/

noun - a circular ornament made from flowers, it is often worn on the head or used as decoration

 
radius - poloměr
BrE
/'reɪdiəs/
AmE
/'reɪdiəs/

noun - the distance (or a line) from the centre of a circle (or a sphere) to its edge

VCR
VCR - video, videorekordér
BrE
/'vi:ˌsi:'ɑ:/
AmE
/'vi:ˌsi:'ɑ:r/

noun - a machine that can play films on a cassette or record them from TV on a cassette

 
quinine - chinin
BrE
/kwɪ'ni:n/
AmE
/kwɪ'naɪn/

noun - a drug extracted from the bark of a South American tree which was used to treat malaria

 
u-turn - obrat, otočka, otočení do protisměru
BrE
/'ju:tɜ:n/
AmE
/'ju:tɜ:rn/

noun - a turn, usually of a car, made to go back in the direction it has come from

rental
rental - pronájem, pronajmutí, (za)půjčení
BrE
/'rentl/
AmE
/'rent̬l/

noun - the act of lending something someone for money or borrowing something from someone and paying for it

maternity leave
maternity leave - mateřská (dovolená)
BrE
/mə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/mə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of paid absence from work in the weeks before and after a woman gives birth