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

 
involve - zahrnout, zapojit, obsáhnout
BrE
/ɪn'vɒlv/
AmE
/ɪn'vɑ:lv/

verb - to include someone or something in an activity, to make use of something or somebody in an activity

Alaska
Alaska - Aljaška
BrE
/ə'lɑ:skə/
AmE
/ə'læskə/

noun - the largest state in the USA located in the north-west of North America, its capital is Juneau

 
stay away - držet se stranou, nemíchat se do něčeho
BrE
/ˌsteɪ ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌsteɪ ə'weɪ/

verb - not to go near someone or something, not to meddle in something, not to be involved in something

 
cleft palate - rozštěp patra
BrE
/ˌkleft'pælət/
AmE
/ˌkleft'pælət/

noun - a birth defect in which there is a split or opening in the roof of the baby's mouth

mittens
mittens - rukavice (palčáky), palčáky
BrE
/'mɪtənz/
AmE
/'mɪt̬ənz/

noun - gloves that cover the four fingers of the hand in one part and the thumb in the other

stew
stew - dušené maso se zeleninou
BrE
/'stju:/
AmE
/'stu:/

noun - a dish consisting of meat, vegetables, or other ingredients cooked slowly in liquid, often in a covered pot.

 
townie - měšťák
BrE
/'taʊni/
AmE
/'taʊni/

noun, informal - a person who lives in a town and has little or no knowledge about life in the countryside

 
history - dějiny
BrE
/'hɪstri/
AmE
/'hɪstəri/

noun - the things that happened in the past, a description of the (important) things that happened in the past

 
Transfiguration - proměnění (náb.)
BrE
/ˌtrænsˌfɪgə'reɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌtrænsˌfɪgə'reɪʃən/

noun - an event in the New Testament in which Jesus Christ became radiant and was called "Son" by God

 
ironic - ironický
BrE
/aɪə'rɒnɪk/
AmE
/aɪə'rɑ:nɪk/

adjective - expressed in words that have a different or the opposite meaning, usually in an angry or sarcastic way

the javelin
the javelin - hod oštěpem (v atletice)
BrE
/ðə'dʒævlɪn/
AmE
/ðə'dʒævlɪn/

noun - an event in athletics in which the athlete throws a light long throwing stick with a pointed tip

javelin throw
javelin throw - hod oštěpem (v atletice)
BrE
/'dʒævlɪnˌθrəʊ/
AmE
/'dʒævlɪnˌθroʊ/

noun - an event in athletics in which the athlete throws a light long throwing stick with a pointed tip

 
promotion - proměna (v šachu)
BrE
/prə'məʊʃn/
AmE
/prə'moʊʃn/

noun - the move in chess in which the pawn is replaced by either a queen, rook, knight or bishop

 
paddle - pálka (např. na stolní tenis)
BrE
/'pædl/
AmE
/'pædl/

noun, American English - a flat piece of wood covered in rubber that is used to hit the ball in table tennis