C-section - císařský řez (při porodu)
BrE
/'si:ˌsekʃn/
AmE
/'si:ˌsekʃn/

noun, American English - a medical operation in which the belly of a pregnant woman is cut open and the baby is taken out

 
caesarean - císařský řez (při porodu)
BrE
/sɪ'zeəriən/
AmE
/sɪ'zeəriən/

noun - a medical operation in which the belly of a pregnant woman is cut open and the baby is taken out

balance
balance - zůstatek (účtu), dlužná částka
BrE
/'bæləns/
AmE
/'bæləns/

noun - the amount of money left in your account, the amount of many that you owe on your credit card etc.

strain
strain - cedit, přecedit, scedit, slít vodu
BrE
/'streɪn/
AmE
/'streɪn/

verb - to separate the liquid part from the solid part by pouring it through something with very small holes in it

liquorice
liquorice - lékořice
BrE
/'lɪkrɪʃ/
AmE
/'lɪkrɪʃ/

noun - black substance made using the roots of the liquorice plant, it can be used in medicine or eaten as sweets

 
country code - předvolba státu (tel.), předvolba (tel.)
BrE
/'kʌntriˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'kʌntriˌkoʊd/

noun - the number that you dial before the actual phone number if you want to contact someone in a different country

crucifixion
crucifixion - ukřižování
BrE
/krʊsɪ'fɪkʃən/
AmE
/ˌkru:sɪ'fɪkʃən/

noun - the act of nailing a person to a wooden cross which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals

 
poach - mírně povařit (v mírně vroucí vodě, např. rybu); povařit vejce bez skořápky (ztracené vejce)
BrE
/'pəʊtʃ/
AmE
/'poʊtʃ/

verb - to cook below the boiling point in a small amount of liquid (esp. fish); to cook eggs without the shell

arabesque
arabesque - arabeska
BrE
/ærə'besk/
AmE
/ærə'besk/

noun - a ballet pose in which the dancer is standing on one leg and the other leg stretches straight behind him

 
Holy Spirit - Duch Svatý, Svatý Duch
BrE
/'həʊli 'spɪrɪt/
AmE
/'hoʊli 'spɪrɪt/

noun - the third person in the Holy Trinity, one that Jesus promised to send to his followers after he had gone

 
harem - harém
BrE
/'herəm/
AmE
/'herəm/

noun, American English - the wives or concubines of a man (esp. in Muslim societies) or the part of a house where they live

 
castling - rošáda
BrE
/'kɑ:slɪŋ/
AmE
/'kæslɪŋ/

noun - a special chess move in which the king and either of the rooks move towards each other and interchange position

 
motion sickness - nemoc z pohybu, kinetóza
BrE
/'məʊʃnˌsɪknəs/
AmE
/'moʊʃnˌsɪknəs/

noun - the feeling like you're going to vomit because you're traveling in a car, on a plane, on the sea etc.

louse
louse - veš
BrE
/'laʊs/
AmE
/'laʊs/

noun - a small insect that feeds on the blood of people and animals, esp. the one that lives in people's hair

 
prostate - prostata
BrE
/'prɒsteɪt/
AmE
/'prɑ:steɪt/

noun - a small organ in a man's body situated close to the penis, it produces a liquid that carries the sperm