black cab
black cab - britský taxík (černý, zakulacený)
BrE
/ˌblæk 'kæb/
AmE
/ˌblæk 'kæb/

noun - a special taxi car typical for London and some other British cities, it is black and rounded and you can hail it in the street

 
interest rate - úroková sazba
BrE
/'ɪntrəst ˌreɪt/
AmE
/'ɪntrəst ˌreɪt/

noun - the amount of interest that a financial company charges you when you borrow money or that you gain when you keep money in an account

train
train - vlak
BrE
/'treɪn/
AmE
/'treɪn/

noun - a big vehicle that uses railway tracks, it usually has a locomotive in the front and a few carriages, it can carry passengers or goods

tortoise
tortoise - želva (většinou suchozemská)
BrE
/'tɔ:təs/
AmE
/'tɔ:rtəs/

noun - an animal with short legs, a hard shell on its back and a head that can hide in the shell, it usually lives on land

 
trailer - upoutávka na film, ukázky z filmu (reklamní)
BrE
/'treɪlə/
AmE
/'treɪlər/

noun - a kind of advertisement for a film that is made up of short parts of the film put together in an exciting and teasing way

 
ending - koncovka
BrE
/'endɪŋ/
AmE
/'endɪŋ/

noun - a group of letters added to the end of a word in order to create a different form (such as plural -s, past -ed etc,)

 
chlorine - chlor
BrE
/'klɔ:ri:n/
AmE
/'klɔ:ri:n/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 17), a toxic yellow gas, it is used e.g. to purify water, as a disinfectant in swimming pools etc.

saloon
saloon - saloon, výčep, hospoda
BrE
/sə'lu:n/
AmE
/sə'lu:n/

noun - a kind of bar in the American Old West where cowboys etc. could have a drink or a light meal, it also offered entertainment etc.

jury
jury - porota (u soudu)
BrE
/'dʒəri/
AmE
/'dʒəri/

noun - a group of people (chosen from the public) in a court who help to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or not

bolt
bolt - závora, zástrčka, západka
BrE
/'bəʊlt/
AmE
/'boʊlt/

noun - a piece of metal that you can slide on the inside of your door in order to fasten it and protect it from being opened

stem
stem - stonek
BrE
/'stem/
AmE
/'stem/

noun - the part of a plant that holds it upright; the part of the plant that holds the leaves or fruits etc.

 
parallel - odpovídat, být podobný, být obdobný
BrE
/'pærəlel/
AmE
/'pærəlel/

verb - to be similar to something in form or function; to match or correspond to something in a similar way

pedal
pedal - pedál (např. v autě)
BrE
/'pedl/
AmE
/'pedl/

noun - a foot-operated lever or control mechanism in a vehicle (such as accelerator, brake and clutch in a car)

solicitor
solicitor - advokát
BrE
/sə'lɪsɪtə/
AmE
/sə'lɪsɪt̬ər/

noun - a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares legal documents and represents clients in lower courts

 
teabag - čajový sáček
BrE
/'ti:bæg/
AmE
/'ti:bæg/

noun - a small paper bag filled with tea leaves which is soaked in hot water in order to make tea