Christmas Day
Christmas Day - den vánoční
BrE
/ˌkrɪsməs 'deɪ/
AmE
/ˌkrɪsməs 'deɪ/

noun - the 25th of December

 
constitutional - konstituční, ústavní
BrE
/kɒnstɪ'tju:ʃənl/
AmE
/kɑ:nstɪ'tu:ʃənl/

adjective - consistent with the constitution

 
continuation - pokračování
BrE
/kənˌtɪnju'eɪʃn/
AmE
/kənˌtɪnju'eɪʃn/

noun - the act of continuing

 
skinned - oloupaný, stažený
BrE
/'skɪnd/
AmE
/'skɪnd/

adjective - having the skin removed

 
Canberra - Canberra
BrE
/'kænbərə/
AmE
/'kænbərə/

noun - the capital of Australia

 
Celtic - keltský
BrE
/'keltɪk/
AmE
/'keltɪk/

adjective - connected to the Celts

 
Rome - Řím
BrE
/'rəʊm/
AmE
/'roʊm/

noun - the capital of Italy

laughter
laughter - smích
BrE
/'lɑ:ftə/
AmE
/'læftər/

noun - the act of laughing

 
cabinet - kabinet (vláda)
BrE
/'kæbɪnət/
AmE
/'kæbɪnət/

noun - a group of the most important government ministers, chosen by the leader (e.g. the Prime Minister or President), who make key decisions and help run the country

ladder
ladder - žebříček (hierarchický apod.)
BrE
/'lædə/
AmE
/'lædər/

noun - a series of stages or levels in a process, system, or hierarchy that someone progresses through, especially in a career or social status

shortcake
shortcake - máslové sušenky, čajové pečivo
BrE
/'ʃɔ:tkeɪk/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rtkeɪk/

noun, British English - a type of rich biscuit or cookie, similar to shortbread, made from a dough high in fat content, resulting in a crumbly texture

merry-go-round
merry-go-round - kolotoč (na hřišti)
BrE
/'merɪgəʊˌraʊnd/
AmE
/'merɪgoʊˌraʊnd/

noun - a disc-like structure (in a playground, in a park etc.) that kids can sit on, which goes around when someone pushes it

 
house - koleje
BrE
/'haʊs/
AmE
/'haʊs/

noun - a group of children of different ages that compete against other groups in sports competitions, it is a system in some British schools

 
intercom - komunikační zařízení, interní telefon, podnikový telefon
BrE
/'ɪntəkɒm/
AmE
/'ɪnt̬ərkɑ:m/

noun - a device that makes it possible for people in different places in a building, on a ship etc. to communicate with each other

troll
troll - troll, trol, zlobr
BrE
/'trəʊl/
AmE
/'troʊl/

noun - a large mythical creature appearing in Scandinavian stories and fantasy books (Tolkien, Pratchett, Rowling etc.), it is very ugly and lives in caves