weighting - příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)
BrE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪtɪŋ/

noun, British English - an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high

venetian blind
venetian blind - žaluzie
BrE
/və'ni:ʃn blaɪnd/
AmE
/və'ni:ʃn blaɪnd/

noun - a covering for a window made up of strips of plastic or metal that can be turned to let in light

Viking
Viking - Viking
BrE
/'vaɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/'vaɪkɪŋ/

noun - a member of a Scandinavian people who settled in some parts of Britain and Northern Europe in the 8th - 10th century

fencing
fencing - šerm, šermování
BrE
/'fensɪng/
AmE
/'fensɪng/

noun - the act of fighting with a light sword, a kind of sport in which two contestants fight with a light sword

 
orbit - oběžná dráha
BrE
/'ɔ:bɪt/
AmE
/'ɔ:rbɪt/

noun - a path of a satellite that is going around a planet or the path of a planet going around a star

 
Northern Ireland - Severní Irsko
BrE
/ˌnɔ:ðən'aɪələnd/
AmE
/ˌnɔ:rðərn'aɪərlənd/

noun - the part of the United Kingdom which is located on the large island west of Great Britain, its capital is Belfast

brake light
brake light - brzdové světlo
BrE
/'breɪklaɪt/
AmE
/'breɪklaɪt/

noun - one of the red lights at the back of a car that come on when you step on the brake pedal

drawer
drawer - zásuvka (u nábytku), šuplík
BrE
/'drɔ:ə/
AmE
/'drɔ:ər/

noun - a part of a piece of furniture (e.g. a desk) that can be pulled out and things can be put in

whip
whip - bičovat
BrE
/'wɪp/
AmE
/'wɪp/

verb - to hit a person with an instrument made of a piece of leather fastened to a handle, usually as a punishment

mummy
mummy - mumie
BrE
/'mʌmi/
AmE
/'mʌmi/

noun - a body of a person long dead that has been preserved by using special oils and wrapping in strips of cloth

plaster
plaster - náplast
BrE
/'plɑ:stə/
AmE
/'plæstər/

noun - a piece of material that is stuck over a part of the body that has been injured lightly (cut, burnt etc.)

 
prescribe - předepsat (lék)
BrE
/prɪ'skraɪb/
AmE
/prɪ'skraɪb/

verb - (of a doctor) to write a special document for the chemist, which allows you to use some kind of medicine etc.

sneeze
sneeze - kýchat, kýchnout
BrE
/'sni:z/
AmE
/'sni:z/

verb - to let air out of your nose suddenly and with a loud noise, often as a result of an allergy etc.

 
count down - odpočítávat
BrE
/ˌkaʊnt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌkaʊnt'daʊn/

verb - to count backwards (esp. before something is supposed to happen - an explosion of a bomb, the launch of a rocket etc.)

sponge
sponge - houba
BrE
/'spʌndʒ/
AmE
/'spʌndʒ/

noun - a piece of soft material full of small holes, it is used for washing things with, because it easily hold water