worldly - světský, pozemský, světaznalý
BrE
/'wɜ:ldli/
AmE
/'wɜ:rldli/

adjective, formal - concerned with or experienced in material, practical matters and the things of the physical world, as opposed to spiritual or religious matters

piercing
piercing - piercing
BrE
/'pɪəsɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɪrsɪŋ/

noun - a hole (or the process of making a hole) in surface of the body so that you can wear jewellery in it

 
rudder - kormidlo
BrE
/'rʌdə/
AmE
/'rʌdər/

noun - a flat, movable device attached to the rear of a boat or aircraft, used for steering and controlling the direction of movement

 
radar trap - měřený úsek (projíždějících vozidel), policejní radar
BrE
/'reɪdɑ: træp/
AmE
/'reɪdɑ:r træp/

noun - a place on a road where the police measure the speed of passing cars and catch drivers who are going too fast

speed trap
speed trap - měřený úsek (projíždějících vozidel), policejní radar
BrE
/'spi:d træp/
AmE
/'spi:d træp/

noun - a place on a road where the police measure the speed of passing cars and catch drivers who are going too fast

 
instalment - díl, pokračování, epizoda (příběhu, seriálu atp.)
BrE
/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

noun - one of the parts of a story that appears regularly on TV, on the radio, or in a magazine or a newspaper

tuber
tuber - hlíza, bulva
BrE
/'tju:bə/
AmE
/'tju:bər/

noun - a swollen part on the stem or root of some plants which is under the ground and from which new plants grow

capsule
capsule - kabina (kosmická), modul
BrE
/'kæpsju:l/
AmE
/'kæpsl/

noun - the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and spend a lot of time, it is separated from the main rocket

crosswalk
crosswalk - přechod pro chodce
BrE
/'krɒswɔ:k/
AmE
/'krɑ:swɔ:k/

noun, American English - a place where people can walk across a road, it is usually marked by white stripes on the surface of the road

stoplight
stoplight - semafory, semafor
BrE
/'stɒplaɪt/
AmE
/'stɑ:plaɪt/

noun, American English - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red

 
turn in - nahlásit na policii, vydat policii
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'ɪn/

verb - to take someone to the police because they have committed a crime, to tell the police that somebody has committed a crime

republic
republic - republika
BrE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/
AmE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/

noun - a political system in which the government is formed by politicians elected by people, the head of state is usually a president

verandah
verandah - veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/

noun - a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall

veranda
veranda - veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/

noun - a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall

porch
porch - veranda, krytý vchod
BrE
/'pɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'pɔ:rtʃ/

noun - a part of the house outside of the main door which has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall