public school
public school - státní škola
BrE
/'pʌblɪkˌsku:l/
AmE
/'pʌblɪkˌsku:l/

noun, American English - a school that is for everyone, usually owned by the government

sympathy
sympathy - soucit, pochopení, soustrast, lítost
BrE
/'sɪmpəθi/
AmE
/'sɪmpəθi/

noun - the feeling of understanding somebody who is very sad or unhappy

 
puff - závan, vydechnutí, odfukování
BrE
/'pʌf/
AmE
/'pʌf/

noun - a small amount of air, smoke etc. that is blown suddenly

 
printer - tiskař
BrE
/'prɪntə/
AmE
/'prɪnt̬ər/

noun - a person whose job it is to make books, magazines etc.

currant
currant - rozinka, hrozinka
BrE
/'kʌrənt/
AmE
/'kɜ:rənt/

noun - a small black dried grape, which is often used in cakes

 
coronation - korunovace
BrE
/ˌkɒrə'neɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rə'neɪʃn/

noun - a ceremony in which a new king or queen is installed

 
loom - tkalcovský stav, stav (tkalcovský)
BrE
/'lu:m/
AmE
/'lu:m/

noun - a textile machine that is used to weave thread into cloth

 
dump - díra (nepříjemné místo)
BrE
/'dʌmp/
AmE
/'dʌmp/

noun, informal - a place which is very unpleasant and often dirty or messy

basketball hoop
basketball hoop - basketbalový koš
BrE
/'bɑ:skɪtbɔ:lˌhu:p/
AmE
/'bæskɪtbɔ:lˌhu:p/

noun - a metal ring with a net which is used in basketball

slash
slash - lomítko (znaménko)
BrE
/'slæʃ/
AmE
/'slæʃ/

noun - the mark ( / ) which is used for example to separate different alternatives

 
Somalia - Somálsko
BrE
/sə'mɑ:lɪə/
AmE
/soʊ'mɑ:liə/

noun - a country in the east of Africa, its capital is Mogadishu

bartender
bartender - barman, barmanka
BrE
/'bɑ:tendə/
AmE
/'bɑ:rtendər/

noun - a person whose job is to serve drinks at a bar

Texas
Texas - Texas
BrE
/'teksəs/
AmE
/'teksəs/

noun - the second largest US state, the capital of which is Austin

 
connotation - konotace
BrE
/kɒnə'teɪʃn/
AmE
/kɑ:nə'teɪʃn/

noun - the idea that is suggested by a certain word or expression

 
trend - trend, tendence
BrE
/'trend/
AmE
/'trend/

noun - a general tendency or something that is popular at the time