weather forecast - předpověď počasí
BrE
/ˌweðə 'fɔ:kɑ:st/
AmE
/ˌweðər'fɔ:rkæst/

noun - a TV or radio programme which informs people about what the weather is going to be like

 
tundra - tundra
BrE
/'tʌndrə/
AmE
/'tʌndrə/

noun - large flat Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere where the earth below the ground is always frozen

 
romanticize - romantizovat
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntəsaɪz/
AmE
/roʊ'mæntəsaɪz/

verb - to speak or think about something in a way that it appears better than it actually is

blowtorch
blowtorch - opalovací lampa, plamenomet
BrE
/'bləʊtɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'bloʊtɔ:rtʃ/

noun - a burner that produces very hot flame, it is used to remove old paint from a surface

 
vicar - vikář, farář
BrE
/'vɪkə/
AmE
/'vɪkər/

noun - a priest who is in charge of a local church community (esp. in the Church of England)

 
test tube baby - dítě ze zkumavky
BrE
/ˌtest tju:b 'beɪbi/
AmE
/ˌtest tu:b 'beɪbi/

noun - a child that is conceived outside the women's body by a special medical procedure called the IVF

 
confirmed - potvrzený, oficiální
BrE
/kən'fɜ:md/
AmE
/kən'fɜ:rmd/

adjective - used to describe someone who has had a particular habit or belief that is unlikely to change

 
go figure - kdo by to byl řekl, koho by to napadlo, proč asi (ironicky)
BrE
/gəʊ 'fɪgə/
AmE
/goʊ 'fɪgjər/

phrase, American English, informal - said to mean that you do not want to explain something because you think it is obvious

lifeboat
lifeboat - záchranný člun
BrE
/'laɪfbəʊt/
AmE
/'laɪfboʊt/

noun - a small boat that is sent out to save people who are in danger in the water

coltsfoot
coltsfoot - podběl
BrE
/'kəʊltsfʊt/
AmE
/'koʊltsfʊt/

noun - a plant with yellow flowers that appears in early spring, it is used to make cough medicine

 
headlong - po hlavě, hlavou napřed, střemhlav
BrE
/'hedlɒŋ/
AmE
/'hedlɔ:ŋ/

adverb - jumping or falling in a way that the head is lower than the rest of the body

gurney
gurney - nemocniční lehátko na kolečkách, vozík (jako lehátko v nemocnici)
BrE
/'gɜ:ni/
AmE
/'gɜ:rni/

noun, American English - a kind of bed with wheels that is used in hospitals to move sick or injured people

 
dictatorship - diktatura, diktátorství
BrE
/dɪk'teɪtəʃɪp/
AmE
/dɪk'teɪt̬ərʃɪp/

noun - a kind of government in which the ruler has absolute power and is not restrained by law

embankment
embankment - násep, val, nábřeží
BrE
/ɪm'bæŋkmənt/
AmE
/ɪm'bæŋkmənt/

noun - a long sloping wall of stone or earth that is built to support a road, railway etc.

wreath
wreath - věnec
BrE
/'ri:θ/
AmE
/'ri:θ/

noun - a circular ornament made from flowers, it is often worn on the head or used as decoration