anchovy
anchovy - ančovička
BrE
/'æntʃəvi/
AmE
/'æntʃoʊvi/

noun - a type of small sea fish that is often canned and served on pizza, in salads etc.

 
humbug - mystifikace, balamucení
BrE
/'hʌmbʌg/
AmE
/'hʌmbʌg/

noun - a kind of behavior or talk that is not true but tries to make people believe it

 
renovated - renovovaný
BrE
/'renəveɪtɪd/
AmE
/'renəveɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - restored to its former state, rebuilt so that is as good as it was or even better

 
punching bag - boxovací pytel
BrE
/'pʌntʃɪŋˌbæg/
AmE
/'pʌntʃɪŋˌbæg/

noun, American English - a stuffed or inflated bag that is used to train boxing or help people vent their anger

 
soulmate - spřízněná duše
BrE
/'səʊlˌmeɪt/
AmE
/'soʊlˌmeɪt/

noun - a person who is very close to you, who understands you perfectly and whom you understand perfectly

 
division - dělení (mat.)
BrE
/dɪ'vɪʒən/
AmE
/dɪ'vɪʒən/

noun - an arithmetic operation in which you find out how many times a number is in another number

 
theocracy - teokracie
BrE
/θi'ɒkrəsi/
AmE
/θi'ɑ:krəsi/

noun - a political system in which God (or people believed to be guided by God) is in charge

 
liner - vystýlka, vložka
BrE
/'laɪnə/
AmE
/'laɪnər/

noun - a piece of material that is used to cover the inside of something, usually to protect it

paramedic
paramedic - paramedik, záchranář, zdravotník
BrE
/ˌpærə'medɪk/
AmE
/ˌpærə'medɪk/

noun - a not fully qualified doctor whose job is to give people urgent medical care in an emergency

optometrist
optometrist - oční optik, optik
BrE
/ɒp'tɒmətrɪst/
AmE
/ɑ:p'tɑ:mətrɪst/

noun, American English - a specialist whose job is to examine people's eyes and provide them with glasses or contact lenses

fender-bender
fender-bender - malá nehoda (na silnici), drobná nehoda, nevážná nehoda
BrE
/'fendəˌbendə/
AmE
/'fendərˌbendər/

noun - a minor road accident where no one is seriously hurt and the cars are only slightly damaged

 
black sheep - černá ovce (o člověku)
BrE
/ˌblæk 'ʃi:p/
AmE
/ˌblæk 'ʃi:p/

noun, informal - one person in a group of people who is considered to be the outcast, the troublemaker etc.

optician
optician - oční optik, optik
BrE
/ɒp'tɪʃn/
AmE
/ɑ:p'tɪʃn/

noun, British English - a specialist whose job is to examine people's eyes and provide them with glasses or contact lenses

medication
medication - medikace, lék, léčivo
BrE
/ˌmedɪ'keɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌmedɪ'keɪʃən/

noun - a substance or a pill etc, that is used when people are ill to make them better

 
buyer - kupující, kupec, nákupčí
BrE
/'baɪə/
AmE
/'baɪər/

noun - someone who buys things, usually expensive, or someone whose job is to buy things for a company