spear
spear - kopí, oštěp
BrE
/'spɪə/
AmE
/'spɪr/

noun - a long straight stick with a sharp point at one end which is used as a weapon

 
spare - náhradní
BrE
/'speə/
AmE
/'sper/

adjective - able to be used instead of another (e.g. if one fails or is lost or broken etc.)

 
signal - signál
BrE
/'sɪgnəl/
AmE
/'sɪgnəl/

noun - a sound, gesture, action etc. that is meant to give a message to somebody, warn, command etc.

shadow
shadow - stín (člověka apod.)
BrE
/'ʃædəʊ/
AmE
/'ʃædoʊ/

noun - a dark shape that is made by an object or person etc. when it blocks out light

rubber
rubber - guma (materiál)
BrE
/'rʌbə/
AmE
/'rʌbər/

noun - a substance that can be easily stretched, it is used for making tyres, water-proof boots etc.

rapids
rapids - peřeje
BrE
/'ræpɪdz/
AmE
/'ræpɪdz/

noun - the part of the river where the river flows very fast because it is going over rocks

pipe
pipe - dýmka, fajfka
BrE
/'paɪp/
AmE
/'paɪp/

noun - a small tube with a small bowl for tobbaco at one end, it is used for smoking

syrup
syrup - sirup
BrE
/'sɪrəp/
AmE
/'sɪrəp/

noun - a thick sweet liquid that is put on top of food or into drinks such as coffee

 
quiz show - televizní soutěž, soutěž (televizní)
BrE
/'kwɪzˌʃəʊ/
AmE
/'kwɪzˌʃoʊ/

noun - a TV programme where a participant is asked questions and get points or money for answering correctly

pantyhose
pantyhose - punčocháče, punčochové kalhoty (dámské)
BrE
/'pæntiˌhəʊz/
AmE
/'pænt̬iˌhoʊz/

noun, American English - a piece of women's clothing, it is thin and tight and covers the waist, legs and feet

monument
monument - památník, památka
BrE
/'mɒnjʊmənt/
AmE
/'mɑ:njʊment/

noun - a building or a statue which is built as a memory of a famous person or event

motel
motel - motel
BrE
/məʊ'tel/
AmE
/moʊ'tel/

noun - a hotel at the side of the road that is used by people who travel by car

monument
monument - památník
BrE
/'mɒnjʊmənt/
AmE
/'mɑ:njʊment/

noun - a building or a statue which is built as a memory of a famous person or event

 
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

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