hippopotamus
hippopotamus - hroch
BrE
/ˌhɪpə'pɒtəməs/
AmE
/ˌhɪpə'pɑ:t̬əməs/

noun - a large grey African animal that lives in and near water, it is very heavy and has short legs

dinner
dinner - večeře
BrE
/'dɪnə/
AmE
/'dɪnər/

noun - The meal which you have in the evening. In many countries it is the main meal of the day

cross out
cross out - škrtnout, vyškrtnout, přeškrtnout
BrE
/ˌkrɒs'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌkrɑ:s'aʊt/

verb - to draw a line or two crossing lines over a word or a piece of text that is wrong

escalator
escalator - eskalátor, jezdící schody
BrE
/'eskəleɪtə/
AmE
/'eskəleɪt̬ər/

noun - a kind of lift that looks like a moving staircase, it is used e.g. in shopping centres, subways etc.

grand piano
grand piano - křídlo, klavír
BrE
/ˌgrænd pi'ænəʊ/
AmE
/ˌgrænd pi'ænoʊ/

noun - a large piano on three legs, the strings are in horizontal position, it is often used in concerts etc.

discus
discus - disk (v atletice)
BrE
/'dɪskəs/
AmE
/'dɪskəs/

noun - a flat round object that is used in athletics, the athlete throws it as far as he/she can

 
calcium - vápník
BrE
/'kælsiəm/
AmE
/'kælsiəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 20) a white chemical element, it is important for our bones and teeth

poplar
poplar - topol
BrE
/'pɒplə/
AmE
/'pɑ:plər/

noun - a tall fast-growing tree, it is often grown in windbreaks (rows of trees providing shelter from the wind)

mortgage
mortgage - hypotéka
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rgɪdʒ/

noun - a way of loaning money (esp. for a house or an apartment), if the property is used as security

Oregon
Oregon - Oregon
BrE
/'ɒrɪgən/
AmE
/'ɑ:rɪgən/

noun - an American state located on the west coast of the USA (between California and Washington), its capital is Salem

 
steamroller - parní válec
BrE
/'sti:mˌrəʊlə/
AmE
/'sti:mˌroʊlər/

noun - a special vehicle with a heavy metal cylinder that is used to make the ground flat (esp. roads etc.)

 
roller - válec (silniční)
BrE
/'rəʊlə/
AmE
/'roʊlər/

noun - a special vehicle with a heavy metal cylinder that is used to make the ground flat (esp. roads etc.)

goalie
goalie - brankář
BrE
/'gəʊli/
AmE
/'goʊli/

noun, informal - a player whose job it is to protect the goal of his team and stop the opponent from scoring

blister
blister - puchýř
BrE
/'blɪstə/
AmE
/'blɪstər/

noun - a swollen place on your skin which is full of liquid, it usually appears when you burn yourself etc.

 
silicon - křemík
BrE
/'sɪlɪkən/
AmE
/'sɪlɪkən/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 14), a non-metallic element that is used for example in electronic circuits