parking ticket
parking ticket - pokuta za špatné parkování
BrE
/'pɑ:kɪŋ tɪkɪt/
AmE
/'pɑ:rkɪŋ tɪkɪt/

noun - an official note with instructions to pay a fine, it is put on your car when you have parked it somewhere illegally

crosswalk
crosswalk - přechod pro chodce
BrE
/'krɒswɔ:k/
AmE
/'krɑ:swɔ:k/

noun, American English - a place where people can walk across a road, it is usually marked by white stripes on the surface of the road

 
manipulator - manipulátor
BrE
/mə'nɪpjəleɪtə/
AmE
/mə'nɪpjəleɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who is good at controlling people and making them do what he/she wants, especially by being clever and deceptive

 
you of all people - zrovna ty
BrE
/'ju: əvɔ:lˌpi:pl/
AmE
/'ju: əvɔ:lˌpi:pl/

phrase - a phrase that shows that we are surprised that it is that particular person who did something (which we would never expect)

 
meth - metamfetamin (pervitin)
BrE
/'meθ/
AmE
/'meθ/

noun, informal - an very addictive drug, it comes in the form of colorles odorless crystals, it is also known as ice, tina or glass

hay
hay - seno, sláma
BrE
/'heɪ/
AmE
/'heɪ/

noun - dried up grass or the stems of other plants, it is usually used by farm animals to sleep on or to eat

 
trial - soud, soudní přelíčení
BrE
/'traɪəl/
AmE
/'traɪəl/

noun - a legal process where statements are made, objects are shown etc. in order to decide if a person is guilty or not

suspension
suspension - tlumiče, tlumení, odpružení, pérování
BrE
/sə'spenʃən/
AmE
/sə'spenʃən/

noun, technical - equipment connected to the wheels of a car etc. that reduces the shocks when the car is going along an uneven road

 
Moaning Myrtle - Ufňukaná Uršula
BrE
/ˌməʊnɪŋ'mɜ:tl/
AmE
/ˌmoʊnɪŋ'mɜ:rt̬l/

noun - a ghost of a girl that haunts the girls' restrooms at Hogwarts, and who is always complaining that no one likes her

mistletoe
mistletoe - jmelí
BrE
/'mɪsltəʊ/
AmE
/'mɪsltoʊ/

noun - a plant that is used as a Christmas decoration, when a man and a woman meet under it, they have to kiss

metal
metal - kov
BrE
/'metl/
AmE
/'met̬l/

noun - a hard material that is used for making parts of a car, locomotive etc. or smaller things like knives and spoons etc.

cement
cement - cement
BrE
/sɪ'ment/
AmE
/sə'ment/

noun - a white powder used in building houses etc., it becomes hard when it is mixed with water and then it dries up

anchor
anchor - kotva
BrE
/'æŋkə/
AmE
/'æŋkər/

noun - a heavy metal object connected to a ship, it is dropped into the water in order to prevent the ship from moving

straw
straw - sláma
BrE
/'strɔ:/
AmE
/'strɔ:/

noun - dried parts of some plants, it is used as bedding for cows, and people sometimes make hats and other things from it

lifeguard
lifeguard - plavčík
BrE
/'laɪfgɑ:d/
AmE
/'laɪfgɑ:rd/

noun - a person whose job is to keep an eye on people on the beach and help them if they are drowning etc.