godmother - kmotra
BrE
/'gɒdˌmʌðə/
AmE
/'gɑ:dˌmʌðər/

noun - a woman who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

 
godparent - kmotr, kmotra
BrE
/'gɒdˌpærənt/
AmE
/'gɑ:dˌpærənt/

noun - a person who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

 
petroleum - ropa
BrE
/pə'trəʊliəm/
AmE
/pə'troʊliəm/

noun - a thick dark oil that is used for making many kinds of fuel (e.g. petrol, diesel etc.), it comes from under the ground

tow away
tow away - odtáhnout (vozidlo)
BrE
/ˌtəʊ ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌtoʊ ə'weɪ/

verb - to remove a car from the street by pulling it with a special truck, esp. because of parking where it is not allowed

radish
radish - ředkvička, ředkev
BrE
/'rædɪʃ/
AmE
/'rædɪʃ/

noun - a small red or white vegetable that grows underground, it has a strong taste and is usually eaten raw e.g. in salads etc.

 
space probe - vesmírná sonda
BrE
/'speɪsˌprəʊb/
AmE
/'speɪsˌproʊb/

noun - a kind of spacecraft with no people in it that is sent through space to gather information and send it back to earth

 
soap opera - telenovela, nekonečný seriál
BrE
/'səʊpˌɒpərə/
AmE
/'soʊpˌɑ:pərə/

noun - a television serial with many episodes that shows the life of a group of people, it is usually very emotional and far-fetched

 
jump ship - opustit loď (přeneseně), (předčasně) odejít
BrE
/ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/
AmE
/ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/

verb - to leave a company or an organization because you think it is about to fail or you want to join a rival organization

onion
onion - cibule
BrE
/'ʌnjən/
AmE
/'ʌnjən/

noun - a kind of vegetable with many layers, it is used in cooking and has a very strong smell, which often makes people cry

oil
oil - olej
BrE
/'ɔɪl/
AmE
/'ɔɪl/

noun - a kind of greasy liquid that comes from a variety of plants, such as sunflower or olives, which is used for frying etc.

needle
needle - jehla
BrE
/'ni:dl/
AmE
/'ni:dl/

noun - a thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and an eye on the other, it is used for sewing

gold
gold - zlato
BrE
/'gəʊld/
AmE
/'goʊld/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 79) a yellow metal which is very valuable and which coins and jewels are often made of

piano
piano - piano, pianino
BrE
/pi'ænəʊ/
AmE
/pi'ænoʊ/

noun - a large musical instrument that is played by pressing black and white keys, the strings are in arranged vertically in a wooden case

 
oil - ropa
BrE
/'ɔɪl/
AmE
/'ɔɪl/

noun - a thick dark liquid that is used for making many kinds of fuel (e.g. petrol, diesel etc.), it comes from under the ground

 
x-rays - rentgen
BrE
/'eksreɪz/
AmE
/'eksreɪz/

noun - beams of invisible light that can go through solid things, it is used e.g. in medicine to take pictures of broken bones etc.