Yorkshire pudding
Yorkshire pudding - yorkshirský pudink (“miska” z pečeného těsta)
BrE
/ˌjɔ:kʃə 'pʊdɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌjɔ:rkʃɪr 'pʊdɪŋ/

noun - a traditional British side dish made from a simple batter that is baked in the oven until it puffs up

callipers
callipers - posuvné měřítko, průměrka
BrE
/'kæləpəz/
AmE
/'kæləpərz/

noun, technical - a tool made of two metal parts that is used for measuring the width, distance or diameter of various objects

cord
cord - kabel, šňůra (elektro)
BrE
/'kɔ:d/
AmE
/'kɔ:rd/

noun - an electric wire or wires covered in protective material that is used to carry electricity to an appliance or device

 
defamation - pomluva, hanobení
BrE
/ˌdefə'meɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌdefə'meɪʃn/

noun, formal - the act or harming someone or damaging their reputation by saying or writing something about them that is not true

 
working - postačující, základní
BrE
/'wɜ:kɪŋ/
AmE
/'wɜ:rkɪŋ/

adjective - (of a plan, knowledge, etc.) not complete but that is satisfactory for now, likely to be improved in the future

 
impulse - impuls
BrE
/'ɪmpʌls/
AmE
/'ɪmpʌls/

noun, technical - a short signal that is sent along a nerve, wire or through the air and causes something else to react

fortune teller
fortune teller - věštkyně, věštec
BrE
/'fɔ:tʃu:nˌtelə/
AmE
/'fɔ:rtʃənˌtelər/

noun - a person who can see what happens in the future and whose job is telling people what will happen to…

as if
as if - to zrovna, to určitě
BrE
/əz'ɪf/
AmE
/əz'ɪf/

interjection, informal - a phrase we use as an exclamation to say that we think something is nott possible, something will never happen

plaster of Paris
plaster of Paris - sádra (sochařská, lékařská)
BrE
/ˌplɑ:stər əv'pærəs/
AmE
/ˌplæstər əv'pærəs/

noun - a mixture of white powder and water that is used to make statues or to cover broken arms, legs etc.

muesli
muesli - müsli
BrE
/'mju:zli/
AmE
/'mju:zli/

noun - breakfast food made of raw grains, mixed with nuts, seeds and usually dried fruit that is often eaten with milk

granola
granola - cerálie, müsli
BrE
/grə'nəʊlə/
AmE
/grə'noʊlə/

noun - breakfast food made of cooked grains, mixed with nuts, seeds and usually dried fruit that is often eaten with milk

 
get-well-soon card - přání k brzkému uzdravení
BrE
/getwel'su:n ˌkɑ:d/
AmE
/getwel'su:n ˌkɑ:rd/

noun - a card that you give someone who is ill to express the hope that they soon recover from the illness

couch
couch - pohovka, gauč
BrE
/'kaʊtʃ/
AmE
/'kaʊtʃ/

noun - a soft piece of furniture which you can sit or lie on comfortably, it is usually in the living room

fur
fur - kožešina
BrE
/'fɜ:/
AmE
/'fɜ:r/

noun - the skin of a dead animal with the hair still on it that is usually used to make coats etc.

bib
bib - bryndáček, slintáček, bryndák
BrE
/'bɪb/
AmE
/'bɪb/

noun - a piece of cloth that you tie under a baby's chin to protect the baby's clothes while it is eating