Christmas
Christmas - Vánoce
BrE
/'krɪsməs/
AmE
/'krɪsməs/

noun - a holiday that is celebrated on and around the 25th of December, when people give each other presents etc.

 
carbs - sacharidy
BrE
/'kɑ:bz/
AmE
/'kɑ:rbz/

noun - molecules consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen that are present in the food we eat, especially sugar, bread, etc.

wave
wave - mávat, zamávat
BrE
/'weɪv/
AmE
/'weɪv/

verb - to move your hand back and forth or from side to side in order to say hello or goodbye

wink
wink - mrknout
BrE
/'wɪŋk/
AmE
/'wɪŋk/

verb - to close and open your eye very quickly, usually when you want to give an unspoken signal to somebody

water
water - voda
BrE
/'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/'wɑ:t̬ər/

noun - the common colourless liquid that comes down from the sky as rain, or is in rivers and seas etc.

volcano
volcano - vulkán, sopka
BrE
/vəl'keɪnəʊ/
AmE
/vɑ:l'keɪnoʊ/

noun - a mountain with a crater that can explode and throw burning rocks into the air, emit hot lava etc.

village
village - vesnice, ves
BrE
/'vɪlɪdʒ/
AmE
/'vɪlɪdʒ/

noun - a place where people live smaller than a town, it usually has very few houses and almost no facilities

zombie
zombie - umrlec
BrE
/'zɒmbi:/
AmE
/'zɑ:mbi/

noun - a character from horror films, a body that died but has left the grave and walks around at night

zodiac
zodiac - zvěrokruh
BrE
/'zəʊdɪæk/
AmE
/'zoʊdɪæk/

noun - the astrological system of twelve parts of the year with special names and symbols (Aries, Pisces, Cancer, Aquarius etc.)

 
trainspotting - sledování vlaků, dívání se na vlaky
BrE
/'treɪnspɒtɪŋ/
AmE
/'treɪnspɑ:t̬ɪŋ/

noun - a hobby that involves going to a railway station or somewhere near a railway track and looking at trains

 
train spotting - sledování vlaků, dívání se na vlaky
BrE
/'treɪnˌspɒtɪŋ/
AmE
/'treɪnˌspɑ:t̬ɪŋ/

noun - a hobby that involves going to a railway station or somewhere near a railway track and looking at trains

tortilla
tortilla - tortila, mexická placka
BrE
/tɔ:'ti:ə/
AmE
/tɔ:r'ti:ə/

noun - a thin flat round Mexican bread made of flour and eggs, it is eaten filled with meat, vegetables etc.

 
public defender - veřejný obhájce
BrE
/ˌpʌblɪk dɪ'fendə/
AmE
/ˌpʌblɪk dɪ'fendər/

noun - a lawyer who provides legal representation to people who can't afford a lawyer in criminal, juvenile and other cases

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

solicitor
solicitor - advokát
BrE
/sə'lɪsɪtə/
AmE
/sə'lɪsɪt̬ər/

noun - a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares legal documents and represents clients in lower courts