set square
set square - trojúhelník (pravítko)
BrE
/'set skweə/
AmE
/'set skwer/

noun, British English - an instrument in the shape of a right-angled triangle which used in geometry to draw straight lines and angles

 
shelter - útulek
BrE
/'ʃeltə/
AmE
/'ʃeltər/

noun - a building that provides a place to stay and offers help to people or animals that have nowhere to live

 
abortion - potrat
BrE
/ə'bɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/ə'bɔ:rʃn/

noun, technical - the unintentional ending of a pregnancy when a baby is born before it is fully developed and able to survive

 
forceps - kleště (lékařské)
BrE
/'fɔ:seps/
AmE
/'fɔ:rseps/

noun - a medical tool made up of two long parts connected in the middle, used to hold and/or pull something

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…

earphones
earphones - sluchátka
BrE
/'ɪəfəʊnz/
AmE
/'ɪrfoʊnz/

noun - an apparatus that you put on your head and it plays music etc. through small speakers directly into your ears

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.

 
explosiveness - výbušnost (povahou), vznětlivost (povahou)
BrE
/ɪks'pləʊsɪvnəs/
AmE
/ɪks'ploʊsɪvnəs/

noun - the quality of being likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence

 
A Nightmare on Elm Street - Noční můra z Elm Street
BrE
/ə ˌnaɪtmeər ɒn 'elm ˌstri:t/
AmE
/ə ˌnaɪtmeər ɑ:n 'elm ˌstri:t/

phrase - an American horror film, the story is about Freddy Krueger who is attacking Nancy and her friends in their dreams

 
banister - zábradlí
BrE
/'bænɪstə/
AmE
/'bænɪstər/

noun - a structure on the side of stairs that you can hold onto when you walk up and down the stairs

 
sunny-side up - jako volské oko, osmažený jen zespodu s tekutým žloutkem
BrE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/

phrase, American English - a type of fried egg that is cooked on one side only and the yellow part is on the top

 
sunny side up - jako volské oko, osmažený jen zespodu s tekutým žloutkem
BrE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/

phrase, American English - a type of fried egg that is cooked on one side only and the yellow part is on the top

fern
fern - kapradina, kapradí
BrE
/'fɜ:n/
AmE
/'fɜ:rn/

noun - a plant that has no flowers and its leaves look a bit like feathers, it usually grows in a forest

 
jet lag - desynchronismus, nemoc časových pásem
BrE
/'dʒetlæg/
AmE
/'dʒetlæg/

noun - the state of feeling tired and uneasy because of a long flight to a place in a different time zone

louse
louse - veš
BrE
/'laʊs/
AmE
/'laʊs/

noun - a small insect that feeds on the blood of people and animals, esp. the one that lives in people's hair