peek
peek - mrknout se, kouknout se, nakouknout, nakukovat
BrE
/'pi:k/
AmE
/'pi:k/

verb - to look at something in a quick and secret way, especially because you are not supposed to look at it

pacifier
pacifier - dudlík
BrE
/'pæsəfaɪə/
AmE
/'pæsəfaɪər/

noun, American English - an object made of rubber that you put into a baby's mouth in order to make it quiet and happy

salamander
salamander - mlok, salamandr
BrE
/ˌsælə'mændə/
AmE
/ˌsælə'mændər/

noun - a small creature with a soft body that lives both in water and on land, it looks like a lizard

chopsticks
chopsticks - jídelní hůlky
BrE
/'tʃɒpstɪks/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:pstɪks/

noun - long thin pieces wood that are used in China, Japan etc. to eat with (instead of a knife and fork)

opossum
opossum - vačice
BrE
/ə'pɒsəm/
AmE
/ə'pɑ:səm/

noun - an American marsupial, it has a naked tail (one that can grasp things) and opposable thumbs on its hind feet

possum
possum - vačice
BrE
/'pɒsəm/
AmE
/'pɑ:səm/

noun - an American marsupial, it has a naked tail (one that can grasp things) and opposable thumbs on its hind feet

alder
alder - olše
BrE
/'ɔ:ldə/
AmE
/'ɔ:ldər/

noun - a tree of the birch family, it has cone-like fruit and toothed leaves, it grown especially on river banks

California
California - Kalifornie
BrE
/ˌkælə'fɔ:nɪə/
AmE
/ˌkælə'fɔ:rnɪə/

noun - the most populous US state, it is located on the western coast on the USA and its capital is Sacramento

sunflower
sunflower - slunečnice
BrE
/'sʌnflaʊə/
AmE
/'sʌnflaʊər/

noun - a plant with a large yellow flower that produces edible seeds (which are used to make oil and other things)

arabesque
arabesque - arabeska
BrE
/ærə'besk/
AmE
/ærə'besk/

noun - a ballet pose in which the dancer is standing on one leg and the other leg stretches straight behind him

 
court - dvořit se (někomu)
BrE
/'kɔ:t/
AmE
/'kɔ:rt/

verb, dated - to try to make a woman love you (and marry you), to try to start a relationship with a woman

 
Sabbath - sabat, šábes, neděle, den odpočinku
BrE
/'sæbəθ/
AmE
/'sæbəθ/

noun - the day of the week that religious people (especially Christians or Jews) devote to God and do not work etc.

 
sodium - sodík
BrE
/'səʊdiəm/
AmE
/'soʊdiəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 11) a silvery white element that occurs for example in salt and salt water

sash
sash - šerpa
BrE
/'sæʃ/
AmE
/'sæʃ/

noun - a strip of cloth or other material worn around the waist, or worn over one shoulder and across the chest

mayfly
mayfly - jepice
BrE
/'meɪflaɪ/
AmE
/'meɪflaɪ/

noun - a little insect with delicate membranous wings which lives close to water and whose life lasts less than two days