foil
foil - alobal, hliníková folie
BrE
/'fɔɪl/
AmE
/'fɔɪl/

noun - a very thin metal sheet used e.g. to wrap food etc.

 
reactor - reaktor
BrE
/ri'æktə/
AmE
/ri'æktər/

noun - a machine in which nuclear energy is used to produce power

fishbowl
fishbowl - akvárium (kulaté)
BrE
/'fɪʃˌbəʊl/
AmE
/'fɪʃˌboʊl/

noun - a round tank with water used to keep a goldfish in

 
loom - tkalcovský stav, stav (tkalcovský)
BrE
/'lu:m/
AmE
/'lu:m/

noun - a textile machine that is used to weave thread into cloth

 
slate - tabulka (břidlicová)
BrE
/'sleɪt/
AmE
/'sleɪt/

noun - a small tablet that children used to write on at school

aluminum foil
aluminum foil - alobal, hliníková fólie
BrE
/əˌlu:mɪnəm'fɔɪl/
AmE
/əˌlu:mɪnəm'fɔɪl/

noun, American English - thin foil made out of aluminum, used to wrap food etc.

vacancy
vacancy - volný pokoj (např. v hotelu), volné místo (pracovní)
BrE
/'veɪkənsi/
AmE
/'veɪkənsi/

noun - a place, room, position etc. that is available to be used

slash
slash - lomítko (znaménko)
BrE
/'slæʃ/
AmE
/'slæʃ/

noun - the mark ( / ) which is used for example to separate different alternatives

 
cobble - dlažební kostka, kostka (dlažební)
BrE
/'kɒbl/
AmE
/'kɑ:bl/

noun - a stone (rectangular in shape) which is used to build roads

 
Neanderthal - neandertálský
BrE
/ni:'ændəˌtɑ:l/
AmE
/ni:'ændərˌtɑ:l/

adjective - used to describe a type of primitive people who lived in Eurasia, had a more robust build and used stone tools

 
readjust - přizpůsobit se
BrE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/

verb - to get used to a new situation, usually one you have been in before

 
ploy - fígl, trik
BrE
/'plɔɪ/
AmE
/'plɔɪ/

noun - something used to trick people into buying something or to gain advantage over people

 
gimmick - fígl, trik
BrE
/'gɪmɪk/
AmE
/'gɪmɪk/

noun - something used to attact people's attention, especially in order to make someone buy something

bellows
bellows - měch, dmychadlo
BrE
/'beləʊz/
AmE
/'beloʊz/

noun - a device used to blow air into fire in order to make it hotter

 
disable - porouchat, vyřadit, zablokovat
BrE
/dɪs'eɪbl/
AmE
/dɪs'eɪbl/

verb - to prevent something from functioning properly, to damage something so it cannot be used