Alicia Silverstone - Alicia Silverstone
BrE
/ə'liʃə 'sɪlvəstəʊn/
AmE
/ə'liʃə 'sɪlvərstoʊn/

noun - an American actress, among other roles she appeared in several Aerosmith music videos in the 1990s.

carnival
carnival - karneval
BrE
/'kɑ:nɪvl/
AmE
/'kɑ:rnɪvl/

noun - an event in which people go out into the streets wearing many diffrent kinds of costumes

 
swat - zaplácnout (hmyz)
BrE
/'swɒt/
AmE
/'swɑ:t/

verb - to kill or hit an insect with the palm of your hand or with something flat

 
recon - průzkum (vojenský), prozkoumávání
BrE
/rɪ'kɒn/
AmE
/rɪ'kɑ:n/

noun, American English - the act of looking for information about an enemy, esp. by using military units, soldiers etc.

 
distance education - distanční vzdělávání
BrE
/ˌdɪstəns ˌedʒə'keɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌdɪstəns ˌedʒə'keɪʃən/

noun - an education model in which students are not required to be physically present in the classroom

 
distance learning - distanční vzdělávání
BrE
/ˌdɪstəns'lɜ:nɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌdɪstəns'lɜ:rnɪŋ/

noun - an education model in which students are not required to be physically present in the classroom

ironing
ironing - žehlení
BrE
/'aɪənɪŋ/
AmE
/'aɪərnɪŋ/

noun - the activity of making clothes flat and smooth with an iron after they have been washed

 
Romanticism - romantismus
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntɪsɪzm/
AmE
/roʊ'mæntɪsɪzm/

noun - an artistic and literary movement that originated in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries characterized by a focus on emotion, individualism, imagination, and the celebration of nature

 
kiddie - děťátko, dítko
BrE
/'kɪdi/
AmE
/'kɪdi/

noun, informal - an affectionate word for child

 
commonplace - běžná věc, samozřejmost
BrE
/'kɒmənpleɪs/
AmE
/'kɑ:mənpleɪs/

noun, formal - an event that happens often

 
polish - leštění, vyleštění, přeleštění
BrE
/'pɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪʃ/

noun - an act of polishing something

 
herpetophobia - herpetofobie
BrE
/ˌhɜ:pɪtə'fəʊbiə/
AmE
/ˌhɜ:rpɪt̬ə'foʊbiə/

noun - an extreme fear of reptiles

 
infinitesimally - nepatrně
BrE
/ˌɪnfɪnɪ'tesɪməli/
AmE
/ˌɪnfɪnɪ'tesɪməli/

adverb, formal - to an extremely small degree

pin
pin - brož, spona
BrE
/'pɪn/
AmE
/'pɪn/

noun, American English - an ornament worn on clothes

 
duplicate - duplikát, kopie
BrE
/'dju:plɪkət/
AmE
/'du:plɪkət/

noun - an exact copy of something