aubergine
aubergine - lilek, baklažán
BrE
/'əʊbəʒi:n/
AmE
/'oʊbərʒi:n/

noun, British English - a purple vegetable, its shape is similar to the one of a large egg

 
labour force - pracovní síla
BrE
/'leɪbə ˌfɔ:s/
AmE
/'leɪbər ˌfɔ:rs/

noun - all the people who can work in a country or for a particular company

 
squire - statkář, velkostatkář, zeman
BrE
/'skwaɪə/
AmE
/'skwaɪər/

noun - a man who owned land in a particular area (in England in the past)

 
vinyl - nálepka (na auto)
BrE
/'vaɪnl/
AmE
/'vaɪnl/

noun - a large plastic sticker that is used to decorate the body of a car

vacuum
vacuum - vysávat
BrE
/'vækju:m/
AmE
/'vækju:m/

verb - to clean (a carpet etc.) by a special machine that sucks in the dust

Syria
Syria - Sýrie
BrE
/'sɪriə/
AmE
/'sɪriə/

noun - a country in Western Asia, located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon and Israel to the southwest

drawstring
drawstring - šňůrka na stažení, stahovací šňůrka
BrE
/'drɔ:strɪŋ/
AmE
/'drɑ:strɪŋ/

noun - a string or cord that you pull to tighten or close something, like the waist of trousers or the top of a bag

hot cross bun
hot cross bun - velikonoční sladké pečivo (s vyobrazeným křížem)
BrE
/ˌhɒt krɒs 'bʌn/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t krɑ:s 'bʌn/

noun, British English - a small, sweet, spiced bread roll marked with a cross on the top, traditionally eaten at Easter in the UK and other countries

 
sill - parapet, pražec, práh
BrE
/'sɪl/
AmE
/'sɪl/

noun - a horizontal piece at the bottom of a window or door frame, typically designed to support the frame and prevent water from entering

parapet
parapet - nízká zídka (ochranná), ochranná zídka (na střeše, na mostě), ohrazení
BrE
/'pærəpət/
AmE
/'pærəpət/

noun, technical - a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, balcony, bridge, or similar structure to prevent people from falling over the edge

 
heirloom - rodinná památka, rodinné dědictví
BrE
/'eəlu:m/
AmE
/'erlu:m/

noun - a valuable object that has been in a family for many years and is passed from the older members to the younger members

mobile
mobile - závěsný kolotoč, závěsná dekorace
BrE
/'məʊbaɪl/
AmE
/'məʊbl/

noun - a decoration that is hung from the ceiling, has many parts that move freely in the air, often placed above a baby's bed

inject
inject - vstříknout
BrE
/ɪn'dʒekt/
AmE
/ɪn'dʒekt/

verb - to put medicine into the body through the skin by using a thin needle, to put liquid in something in a similar way

 
godfather - kmotr
BrE
/'gɒdˌfɑ:ðə/
AmE
/'gɑ:dˌfɑ:ðər/

noun - a man who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

 
godmother - kmotra
BrE
/'gɒdˌmʌðə/
AmE
/'gɑ:dˌmʌðər/

noun - a woman who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways