maternity leave
maternity leave - mateřská (dovolená)
BrE
/mə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/mə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of paid absence from work in the weeks before and after a woman gives birth

 
backwards compatibility - zpětná kompatibilita (např. u počítače)
BrE
/'bækwədz kəmˌpætə'bɪlɪti/
AmE
/'bækwərdz kəmˌpæt̬ə'bɪlət̬i/

noun - a property of a product that allows it to use data from earlier versions of the system

 
banter - dobírání, laškování, škádlení
BrE
/'bæntə/
AmE
/'bænt̬ər/

noun - the act making jokes about somebody in a friendly and funny way, friendly jokes about a person

 
list - zapsat do seznamu, vložit na seznam, sepsat
BrE
/'lɪst/
AmE
/'lɪst/

verb - to write a number of items on a single sheet of paper, usually one above the other

 
musical - muzikál
BrE
/'mju:zɪkl/
AmE
/'mju:zɪkl/

noun - a theatre performance or a film where the actors sing rather than speak, it uses modern music

match
match - zápalka, sirka
BrE
/'mætʃ/
AmE
/'mætʃ/

noun - a small wooden thing with a special substance at the end, it is used to make fire

scrape
scrape - škrabat, škrábat, oškrabat, drápat, drásat
BrE
/'skreɪp/
AmE
/'skreɪp/

verb - to rub with a hard object, esp. in a way that it leaves marks on the surface

avalanche
avalanche - lavina
BrE
/'ævəlɑ:ntʃ/
AmE
/'ævəlæntʃ/

noun - a lot of snow that comes down the side of a mountain and is dangerous for people

echo
echo - echo, ozvěna
BrE
/'ekəʊ/
AmE
/'ekoʊ/

noun - a sound that is reflected off flat surfaces, e.g. off the wall of a rock, cliff, etc.

engine
engine - motor
BrE
/'endʒɪn/
AmE
/'endʒɪn/

noun - a machine that makes something move, the inner part of a car etc. that makes it move

 
ell - loket (míra)
BrE
/'el/
AmE
/'el/

noun, dated - a unit that was used to measure length, it is about the length of a man's arm

basilisk
basilisk - bazilišek
BrE
/'bæzɪlɪsk/
AmE
/'bæzɪlɪsk/

noun - a legendary reptile considered to be the King of serpents, it can kill by a single glance

ballpoint pen
ballpoint pen - propiska, kuličkové pero
BrE
/'bɔ:lpɔɪnt pen/
AmE
/'bɔ:lpɔɪnt pen/

noun - a kind of pen that has a small ball at the tip that rolls ink on paper

switch
switch - vypínač
BrE
/'swɪtʃ/
AmE
/'swɪtʃ/

noun - a thing usually fastened to a wall which is used for turning the light on and off

shade
shade - závěs, roleta, žaluzie
BrE
/'ʃeɪd/
AmE
/'ʃeɪd/

noun, American English - a kind of covering of a window, usually one that you can roll down over the window