governess - vychovatelka
BrE
/'gʌvənəs/
AmE
/'gʌvərnəs/

noun - (especially in the past) a woman employed by a rich family to live with them and teach their children

trombone
trombone - trombón, pozoun
BrE
/trɒm'bəʊn/
AmE
/trɑ:m'boʊn/

noun - a brass musical instrument with a tube that is slid in or out in order to change the sound

taxi
taxi - taxík, taxi
BrE
/'tæksi/
AmE
/'tæksi/

noun - a car driven by a professional driver, it takes you where you want and then you pay the fare

 
steamroller - parní válec
BrE
/'sti:mˌrəʊlə/
AmE
/'sti:mˌroʊlər/

noun - a special vehicle with a heavy metal cylinder that is used to make the ground flat (esp. roads etc.)

 
roller - válec (silniční)
BrE
/'rəʊlə/
AmE
/'roʊlər/

noun - a special vehicle with a heavy metal cylinder that is used to make the ground flat (esp. roads etc.)

butler
butler - komorník, sluha
BrE
/'bʌtlə/
AmE
/'bʌtlər/

noun - a man working in a large house and organizes the work of other servants and serves food and wine

sigh
sigh - povzdech, vzdech, povzdechnutí
BrE
/'saɪ/
AmE
/'saɪ/

noun - the act of letting out a deep breath with a sound which shows that you are tired, disappointed, sad

shop window
shop window - výloha (obchodu), výklad (obchodu), výkladní skříň
BrE
/'ʃɒpˌwɪndəʊ/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:pˌwɪndoʊ/

noun - the large window of a shop where you can see a display of things that you can buy there

 
famine - hladomor, hlad
BrE
/'fæmɪn/
AmE
/'fæmɪn/

noun - a long period of time when people have nothing to eat, causing the death of a lot of people

phone box
phone box - telefonní budka
BrE
/'fəʊnˌbɒks/
AmE
/'foʊnˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a large box standing in the street etc. which you can enter and where you can use a telephone

 
rig - našvindlovat, zmanipulovat
BrE
/'rɪg/
AmE
/'rɪg/

verb - to influence something (a competition, election, etc.) in a dishonest way to achieve the kind of result you want

zombie
zombie - umrlec
BrE
/'zɒmbi:/
AmE
/'zɑ:mbi/

noun - a character from horror films, a body that died but has left the grave and walks around at night

thong
thong - tanga
BrE
/'θɒŋ/
AmE
/'θɑ:n/

noun - a kind of underwear (knickers, briefs etc.) that only has a very narrow strip of cloth at the back

 
pensioner - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/'penʃənə/
AmE
/'penʃənər/

noun - a person who has reached a certain age, does not work anymore and gets money regularly from the government

crampons
crampons - mačky
BrE
/'kræmpɒnz/
AmE
/'kræmpɑ:nz/

noun - iron spikes that are fastened to the shoes so that a climber or a hiker doesn't slip on ice