vane
vane - korouhev
BrE
/'veɪn/
AmE
/'veɪn/

noun - a kind of device consisting of a thin flat piece of metal etc. that turns in the direction of the wind

 
vicious cycle - začarovaný cyklus
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'saɪkl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'saɪkl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

 
vicious spiral - začarovaná spirála
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'spaɪrəl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem makes the first one even worse

 
vicious circle - začarovaný kruh
BrE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:kl/
AmE
/ˌvɪʃəs'sɜ:rkl/

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

shears
shears - velké nůžky (např. zahradnické nebo na drůbež)
BrE
/'ʃɪəz/
AmE
/'ʃɪrz/

noun - a kind of large scissors used e.g. in the garden to trim bushes or in the kitchen to cut poultry etc.

 
terminator - terminátor
BrE
/'tɜ:mɪneɪtə/
AmE
/'tɜ:rməneɪt̬ər/

noun - (from a movie) a robot which came from the future to kill an important person in order to change the future

cloak
cloak - plášť
BrE
/'kləʊk/
AmE
/'kloʊk/

noun - a loose piece of clothing that has no sleeves, you fasten it around the neck (it was used in the past)

encore
encore - přídavek (na koncertě)
BrE
/ɑn'kɔ:/
AmE
/'ɑ:ŋkɔ:r/

noun - an extra part of a performance (e.g. a few extra songs at the end of a concert) requested by the audience

ref
ref - rozhodčí
BrE
/'ref/
AmE
/'ref/

noun, informal - a person in a game or sport who prevents the players from breaking the rules, punishes players who break them etc.

 
Scattergories - hra scattergories
BrE
/'skætəgəriz/
AmE
/'skæt̬ərgɔ:riz/

noun - a word game in which the players have to write words beginning with a particular letter for all the given categories

 
pass something around - dát kolovat
BrE
/ˌpɑ:s ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpæs ə'raʊnd/

verb, British English - to give a bunch of things to one person who takes one and gives the bunch to the next person etc.

 
area code - místní předvolba (tel.), předvolba (tel.)
BrE
/'eəriəˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'eriəˌkoʊd/

noun - the number you dial before the actual phone number if you want to contact somebody in a different area or region

gargle
gargle - kloktadlo
BrE
/'gɑ:gl/
AmE
/'gɑ:rgl/

noun - a liquid medicine that you use to rinse the back of the mouth and throat and then you spit it out

Aquarius
Aquarius - vodnář (znamení zvěrokruhu)
BrE
/ə'kweəriəs/
AmE
/ə'kweəriəs/

noun - the eleventh sign of the Zodiac (water carrier) or a person born under this sign (between January 20th and February 18th)

blinds
blinds - závěsy, rolety, žaluzie, roleta
BrE
/'blaɪndz/
AmE
/'blaɪndz/

noun - something that can cover the window in order that daylight doesn't get into the room and people outside can't see in