worldly - světský, pozemský, světaznalý
BrE
/'wɜ:ldli/
AmE
/'wɜ:rldli/

adjective, formal - concerned with or experienced in material, practical matters and the things of the physical world, as opposed to spiritual or religious matters

 
canal - trubice, cesta (v těle)
BrE
/kə'næl/
AmE
/kə'næl/

noun - a tubular passage or channel within the body that allows the flow of substances or serves as a conduit for bodily functions

piercing
piercing - piercing
BrE
/'pɪəsɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɪrsɪŋ/

noun - a hole (or the process of making a hole) in surface of the body so that you can wear jewellery in it

 
turn in - nahlásit na policii, vydat policii
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'ɪn/

verb - to take someone to the police because they have committed a crime, to tell the police that somebody has committed a crime

stoplight
stoplight - semafory, semafor
BrE
/'stɒplaɪt/
AmE
/'stɑ:plaɪt/

noun, American English - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red

 
rudder - kormidlo
BrE
/'rʌdə/
AmE
/'rʌdər/

noun - a flat, movable device attached to the rear of a boat or aircraft, used for steering and controlling the direction of movement

capsule
capsule - kabina (kosmická), modul
BrE
/'kæpsju:l/
AmE
/'kæpsl/

noun - the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and spend a lot of time, it is separated from the main rocket

 
whodunnit - detektivka, napínavá detektivka
BrE
/ˌhu:'dʌnɪt/
AmE
/ˌhu:'dʌnɪt/

noun, formal - a kind of detective story which makes you wonder about who committed the crime, which you usually cannot guess until the end

republic
republic - republika
BrE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/
AmE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/

noun - a political system in which the government is formed by politicians elected by people, the head of state is usually a president

 
floo powder - prášek Letax
BrE
/'flu: paʊdə/
AmE
/'flu: paʊdər/

noun - (Harry Potter) the magical powder that enables witches and wizards to travel from one place to another by the use of fireplaces

pole
pole - pól
BrE
/'pəʊl/
AmE
/'poʊl/

noun - one of the ends of a magnet, one of the ends of an imaginary line around which something (such as Earth) revolves

porch
porch - veranda, krytý vchod
BrE
/'pɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'pɔ:rtʃ/

noun - a part of the house outside of the main door which has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall

stoplights
stoplights - semafory, semafor
BrE
/'stɒplaɪts/
AmE
/'stɑ:plaɪts/

noun, American English - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red

verandah
verandah - veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/

noun - a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall

veranda
veranda - veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/

noun - a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall