fire department
fire department - požární sbor, hasičský sbor, hasiči, požárníci
BrE
/'faɪə dɪ'pɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/'faɪər dɪ'pɑ:rtmənt/

noun, American English - a unit of firefighters

 
whirlwind - vír (něčeho)
BrE
/'wɜ:lwɪnd/
AmE
/'wɜ:rlwɪnd/

noun - a lot of things happening at the same time or quickly after one another

 
they're - jsou
BrE
/'ðeə/
AmE
/'ðer/

phrase - the contracted form of 'THEY ARE'

 
we're - jsme
BrE
/'wɪə/
AmE
/'wɪr/

phrase - the contracted form of 'WE ARE'

inside
inside - v, uvnitř, vevnitř, dovnitř
BrE
/ɪn'saɪd/
AmE
/ɪn'saɪd/

preposition - in/on/to the inner part of something

compass
compass - kružítko
BrE
/'kʌmpəs/
AmE
/'kʌmpəs/

noun - a small instrument that is used to draw perfect circles

 
halfway decent - přijatelný
BrE
/'hɑ:fˌweɪ 'di:snt/
AmE
/'hæfˌweɪ 'di:snt/

adjective - not very good but good enough

 
meet somebody halfway - vyjít někomu vstříc, najít kompromis
BrE
/ˌmi:t hɑ:f'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌmi:t hæf'weɪ/

verb - to find a compromise, especially in an agrument with someone

 
walkie-talkie - vysílačka
BrE
/ˌwɔ:ki 'tɔ:ki/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:ki 'tɑ:ki/

noun - one of two radios that you can carry with you and communicate with the person carrying the other radio

 
on the road - na cestách
BrE
/ˌɒn ðə'rəʊd/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ðə'roʊd/

adverb - travelling, especially by car

 
Rd - ulice (v názvu)
BrE
/'rəʊd/
AmE
/'roʊd/

noun - a street, often used in names

 
road - ulice
BrE
/'rəʊd/
AmE
/'roʊd/

noun - a street, often used in names

semaphore
semaphore - signalizace praporky, signalizace pažemi, semafor (abeceda)
BrE
/'seməfɔ:/
AmE
/'seməfɔ:r/

noun - a signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a particular pattern

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

 
light - světlo na semaforu, semafor
BrE
/'laɪt/
AmE
/'laɪt/

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet using green for go and red for stop