partition
partition - příčka, přepážka, přepažení, dělicí stěna
BrE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/
AmE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/

noun - a thin wall or screen that separates one part of a room or a building from another

hourglass
hourglass - přesýpací hodiny
BrE
/'aʊəglɑ:s/
AmE
/'aʊrglæs/

noun - a glass container in which sand moves from the top part to the bottom part measuring time

 
u-turn - obrat, otočka, otočení do protisměru
BrE
/'ju:tɜ:n/
AmE
/'ju:tɜ:rn/

noun - a turn, usually of a car, made to go back in the direction it has come from

 
sick pay - nemocenská
BrE
/'sɪk peɪ/
AmE
/'sɪk peɪ/

noun - the money that you get from your employer because you are ill and not able to work

 
disruption - narušení
BrE
/dɪs'rʌpʃn/
AmE
/dɪs'rʌpʃn/

noun - the action of stopping something, especially a system or a process, from continuing in the normal way

dehydrator
dehydrator - sušička potravin
BrE
/ˌdi:haɪ'dreɪtə/
AmE
/ˌdi:'haɪdreɪt̬r/

noun - a device that removes moisture from food (usually fruit) so it can be stored longer or preserved

 
parchment - pergamen
BrE
/'pɑ:tʃmənt/
AmE
/'pɑ:rtʃmənt/

noun - a kind of paper used in the past, made from the skin of some animals (e.g. sheep)

 
quinine - chinin
BrE
/kwɪ'ni:n/
AmE
/kwɪ'naɪn/

noun - a drug extracted from the bark of a South American tree which was used to treat malaria

rental
rental - pronájem, pronajmutí, (za)půjčení
BrE
/'rentl/
AmE
/'rent̬l/

noun - the act of lending something someone for money or borrowing something from someone and paying for it

werewolf
werewolf - vlkodlak
BrE
/'weəˌwʊlf/
AmE
/'werˌwʊlf/

noun - a creature from horror stories, a person who changes into a wolf when there is full moon

waitress
waitress - servírka, číšnice
BrE
/'weɪtrɪs/
AmE
/'weɪtrəs/

noun - a woman who works in a restaurant, takes orders from customers and brings them food and drinks

waiter
waiter - číšník
BrE
/'weɪtə/
AmE
/'weɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who works in a restaurant, takes orders from customers, and brings them food and drinks

 
video-recorder - video, videorekordér
BrE
/'vɪdɪəʊrɪ'kɔ:də/
AmE
/'vɪdɪoʊrɪ'kɔ:rdər/

noun - a machine that can play films on a cassette or record them from TV on a cassette

 
fossil fuel - fosilní palivo
BrE
/'fɒsl fju:əl/
AmE
/'fɑ:sl fju:əl/

noun - something mined from the ground which we burn in order to produce enery, e.g. coal, oil, etc.

 
overlook - mít výhled na
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'lʊk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'lʊk/

verb - to be in a place from which you can easily see over something or down on something