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

Abominable Snowman
Abominable Snowman - yeti, sněžný muž
BrE
/əˌbɒmɪnəbl'snəʊmæn/
AmE
/əˌbɑ:mɪnəbl'snoʊmæn/

noun - an mythical creature from Himalayan folklore that looks like a large ape and lives in the mountains

yeti
yeti - yeti, sněžný muž
BrE
/'jeti/
AmE
/'jet̬i/

noun - an mythical creature from Himalayan folklore that looks like a large ape and lives in the mountains

 
surgical mask - chirurgická, operační rouška
BrE
/'sɜ:dʒɪkl ˌmɑ:sk/
AmE
/'sɜ:rdʒɪkl ˌmɑ:sk/

noun - a disposable mask that protects your nose and mouth from contact with droplets that may contain germs

 
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

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

 
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

maternity leave
maternity leave - mateřská (dovolená)
BrE
/mə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/mə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of paid absence from work in the weeks before and after a woman gives birth

 
backwards compatibility - zpětná kompatibilita (např. u počítače)
BrE
/'bækwədz kəmˌpætə'bɪlɪti/
AmE
/'bækwərdz kəmˌpæt̬ə'bɪlət̬i/

noun - a property of a product that allows it to use data from earlier versions of the system

 
deal-breaker - přes co nejede vlak, co nelze přehlédnout
BrE
/'di:lˌbreɪkə/
AmE
/'di:lˌbreɪkər/

noun - something that makes you reject something or someone, something that prevents you from going ahead with something

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