folk tale - lidová pověst, lidové vyprávění
BrE
/'fəʊk teɪl/
AmE
/'foʊk teɪl/

noun - a traditional story passed down orally from generation to generation, often featuring mythical creatures, talking animals, or moral lessons

comb out
comb out - rozčesat
BrE
/ˌkəʊm'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌkoʊm'aʊt/

verb - to make your hair neat with a comb, to remove tangles and knots from your hair using a comb

retiree
retiree - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/rɪˌtaɪə'ri:/
AmE
/rɪˌtaɪ'ri:/

noun, American English - a person who has reached a certain age, does not work anymore and gets money regularly from the government

 
coma - kóma
BrE
/'kəʊmə/
AmE
/'koʊmə/

noun - a state of uncounsciousness from which a person cannot be awakened, usually caused by an injury or an illness

sponge
sponge - piškot (dortový)
BrE
/'spʌndʒ/
AmE
/'spʌndʒ/

noun - a soft cake made from eggs, sugar and flour, with or without fat, it is not difficult to make

 
sprig - snítka, větvička
BrE
/'sprɪg/
AmE
/'sprɪg/

noun - a stem with leaves on it from a bush or a plant, used in cooking or as a decoration

 
pendulum - kyvadlo
BrE
/'pendʒələm/
AmE
/'pendʒələm/

noun - a long straight part of a clock with a weight at the end which swings from side to side

crumble
crumble - koláč, drobenkový koláč, ovocný koláč s drobenkou
BrE
/'krʌmbl/
AmE
/'krʌmbl/

noun, British English - a baked dessert made from fruit (usually apple or rhubarb) covered in a mixture of flour, butter and sugar

 
hygienically - hygienicky
BrE
/haɪ'dʒi:nɪkli/
AmE
/haɪ'dʒenɪkli/

adverb - in a way that is sanitary, clean and free from things that could cause infection or other health problems

 
suspension - (dočasné) vyloučení, zastavení činnosti, suspendace
BrE
/sə'spenʃən/
AmE
/sə'spenʃən/

noun - a temporary removal of someone from their position, job, school, team etc., usually as a punishment or preventive action

 
fringe benefit - zaměstnanecká výhoda (mimo plat)
BrE
/'frɪndʒ benɪfɪt/
AmE
/'frɪndʒ benəfɪt/

noun - something that some employers get from their employer in addition to their salaries, not in the form of money

wave
wave - mávat, zamávat
BrE
/'weɪv/
AmE
/'weɪv/

verb - to move your hand back and forth or from side to side in order to say hello or goodbye

water
water - voda
BrE
/'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/'wɑ:t̬ər/

noun - the common colourless liquid that comes down from the sky as rain, or is in rivers and seas etc.

 
evacuate - evakuovat
BrE
/ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/
AmE
/ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/

verb - to move people from a dangerous area (e.g. in the case of a hurricane, volcano erruption, terrorist attack etc.)

 
transport - doprava
BrE
/'trænspɔ:t/
AmE
/'trænspɔ:rt/

noun - the act of moving something or somebody from one place to another, by means of roads, ships, planes etc.