arabesque
arabesque - arabeska
BrE
/ærə'besk/
AmE
/ærə'besk/

noun - a ballet pose in which the dancer is standing on one leg and the other leg stretches straight behind him

 
ad - reklama (krátce), inzerát (krátce)
BrE
/'æd/
AmE
/'æd/

noun - information in the newspapers or Tv etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product, use a service etc.

 
Holy Spirit - Duch Svatý, Svatý Duch
BrE
/'həʊli 'spɪrɪt/
AmE
/'hoʊli 'spɪrɪt/

noun - the third person in the Holy Trinity, one that Jesus promised to send to his followers after he had gone

demolish
demolish - zničit, zdemolovat
BrE
/dɪ'mɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/dɪ'mɑ:lɪʃ/

verb - to damage something badly, usually in a way that it cannot function any more or can be used no longer

 
harem - harém
BrE
/'herəm/
AmE
/'herəm/

noun, American English - the wives or concubines of a man (esp. in Muslim societies) or the part of a house where they live

 
sodium - sodík
BrE
/'səʊdiəm/
AmE
/'soʊdiəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 11) a silvery white element that occurs for example in salt and salt water

the can
the can - hajzl (záchod), záchod
BrE
/ðə'kæn/
AmE
/ðə'kæn/

noun, informal - a piece of furniture (or a small room) where you can get rid of the waste material in your body

 
castling - rošáda
BrE
/'kɑ:slɪŋ/
AmE
/'kæslɪŋ/

noun - a special chess move in which the king and either of the rooks move towards each other and interchange position

locker
locker - skříňka (v šatně), zamykatelná skříňka, šatní skříňka
BrE
/'lɒkə/
AmE
/'lɑ:kər/

noun - a cupboard for storing clothes and valuables that can be locked (usually in public places like schools, swimming pools etc.)

 
Protestant - protestant
BrE
/'prɒtɪstənt/
AmE
/'prɑ:t̬ɪstənt/

noun - a person belonging to the part of Christian religion that separated from the Roman Catholic church in the 16th century

 
urinal - pisoár
BrE
/'jʊərɪnl/
AmE
/'jʊrɪnl/

noun - a device (usually made of ceramic) fixed to a wall (esp. in a public restroom) for men to urinate into

 
motion sickness - nemoc z pohybu, kinetóza
BrE
/'məʊʃnˌsɪknəs/
AmE
/'moʊʃnˌsɪknəs/

noun - the feeling like you're going to vomit because you're traveling in a car, on a plane, on the sea etc.

string
string - vyvěsit, rozvěsit
BrE
/'strɪŋ/
AmE
/'strɪŋ/

verb - to hang something on strings, ropes, cables etc., especially between two things or in a line (such as decorations etc.)

election
election - volby
BrE
/ɪ'lekʃn/
AmE
/ɪ'lekʃn/

noun - a formal event in which a candidate for an important post has to be chosen by a number of people

hanger
hanger - ramínko (na šaty)
BrE
/'hæŋə/
AmE
/'hæŋər/

noun - an object (wooden or plastic) with a hook that you can use to hang your clothes on in a wardrobe