deafness - hluchota
BrE
/'defnəs/
AmE
/'defnəs/

noun - a condition in which a person is unable to hear or has a significant loss of hearing ability, either partially or completely

 
guidance counsellor - výchovný poradce
BrE
/'gaɪdnsˌkaʊnsələ/
AmE
/'gaɪdnsˌkaʊnsələr/

noun - a person whose job is to give students advice, support, and assistance in various aspects of their academic, personal, and career development

 
keeper - správce
BrE
/'ki:pə/
AmE
/'ki:pər/

noun - a person whose job is to take care of a place (e.g. a park, a building) or animals (e.g. in a zoo)

tram
tram - tramvaj
BrE
/'træm/
AmE
/'træm/

noun, British English - a kind of train for people that travels through a city and stops at regular intervals to let people in or out

anaconda
anaconda - anakonda
BrE
/ˌænə'kɒndə/
AmE
/ˌænə'kɑ:ndə/

noun - a large snake that lives in South America, it crushes live animals with its body to kill them before it eats them

god
god - bůh
BrE
/'gɒd/
AmE
/'gɑ:d/

noun - a being that some people believe in, pray to etc. because they believe he has a supernatural power over the whole world

gloves
gloves - rukavice
BrE
/'glʌvz/
AmE
/'glʌvz/

noun - pieces of clothing that cover the hands and each finger separately, people usually wear them in winter to keep their hands warm

 
Statue of Liberty - Socha svobody
BrE
/stætju: əv 'lɪbəti/
AmE
/stætju: əv 'lɪbərt̬i/

noun - the collossal statue in New York City that was given to the Americans by the French as a symbol of their freedom

 
platinum - platina
BrE
/'plætɪnəm/
AmE
/'plæt̬ɪnəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 78) a heavy precious metal used in jewellery, electric contacts etc., it is resistant to corrosion

 
manganese - mangan
BrE
/'mæŋgəni:z/
AmE
/'mæŋgəni:z/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 25) a hard metal similar to iron, it is used in making steel and other alloys

errand
errand - pochůzka, zařizování, něco k zařízení (ve městě apod.)
BrE
/'erənd/
AmE
/'erənd/

noun - a small task you have to do (usually in a town, city etc.) that involves delivering things, buying things, collecting things, etc.

 
overdraft - přečerpání účtu, kontokorent
BrE
/'əʊvədrɑ:ft/
AmE
/'əʊvərdræft/

noun - an amount of money that someone owes to the bank because he spent more money than he'd had in his bank account

 
cry wolf - bezdůvodně volat o pomoc, dělat planý poplach, způsobit planý poplach
BrE
/ˌkraɪ'wʊlf/
AmE
/ˌkraɪ'wʊlf/

verb - to call for help when you don't actually need it resulting in people not believing you when you do need help later

 
traffic island - dopravní ostrůvek
BrE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/
AmE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/

noun - a raised area in the middle of a road, usually a strip, where people can wait until it is safe to cross

olive
olive - oliva
BrE
/'ɒlɪv/
AmE
/'ɑ:lɪv/

noun - a small slightly bitter fruit, it is usually green or black, it is used to make oil or eaten in salads etc.