sofa
sofa - pohovka, gauč
BrE
/'səʊfə/
AmE
/'soʊfə/

noun - a soft piece of furniture which you can sit or lie on comfortably, it is usually in the living room

background
background - pozadí
BrE
/'bækgraʊnd/
AmE
/'bækgraʊnd/

noun - the part of a picture or the view that is behind the things that you can see in the front

grapes
grapes - hroznové víno, hrozno
BrE
/'greɪps/
AmE
/'greɪps/

noun - a kind of green or red or blue fruit that grows in big bunches, it is used for making wine

crucifixion
crucifixion - ukřižování
BrE
/krʊsɪ'fɪkʃən/
AmE
/ˌkru:sɪ'fɪkʃən/

noun - the act of nailing a person to a wooden cross which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals

dummy
dummy - dudlík
BrE
/'dʌmi/
AmE
/'dʌmi/

noun, British English - an object made of rubber that you put into a baby's mouth in order to make it quiet and happy

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

pacifier
pacifier - dudlík
BrE
/'pæsəfaɪə/
AmE
/'pæsəfaɪər/

noun, American English - an object made of rubber that you put into a baby's mouth in order to make it quiet and happy

parade
parade - přehlídka, průvod
BrE
/pə'reɪd/
AmE
/pə'reɪd/

noun - an event in which people march through the streets with musicians, dancers, etc, it is a part of some celebrations

 
sarcastic - sarkastický
BrE
/sɑ:'kæstɪk/
AmE
/sɑ:r'kæstɪk/

adjective - using words that say something else than they really mean, in order to hurt someone, make fun of them etc.

string
string - struna
BrE
/'strɪŋ/
AmE
/'strɪŋ/

noun - one of the thin metal wires on a guitar, violin or in a piano etc. that produce sounds or music

interrogate
interrogate - vyslýchat
BrE
/ɪn'terəgeɪt/
AmE
/ɪn'terəgeɪt/

verb - to ask a suspect or a prisoner a lot of questions in order to find out information about a crime

 
splint - dlaha
BrE
/'splɪnt/
AmE
/'splɪnt/

noun - a piece of wood, plastic, metal etc. that is used to hold a broken hand, arm, leg etc. in position

sign
sign - podepsat se, podepsat
BrE
/'saɪn/
AmE
/'saɪn/

verb - to write your name somewhere in order to show that you have written it or that you approve of it

chopsticks
chopsticks - jídelní hůlky
BrE
/'tʃɒpstɪks/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:pstɪks/

noun - long thin pieces wood that are used in China, Japan etc. to eat with (instead of a knife and fork)

 
poach - mírně povařit (v mírně vroucí vodě, např. rybu); povařit vejce bez skořápky (ztracené vejce)
BrE
/'pəʊtʃ/
AmE
/'poʊtʃ/

verb - to cook below the boiling point in a small amount of liquid (esp. fish); to cook eggs without the shell