duvet
duvet - peřina, přikrývka
BrE
/'du:veɪ/
AmE
/du:'veɪ/

noun, British English - a large blanket that you use to cover yourself when you are in bed

Russia
Russia - Rusko
BrE
/'rʌʃə/
AmE
/'rʌʃə/

noun - a large country that lies both in Europe and Asia, its capital is Moscow

 
promote - propagovat, dělat reklamu (čemu)
BrE
/prə'məʊt/
AmE
/prə'moʊt/

verb - to let the public know about a product in order to increase its sales

 
pen-pal - přítel na dopisování
BrE
/'penpæl/
AmE
/'penpæl/

noun - a friend who you write letters with but do not know him in person

 
penpal - přítel na dopisování
BrE
/'penpæl/
AmE
/'penpæl/

noun, informal - a friend who you write letters with but do not know him in person

 
penfriend - přítel na dopisování, kamarád na dopisování
BrE
/'penˌfrend/
AmE
/'penˌfrend/

noun - a friend who you write letters with but do not know him in person

 
post box - poštovní schránka
BrE
/'pəʊstˌbɒks/
AmE
/'poʊstˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a box where letters etc. are put in order to be sent by post

pyjamas
pyjamas - pyžamo
BrE
/pə'dʒɑ:məz/
AmE
/pə'dʒæməz/

noun - a loose shirt and trousers that sometimes people wear when they are in bed

surfing
surfing - surfování
BrE
/'sɜ:fɪŋ/
AmE
/'sɜ:rfɪŋ/

noun - a water sport in which you ride on a special board on sea waves

unconscious
unconscious - v bezvědomí
BrE
/ʌn'kɒnʃəs/
AmE
/ʌn'kɑ:nʃəs/

adjective - in a state when you do not know about yourself and things around you

 
time trial - závod na čas
BrE
/'taɪmˌtraɪəl/
AmE
/'taɪmˌtraɪəl/

noun - a race in which there is only one racer and his time is measured

yawn
yawn - zívat
BrE
/'jɔ:n/
AmE
/'jɑ:n/

verb - to open the mouth widely and breathe in deeply, esp. when you are sleepy

wheel-barrow
wheel-barrow - trakař, kolečko (trakař)
BrE
/'wi:lbærəʊ/
AmE
/'wi:lbæroʊ/

noun - a large open container with one wheel that you use to move things in

wheelbarrow
wheelbarrow - trakař, kolečko (trakař)
BrE
/'wi:lbærəʊ/
AmE
/'wi:lbæroʊ/

noun - a large open container with one wheel that you use to move things in

wind surfing
wind surfing - windsurfing
BrE
/'wɪdsɜ:fɪŋ/
AmE
/'wɪdsɜ:rfɪŋ/

noun - A water sport in which you stand on a special board with a sail