pensieve - myslánka
BrE
/pen'si:v/
AmE
/pen'si:v/

noun - (Harry Potter) the magical object that Dumbledore uses to store his memories in

pessimistic
pessimistic - pesimistický
BrE
/ˌpesɪ'mɪstɪk/
AmE
/ˌpesɪ'mɪstɪk/

adjective - seeing the bad side of things only, not believing in a good end

chalet
chalet - horská chata, chata (horská)
BrE
/'ʃæleɪ/
AmE
/ʃæ'leɪ/

noun - a house in the mountains that is usually used by people on holiday

conquer
conquer - dobýt
BrE
/'kɒŋkə/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋkər/

verb - to defeat an army in a war and take control of the country

crop
crop - úroda
BrE
/'krɒp/
AmE
/'krɑ:p/

noun - the things that are grown in a field etc. when they are harvested

constellation
constellation - souhvězdí, konstelace
BrE
/ˌkɒnstə'leɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nstə'leɪʃn/

noun - a group of stars, usually those forming an imaginary picture in the sky

dig
dig - kopat (do země)
BrE
/'dɪg/
AmE
/'dɪg/

verb - to make a hole in the ground using a spade, a pickaxe etc.

beggar
beggar - žebrák
BrE
/'begə/
AmE
/'begər/

noun - a person sitting or standing in the street who asks people for money

cash desk
cash desk - pokladna (v obchodě)
BrE
/'kæʃdesk/
AmE
/'kæʃdesk/

noun - the place in a shop where you pay for what you have bought

camouflage
camouflage - maskování, kamufláž
BrE
/'kæməflɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/'kæməflɑ:ʒ/

noun - a way of hiding by means of using the colour of the surroundings; the materials and colours used in the army to make their units difficult to see

tile
tile - dlaždice, dlaždička, kachlička
BrE
/'taɪl/
AmE
/'taɪl/

noun - one of the flat square pieces of porcelain etc. that are used to cover the floors in the house or walls (of bathroom etc.)

 
Romanticism - romantismus
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntɪsɪzm/
AmE
/roʊ'mæntɪsɪzm/

noun - an artistic and literary movement that originated in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries characterized by a focus on emotion, individualism, imagination, and the celebration of nature

Syria
Syria - Sýrie
BrE
/'sɪriə/
AmE
/'sɪriə/

noun - a country in Western Asia, located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon and Israel to the southwest

review
review - opakování (učiva)
BrE
/rɪ'vju:/
AmE
/rɪ'vju:/

noun, American English - the act of going through something you once learned in order to remember it better, e.g. before a test in school etc.

 
back up - zálohovat (informace v počítači)
BrE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/

verb - to make a copy of a file in your computer and store it somewhere in case something happens to the original file