anchovy
anchovy - ančovička
BrE
/'æntʃəvi/
AmE
/'æntʃoʊvi/

noun - a type of small sea fish that is often canned and served on pizza, in salads etc.

 
romanticize - romantizovat
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntəsaɪz/
AmE
/roʊ'mæntəsaɪz/

verb - to speak or think about something in a way that it appears better than it actually is

gurney
gurney - nemocniční lehátko na kolečkách, vozík (jako lehátko v nemocnici)
BrE
/'gɜ:ni/
AmE
/'gɜ:rni/

noun, American English - a kind of bed with wheels that is used in hospitals to move sick or injured people

 
rifle - prohrabovat se (něčím), hrabat se (v něčem)
BrE
/'raɪfl/
AmE
/'raɪfl/

verb - to go through something (e.g. a drawer, a box, a cupboard etc.) in order to find something

 
icebox - lednička, chladnička
BrE
/'aɪsbɒks/
AmE
/'aɪsbɑ:ks/

noun, American English - a piece of electrical equipment where you store food in order to keep it cold and fresh

safari
safari - safari
BrE
/sə'fɑ:ri/
AmE
/sə'fɑ:ri/

noun - a journey to Africa taken by hunters or tourists in order to watch or hunt wild animals

coltsfoot
coltsfoot - podběl
BrE
/'kəʊltsfʊt/
AmE
/'koʊltsfʊt/

noun - a plant with yellow flowers that appears in early spring, it is used to make cough medicine

 
kissass - vlezdoprdelka, patolízal
BrE
/'kɪsˌɑ:s/
AmE
/'kɪsˌæs/

noun, informal - a person who behaves nicely to someone (esp. an authority) in order to gain favors from them

 
bug - štěnice (odposlech), odposlech
BrE
/'bʌg/
AmE
/'bʌg/

noun - a device placed in a room, phone etc. that enables someone to listen to other people's conversations

 
raffle - tombola
BrE
/'ræfl/
AmE
/'ræfl/

noun - a kind of lottery held at certain events in which you can win various things, goods etc.

waitress
waitress - servírka, číšnice
BrE
/'weɪtrɪs/
AmE
/'weɪtrəs/

noun - a woman who works in a restaurant, takes orders from customers and brings them food and drinks

waiter
waiter - číšník
BrE
/'weɪtə/
AmE
/'weɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who works in a restaurant, takes orders from customers, and brings them food and drinks

wallet
wallet - peněženka
BrE
/'wɒlɪt/
AmE
/'wɑ:lət/

noun - a small thing in which you carry your money, it is usually made of leather or plastic

flood
flood - záplava, potopa, povodeň
BrE
/'flʌd/
AmE
/'flʌd/

noun - a situation in which water rises above its usual level and covers places that are normally dry

fight
fight - bojovat, zápasit, prát se
BrE
/'faɪt/
AmE
/'faɪt/

verb - to use weapons or your own body to try to defeat somebody, usually in a violent way