modem
modem - modem
BrE
/'məʊdəm/
AmE
/'moʊdəm/

noun - a device that connects the computer to telephone lines in order to send and receive e-mails and connect to the internet etc.

telephone
telephone - telefon
BrE
/'telɪfəʊn/
AmE
/'teləfoʊn/

noun - a system that enables people to talk to each other across large distances, you need a number to call somebody using this system

 
jump ship - opustit loď (přeneseně), (předčasně) odejít
BrE
/ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/
AmE
/ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/

verb - to leave a company or an organization because you think it is about to fail or you want to join a rival organization

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

lordship
lordship - výsost, milost, veličenstvo (ironicky, posměšně)
BrE
/'lɔ:dʃɪp/
AmE
/'lɔ:rdʃɪp/

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a man, often ironically, who behaves as if he were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

mortgage
mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rgɪdʒ/

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

 
oesophagus - jícen
BrE
/ɪ'sɒfəgəs/
AmE
/ɪ'sɑ:fəgəs/

noun - a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, allowing food and liquids to pass from the mouth to the stomach for digestion

 
roast - pražit, upražit, pražit se
BrE
/'rəʊst/
AmE
/'roʊst/

verb - to heat nuts or coffee beans quickly to make them dry and give them a particular taste and colour; to be cooked this way

 
default - nedodržet, promeškat, nesplnit (závazky apod.)
BrE
/dɪ'fɔ:lt/
AmE
/dɪ'fɔ:lt/

verb - to fail to do something that you have legally agreed to, such as paying a debt or performing a task before a particular time

bribery
bribery - úplatkářství, podplácení
BrE
/'braɪbəri/
AmE
/'braɪbəri/

noun - an illegal act that involves giving money to an official in order to persuade him to do something for you in a dishonest way

hitch-hike
hitch-hike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem
BrE
/'hɪtʃˌhaɪk/
AmE

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner

hitchhike
hitchhike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem
BrE
/'hɪtʃhaɪk/
AmE
/'hɪtʃhaɪk/

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner

whip
whip - bič
BrE
/'wɪp/
AmE
/'wɪp/

noun - an instrument made of a piece of leather fastened to a handle, it is used to make animals go faster or to punish somebody

cramp
cramp - omezit, znemožnit, stísnit
BrE
/'kræmp/
AmE
/'kræmp/

verb - to prevent the development or progress of something or somebody; to limit someone or something

bid
bid - nabídka (v dražbě či ve výběrovém řízení)
BrE
/'bɪd/
AmE
/'bɪd/

noun, formal - an offer to pay a price, an offer to provide a product or a service