order
order - objednat si, objednat
BrE
/'ɔ:də/
AmE
/'ɔ:rdər/

verb - to ask a waiter for a certain food or drink, to ask a supplier to send you certain goods etc.

 
jet lag - desynchronismus, nemoc časových pásem
BrE
/'dʒetlæg/
AmE
/'dʒetlæg/

noun - the state of feeling tired and uneasy because of a long flight to a place in a different time zone

joystick
joystick - joystick, ovládací páka, řídící páka
BrE
/'dʒɔɪstɪk/
AmE
/'dʒɔɪstɪk/

noun - a control box with a lever connected to a computer or video games machine, it is used to control games

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

 
display - displej
BrE
/dɪs'pleɪ/
AmE
/dɪs'pleɪ/

noun - the letters and numbers shown on a computer screen, or on a small screen on a piece of electronic equipment

high heel
high heel - vysoký podpatek, bota na vysokém podpatky
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'hi:l/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'hi:l/

noun - a long part of a woman's shoe that supports the back of the foot; or a shoe with this part

fossil
fossil - zkamenělina, fosílie
BrE
/'fɒsl/
AmE
/'fɑ:sl/

noun - a part of a living organism or the shape of its body preserved in rock for a very long time

prescription
prescription - předpis (lékařský)
BrE
/prɪ'skrɪpʃn/
AmE
/prɪ'skrɪpʃn/

noun - a kind of document written by a doctor for a chemist, which allows you to use some kind of medicine

print
print - tisk
BrE
/'prɪnt/
AmE
/'prɪnt/

noun - the act of making a book or magazine or of putting a text or graphics from a computer on paper

spice
spice - koření
BrE
/'spaɪs/
AmE
/'spaɪs/

noun - a part of a plant with a strong taste and/or aroma that is used to give flavour to food

 
prostate - prostata
BrE
/'prɒsteɪt/
AmE
/'prɑ:steɪt/

noun - a small organ in a man's body situated close to the penis, it produces a liquid that carries the sperm

salamander
salamander - mlok, salamandr
BrE
/ˌsælə'mændə/
AmE
/ˌsælə'mændər/

noun - a small creature with a soft body that lives both in water and on land, it looks like a lizard

 
hoot - houkat, troubit, zahoukat, zatroubit (auto, sova)
BrE
/'hu:t/
AmE
/'hu:t/

verb, British English - to emit a clear sound that cars make as a warning, or to make a long sound that owls make

 
timer - časovač, měřič času
BrE
/'taɪmə/
AmE
/'taɪmər/

noun - a device that measures how long something takes or makes a sound when a certain amount of time has passed

 
cliffhanger - otevřený konec, napínavý konec (v tom nejlepším)
BrE
/'klɪfˌhæŋə/
AmE
/'klɪfˌhæŋər/

noun - a part of a play or a movie that is very exciting because you cannot guess what will happen next