bowling
bowling - bowling, hra v kuželky
BrE
/'bəʊlɪŋ/
AmE
/'boʊlɪŋ/

noun - a game in which you throw a heavy ball along a special path and have to knock down nine wooden pieces

 
yo-yo - jojo
BrE
/'jəʊjəʊ/
AmE
/'joʊjoʊ/

noun - a disk on a string that is used as a toy, it can be made to run down and up again

 
concubine - konkubína
BrE
/'kɒŋkjʊbaɪn/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋkjʊbaɪn/

noun - (historical) a woman who lives with a man and has sex with him, but has a lower status than his wife

chute
chute - padák
BrE
/'ʃu:t/
AmE
/'ʃu:t/

noun, informal - a piece of equipment that enables a person to jump from a plane and fall slowly and safely to the ground

fencing
fencing - šerm, šermování
BrE
/'fensɪng/
AmE
/'fensɪng/

noun - the act of fighting with a light sword, a kind of sport in which two contestants fight with a light sword

encore
encore - přídavek (na koncertě)
BrE
/ɑn'kɔ:/
AmE
/'ɑ:ŋkɔ:r/

noun - an extra part of a performance (e.g. a few extra songs at the end of a concert) requested by the audience

beaker
beaker - kalíšek, kelímek (z plastu)
BrE
/'bikə/
AmE
/'bikər/

noun, British English - a simple drinking cup without a handle that is made of durable plastic

 
melt down - roztavit (kov apod.)
BrE
/ˌmelt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌmelt'daʊn/

verb - to heat something solid, usually a metal object, until it becomes a liquid

 
string - navléknout (např. na šňůrku)
BrE
/'strɪŋ/
AmE
/'strɪŋ/

verb - to put something together in a line on a piece of thread etc.

 
score - naříznout, udělat rýhu, dělat rýhy, vyrýt zářez
BrE
/'skɔ:/
AmE
/'skɔ:r/

verb - to make a long cut or mark on a surface with something sharp

gourd
gourd - tykev, dekorativní dýně
BrE
/'gʊəd/
AmE
/'gʊrd/

noun - a type of fruit with a hard skin used as decoration in autumn

 
gaffer - mistr, předák (např. na dílně)
BrE
/'gæfə/
AmE
/'gæfər/

noun, British English, informal - a person who is in charge of other workers, especially in a workshop

 
audiobook - audiokniha
BrE
/'ɔ:diəʊbʊk/
AmE
/'ˌɑ:dioʊbʊk/

noun - a recording of someone reading a book so you can listen to it

 
stunt double - dvojník (kaskadér)
BrE
/stʌnt'dʌbəl/
AmE
/stʌnt'dʌbəl/

noun - a person who performs dangerous actions instead of an actor in a film

 
comrade - soudruh
BrE
/'kɒmreɪd/
AmE
/'kɑ:mræd/

noun, dated - a member of the same political group, especially a communist or socialist party