sentinel
sentinel - stráž, strážný, hlídka
BrE
/'sentɪnl/
AmE
/'sentɪnl/

noun, literary - a soldier or guard whose job is to keep watch over a place or person

 
harness - nasadit popruhy, nasadit postroj, zapřáhnout
BrE
/'hɑ:nəs/
AmE
/'hɑ:rnəs/

verb - to put a harness on an animal, to attach something to something with a harness

caretaker
caretaker - údržbář, správce domu, školník
BrE
/'keəˌteɪkə/
AmE
/'kerˌteɪkər/

noun, British English - a person whose job is to maintain a building, fix things around the building etc.

lemur
lemur - lemur
BrE
/'li:mə/
AmE
/'li:mər/

noun - a small monkey-like animal with a long tail and big eyes, originally from Madagascar

locust
locust - saranče
BrE
/'ləʊkəst/
AmE
/'loʊkəst/

noun - a large insect, similar to a grasshopper, that flies in large groups and destroys plants

carton
carton - kartón, krabice (na nápoje), tetrapaková krabice, kartónová krabice
BrE
/'kɑ:tən/
AmE
/'kɑ:rt̬ən/

noun - a paper or plastic container for food or drinks, it is shaped like a box

pet store
pet store - zverimex, obchod s domácími zvířaty
BrE
/'petstɔ:/
AmE
/'petstɔ:r/

noun, American English - a shop where you can buy an animal such as a cat, dog, hamster etc.

 
slapper - štětka, děvka, coura
BrE
/'slæpə/
AmE
/'slæpər/

noun, British English, informal - a very offensive word that is used to describe a woman with many sexual partners

 
log - záznam, zápis, protokol, palubní deník, lodní deník
BrE
/'lɒg/
AmE
/'lɑ:g/

noun - an official record of events that happened, especially during a flight or a ship journey

 
dream catcher - lapač snů
BrE
/'dri:mˌkætʃə/
AmE
/'dri:mˌkætʃər/

noun - a small round talisman that's hung by a person's bed to keep away bad dreams

 
spoof - parodie (na něco)
BrE
/'spu:f/
AmE
/'spu:f/

noun, informal - a copy of a book, film or TV show that makes fun of the original

 
cast iron - litina (materiál)
BrE
/ˌkɑ:st'aɪən/
AmE
/ˌkæst'aɪərn/

noun - a type of iron that does not bend easily and is shaped in a mould

 
drupe - peckovice, peckovité ovoce
BrE
/'dru:p/
AmE
/'dru:p/

noun - a type of fruit with a large stone in the middle (e.g. the cherries, apricots)

 
hand-me-down - obnošené oblečení (po někom jiném)
BrE
/'hændmidaʊn/
AmE
/'hændmidaʊn/

noun, American English - a piece of used clothing that is to someone else, usually to a younger person

choux pastry
choux pastry - odpalované těsto
BrE
/'ʃu: ˌpeɪstri/
AmE
/'ʃu: ˌpeɪstri/

noun, technical - a type of pastry which, when baked, forms a hollow case for filling with cream