pointer
pointer - ukazovátko
BrE
/'pɔɪntə/
AmE
/'pɔɪnt̬ər/

noun - a thin wooden stick etc. that is used to show something on the blackboard, on a map etc.

paint
paint - barva
BrE
/'peɪnt/
AmE
/'peɪnt/

noun - a coloured liquid that is put on walls (to give it a colour) or used to make pictures

personal stereo
personal stereo - walkman
BrE
/ˌpɜ:sənl'steriəʊ/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:rsənl'sterioʊ/

noun - a small cassette player with a head set, it can be easily carried in your bag or pocket

parrot
parrot - papoušek
BrE
/'pærət/
AmE
/'pærət/

noun - a colourful exotic bird which people often keep as a pet, it sometimes learns to say real words

 
traveller's cheque - cestovní šek
BrE
/ˌtrævələz'tʃek/
AmE
/ˌtrævələrz'tʃek/

noun - a piece of paper printed by a bank that you can take on your journey instead of money

town
town - město
BrE
/'taʊn/
AmE
/'taʊn/

noun - a place with many houses and buildings where people live, work etc., it is bigger than a village

screw
screw - šroubovat, přišroubovat, našroubovat
BrE
/'skru:/
AmE
/'skru:/

verb - to put something in place by turning it round and round (e.g. a light bulb, a bolt, etc.)

 
stove - kamna
BrE
/'stəʊv/
AmE
/'stoʊv/

noun - a piece of equipment used for heating up a room, esp. one that burns wood or other fuels

 
subtract - odčítat, odečítat, odečíst
BrE
/səb'trækt/
AmE
/səb'trækt/

verb - to take a part from something; to do a mathematical operation in which you use the sign 'minus'

stew
stew - dušené maso se zeleninou
BrE
/'stju:/
AmE
/'stu:/

noun - a dish consisting of meat, vegetables, or other ingredients cooked slowly in liquid, often in a covered pot.

spinach
spinach - špenát
BrE
/'spɪnɪtʃ/
AmE
/'spɪnɪtʃ/

noun - a plant with green leaves that are cooked eaten, it is said to contain a lot of iron

slug
slug - slimák
BrE
/'slʌg/
AmE
/'slʌg/

noun - a slow-moving creature with very soft body, it is similar to a snail but has no shell

 
slide - diapozitiv
BrE
/'slaɪd/
AmE
/'slaɪd/

noun - a photograph on one frame of a film which can be shown by shining strong light through it

peg
peg - kolíček na prádlo
BrE
/'peg/
AmE
/'peg/

noun - a clip made of wood or plastic that is used for fastening wet clothes to a washing line

record
record - gramofonová deska
BrE
/'rekɔ:d/
AmE
/'rekərd/

noun - a round black plastic thing with music recorded on it and which can be played by a gramophone