hinge
hinge - pant, závěs dveří
BrE
/'hɪndʒ/
AmE
/'hɪndʒ/

noun - a joint (usually metal) that makes it possible for a door, window etc. to be opened and closed

 
townie - měšťák
BrE
/'taʊni/
AmE
/'taʊni/

noun, informal - a person who lives in a town and has little or no knowledge about life in the countryside

 
booth - budka (např. telefonní)
BrE
/'bu:θ/
AmE
/'bu:t/

noun - a small area with walls used for particular purposes (e.g. phoning, voting etc.), it looks like a box

trick-or-treater
trick-or-treater - koledník (halloweenský)
BrE
/ˌtrɪk ɔ:'tri:tə/
AmE
/ˌtrɪkər'tri:t̬ər/

noun - a child in a costume who goes from door to door on Halloween and asks people for candy

lament
lament - nářek, pláč, žalozpěv
BrE
/lə'ment/
AmE
/lə'ment/

noun, formal - a cry of sadness or grief; a song, piece of music, or poem that expresses sorrow or mourning

Florida
Florida - Florida
BrE
/'flɒrɪdə/
AmE
/'flɑ:rɪdə/

noun - a state in the South of the USA, its capital is Tallahassee, a well known city is Miami

Washington
Washington - Washington
BrE
/'wɒʃɪŋtən/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃɪŋt̬ən/

noun - a state on the west coast of the USA, its capital is Olympia, a famous city is Seattle

 
brainwashing - vymývání mozků
BrE
/'breɪnˌwɒʃɪŋ/
AmE
/'breɪnˌwɑ:ʃɪŋ/

noun - the act of making someone accept new beliefs and attitudes (often as a part of a religion etc.)

vinyl
vinyl - gramofonová deska, deska (gramofonová)
BrE
/'vaɪnl/
AmE
/'vaɪnl/

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

 
cleft palate - rozštěp patra
BrE
/ˌkleft'pælət/
AmE
/ˌkleft'pælət/

noun - a birth defect in which there is a split or opening in the roof of the baby's mouth

relay
relay - štafetový závod, štafetový běh, štafeta
BrE
/'ri:leɪ/
AmE
/'ri:leɪ/

noun - a race between teams in which each member only runs a part of the way and another continues

relay race
relay race - štafetový závod, štafetový běh
BrE
/'ri:leɪˌreɪs/
AmE
/'ri:leɪˌreɪs/

noun - a race between teams in which each member only runs a part of the way and another continues

luge
luge - sáňky (závodní), jízda na sáňkách (závodních)
BrE
/'lu:ʒ/
AmE
/'lu:ʒ/

noun - a winter sport in which the competitors slide down an icy track on a special kind of sledge

ski jumping
ski jumping - skoky na lyžích, lety na lyžích
BrE
/'ski:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/
AmE
/'ski:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/

noun - a winter sport in which skiers go down a ramp and try to jump as far as possible

 
cover letter - průvodní dopis, motivační dopis
BrE
/'kʌvəˌletə/
AmE
/'kʌvərˌlet̬ər/

noun, American English, formal - a letter that you send along with some documents, esp. a personal letter you send with your CV