motion sickness - nemoc z pohybu, kinetóza
BrE
/'məʊʃnˌsɪknəs/
AmE
/'moʊʃnˌsɪknəs/

noun - the feeling like you're going to vomit because you're traveling in a car, on a plane, on the sea etc.

 
mystery - záhadný příběh
BrE
/'mɪstri/
AmE
/'mɪstəri/

noun - a story, a film, etc. in which strange events are happening and at the end all of them are explained

truffle
truffle - lanýž (houba nebo cukrovinka)
BrE
/'trʌfl/
AmE
/'trʌfl/

noun - a very expensive type of fungus that grows underground, often used in cooking, or a soft sweet made of chocolate

 
abortion - potrat
BrE
/ə'bɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/ə'bɔ:rʃn/

noun, technical - the unintentional ending of a pregnancy when a baby is born before it is fully developed and able to survive

 
impulse - impuls
BrE
/'ɪmpʌls/
AmE
/'ɪmpʌls/

noun, technical - a short signal that is sent along a nerve, wire or through the air and causes something else to react

 
pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌkʌt/
AmE
/'peɪˌkʌt/

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)

 
dress code - pravidla oblékání, předepsané oblečení
BrE
/'dresˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'dresˌkoʊd/

noun - the clothes that people should wear in a particular situation or in a particular place (e.g. restaurant, school, work etc.)

shabby
shabby - omšelý, otrhaný, odrbaný, ošuntělý, ojetý, zchátralý
BrE
/'ʃæbi/
AmE
/'ʃæbi/

adjective - (of a thing or a place) looking old, dirty, or torn because it has been overused and it has aged

 
shelter - útulek
BrE
/'ʃeltə/
AmE
/'ʃeltər/

noun - a building that provides a place to stay and offers help to people or animals that have nowhere to live

 
broadband - širokopásmové připojení
BrE
/'brɔ:dbænd/
AmE
/'brɔ:dbænd/

noun - a system for using the internet that allows you to receive information very quickly, using a wide range of frequencies

 
ministry - ministerstvo
BrE
/'mɪnɪstri/
AmE
/'mɪnəstri/

noun, British English - a governmental organisation that is in charge of a particular sector of public administration (health, education, defense, foreign affairs etc.)

 
department - ministerstvo
BrE
/dɪ'pɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/dɪ'pɑ:rtmənt/

noun, American English - a governmental organisation that is in charge of a particular sector of public administration (health, education, defense, foreign affairs etc.)

 
doorman - portýr, vrátný
BrE
/'dɔ:mən/
AmE
/'dɔ:rmən/

noun - a person whose job is to stand by the door of a large building and open the door for visitors

 
publicity - publicita, propagace
BrE
/pʌ'blɪsəti/
AmE
/pʌ'blɪsɪt̬i/

noun - informing people about a product and how good it is, or about a person and what he/she is doing

snowboard
snowboard - jezdit na snowboardu
BrE
/'snəʊbɔ:d/
AmE
/'snoʊbɔ:rd/

verb - to slide down the hill with your feet attached to a piece of equipment that looks like a wide ski