head-on - čelně (např. o nehodě)
BrE
/ˌhed'ɒn/
AmE
/hed'ɑn/

adverb - in a way that the front of something (e.g. a car) hits the front of something else (e.g. another car)

 
back-up - záloha (v počítači), záloha dat
BrE
/'bækʌp/
AmE
/'bækʌp/

noun - a copy of a file in your computer that you store somewhere in case something happened to the original file

front desk
front desk - recepce, recepční pult (v hotelu či firmě)
BrE
/'frʌntˌdesk/
AmE
/'frʌntˌdesk/

noun - a desk in a hotel or an office building, usually near the entrance, where people go when they first arrive

 
plug plant - sazenice, sazenička
BrE
/'plʌgˌplɑ:nt/
AmE
/'plʌgˌplænt/

noun - a small young flower or vegetable plant that you can buy in a garden centre and plant in your garden

 
install - instalovat, zapojit
BrE
/ɪn'stɔ:l/
AmE
/ɪn'stɔ:l/

verb - to set something up (such as the fridge, a washing machine, a phone line etc.) so it can be used

redecorate
redecorate - nově vymalovat, nově vytapetovat (byt apod.), renovovat vzhled (bytu apod.)
BrE
/ri:'dekəreɪt/
AmE
/ri:'dekəreɪt/

verb - to put (new) paint on the walls in a room/house, to hang (new) wallpaper in a room/house etc.

 
shovel - házet lopatou
BrE
/'ʃʌvl/
AmE
/'ʃʌvl/

verb - to pick up or move earth, snow, sand etc. with an instrument with a long handle and a broad blade

shovel
shovel - lopata, lopatka
BrE
/'ʃʌvl/
AmE
/'ʃʌvl/

noun - an instrument with a long handle and a broad blade used for picking up or moving earth, snow, sand etc.

woodpecker
woodpecker - datel, strakapoud
BrE
/'wʊdpekə/
AmE
/'wʊdpekər/

noun - a bird with a long bill, it climbs trees and drums on them with its sharp bill to get food

advertisement
advertisement - reklama, inzerát
BrE
/əd'vɜ:tɪsmənt/
AmE
/ˌædvər'taɪzmənt/

noun - information in the newspapers or TV etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product, use a service etc.

 
dub - dabovat (film)
BrE
/'dʌb/
AmE
/'dʌb/

verb - to change the sound of a film so that it can be understood by people who speak a different language

bribe
bribe - podplatit
BrE
/'braɪb/
AmE
/'braɪb/

verb - to offer money etc. to someone because you want them to do you a favour, especially in a dishonest way

book
book - kniha
BrE
/'bʊk/
AmE
/'bʊk/

noun - a story or other written work printed on paper and fastened together, it has a cover and many pages inside

crucifixion
crucifixion - ukřižování
BrE
/krʊsɪ'fɪkʃən/
AmE
/ˌkru:sɪ'fɪkʃən/

noun - the act of nailing a person to a wooden cross which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals

land-mine
land-mine - nášlapná mina
BrE
/'lændˌmaɪn/
AmE
/'lændˌmaɪn/

noun - a bomb put under the ground which explodes when somebody steps on it or when a vehicle drives over it