hay fever
hay fever - senná rýma
BrE
/'heɪfi:və/
AmE
/'heɪfi:vər/

noun - a kind of illness caused by breathing in the pollen of some plants, its symptoms are a runny nose, sore throat etc.

helicopter
helicopter - helikoptéra, vrtulník
BrE
/ˌhelɪ'kɒptə/
AmE
/ˌhelɪ'kɑ:ptə/

noun - a flying vehicle that has no wings, it uses a set of fast turning metal blades that keep it in the air

 
meltdown - zhroucení se (emocionální), výbuch (emocionální)
BrE
/'meltˌdaʊn/
AmE
/'meltˌdaʊn/

noun, informal - a situation when a person is overwhelmed with problems and cracks up completely because they don't know how to deal with them

 
atta boy - hodnej kluk (jako pochvala)
BrE
/'ætə bɔɪ/
AmE
/'æt̬ə bɔɪ/

phrase, informal - an informal expression you say to somebody when they have done a good job, it means something like 'that's a good boy'

 
gene - gen
BrE
/'dʒi:n/
AmE
/'dʒi:n/

noun - a segment of the DNA that contains genetic information that is passed to an individual person, animal or plant from a parent

 
feud - svár, spor
BrE
/'fju:d/
AmE
/'fju:d/

noun - a conflict or an argument between two groups of people (e.g. two families) that has been going on for a long time

duster
duster - prachovka, hadr na prach
BrE
/'dʌstə/
AmE
/'dʌstər/

noun - a piece of cloth used for removing dust from sth; a stick with feathers or similar material used in the same way

 
guide - průvodce (knižní apod.)
BrE
/'gaɪd/
AmE
/'gaɪd/

noun - a book that gives you practical information about a place you don't know very well (where to stay, what to see etc.)

 
rivalry - soupeření, rivalita
BrE
/'raɪvəlri/
AmE
/'raɪvəlri/

noun - a state in which people, companies, etc. compete with each other for the same thing, especially for a long period of time

candle
candle - svíčka
BrE
/'kændl/
AmE
/'kændl/

noun - a thing that is made of wax, it has a wick which you can light in order to see in the dark

capsule
capsule - kabina (kosmická), modul
BrE
/'kæpsju:l/
AmE
/'kæpsl/

noun - the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and spend a lot of time, it is separated from the main rocket

 
turn in - nahlásit na policii, vydat policii
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'ɪn/

verb - to take someone to the police because they have committed a crime, to tell the police that somebody has committed a crime

crosswalk
crosswalk - přechod pro chodce
BrE
/'krɒswɔ:k/
AmE
/'krɑ:swɔ:k/

noun, American English - a place where people can walk across a road, it is usually marked by white stripes on the surface of the road

 
Elton John - Elton John
BrE
/ˌeltən'dʒɒn/
AmE
/ˌeltən'dʒɑ:n/

noun - a famous British musician, his hits include for example Can You Feel the Love Tonight, A Candle in the Wind or Sacrifice.

 
back up - zálohovat (informace v počítači)
BrE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/

verb - to make a copy of a file in your computer and store it somewhere in case something happens to the original file