X-ray
X-ray - rentgenový snímek
BrE
/'eksˌreɪ/
AmE
/'eksˌreɪ/

noun - a photograph of the inside of the body (organs, bones) made by using X-rays

 
book signing - autogramiáda
BrE
/'bʊkˌsaɪnɪŋ/
AmE
/'bʊkˌsaɪnɪŋ/

noun - an event at which an author of a book signs people's copies of the book

 
bay - přístěnek, výklenek
BrE
/'beɪ/
AmE
/'beɪ/

noun - a part of larger room that is set back from the rest of the room

 
alcove - přístěnek, výklenek
BrE
/'ælkəʊv/
AmE
/'ælkoʊv/

noun - a part of larger room that is set back from the rest of the room

 
nan - chůva, vychovatelka, paní na hlídání
BrE
/'næn/
AmE
/'næn/

noun, British English, informal - a woman who is taking care of a baby or child instead of the mother

 
bibliography - bibliografie
BrE
/ˌbɪbli'ɒgrəfi/
AmE
/ˌbɪbli'ɑ:grəfi/

noun - a list of books etc. together with their authors, time and place of publication etc.

 
geologist - geolog
BrE
/dʒi'ɒlədʒɪst/
AmE
/dʒi'ɑ:lədʒɪst/

noun - the scientist whose specialty is the study of the history of earth, rocks and soil

 
congress - kongres
BrE
/'kɒŋgres/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋgres/

noun - the group of people who make laws in some countries, especially the United States, where it consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives

 
chaser - střelec
BrE
/'tʃeɪsə/
AmE
/'tʃeɪsər/

noun - the players of Quidditch whose job is to try to get the Quaffle through one of the hoops on the opponent's side of the pitch

reptile
reptile - plaz
BrE
/'reptaɪl/
AmE
/'reptaɪl/

noun - one of the group of cold-blooded animals which come out of eggs and whose body is covered with scales (e.g. a crocodile, snake, etc.)

 
trailer - upoutávka na film, ukázky z filmu (reklamní)
BrE
/'treɪlə/
AmE
/'treɪlər/

noun - a kind of advertisement for a film that is made up of short parts of the film put together in an exciting and teasing way

 
mutable - proměnlivý, měnitelný
BrE
/'mju:təbl/
AmE
/'mju:t̬əbl/

adjective, formal - capable of change or being changed

tinny
tinny - plechovka piva
BrE
/'tɪni/
AmE
/'tɪni/

noun, informal - a can of beer (Australian, informal)

drizzle
drizzle - pokropení, pokapání, několik kapek
BrE
/'drɪzl/
AmE
/'drɪzl/

noun - a few drops of a liquid

 
scabby - strupovitý, pokrytý strupy
BrE
/'skæbi/
AmE
/'skæbi/

adjective - covered with patches of rough surface