paternity leave - otcovská dovolená
BrE
/pə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/pə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time that the father of a newborn baby is allowed to stay away from work

semaphore
semaphore - signalizace praporky, signalizace pažemi, semafor (abeceda)
BrE
/'seməfɔ:/
AmE
/'seməfɔ:r/

noun - a signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a particular pattern

meander
meander - klikatit se (silnice ap.)
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

verb - (of a road, stream, etc.) to have a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line

open-faced
open-faced - obložený (např. chléb nebo toust)
BrE
/ˌəʊpən'feɪst/
AmE
/ˌoʊpən'feɪst/

adjective - a piece of pastry (e.g. bread, baguette, etc,) layered with butter, cheese, ham, or other kinds of food

 
vomiting - zvracení
BrE
/'vɒmɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'vɑ:mɪt̬ɪŋ/

noun - the act of letting food come out of your stomach through your mouth, esp. when you feel sick

medical kit
medical kit - lékárna (příruční), lékárnička
BrE
/'medɪklˌkɪt/
AmE
/'medɪklˌkɪt/

noun - a small box with a variety of things to be used in the case of injury, illness etc.

 
acquit - zprostit viny, osvobodit
BrE
/ə'kwɪt/
AmE
/ə'kwɪt/

verb - to make a formal statement that someone is not guilty of something which he has been accused of

 
traveller's cheque - cestovní šek
BrE
/ˌtrævələz'tʃek/
AmE
/ˌtrævələrz'tʃek/

noun - a piece of paper printed by a bank that you can take on your journey instead of money

joker
joker - žolík
BrE
/'dʒəʊkə/
AmE
/'dʒoʊkər/

noun - a special card in the deck of cards, it usually has a picture of a jester on it

idiom
idiom - idiom, ustálené spojení
BrE
/'ɪdiəm/
AmE
/'ɪdiəm/

noun - a phrase that has a different meaning from the meaning of the individual words which it consists of

tails
tails - orel (strana mince), rub mince
BrE
/'teɪlz/
AmE
/'teɪlz/

noun - the back side of a coin, it does not have a picture of a person's head on it

 
list - seznam, soupis
BrE
/'lɪst/
AmE
/'lɪst/

noun - a number of things or people written on a single sheet of paper, usually one above the other

 
object - předmět (věty)
BrE
/'ɒbdʒɪkt/
AmE
/'ɑ:bdʒɪkt/

noun - the part of a sentence that says who or what is affected by the action of the subject

road sign
road sign - dopravní značka
BrE
/'rəʊdsaɪn/
AmE
/'roʊdsaɪn/

noun - a sign placed by the side of a road that gives drivers warnings, informs them of restrictions, etc.

snowsuit
snowsuit - zimní kombinéza
BrE
/'snəʊˌsu:t/
AmE
/'snoʊˌsu:t/

noun - a piece of warm winter clothing that covers most of the body, it is usually worn by children