kerchief - šátek
BrE
/'kɜ:tʃɪf/
AmE
/'kɜ:rtʃɪf/

noun, dated - a piece of cloth worn on the head or around teh neck like a scarf

 
counteract - potlačit, působit proti
BrE
/ˌkaʊntər'ækt/
AmE
/ˌkaʊntər'ækt/

verb - to reduce the bad effect of something by doing something that produces an opposite effect

 
printing - tisk
BrE
/'prɪntɪŋ/
AmE
/'prɪntɪŋ/

noun - the act of producing writing or images on a material, usually paper, with a machine

 
snowplough - plužit (na lyžích)
BrE
/'snəʊplaʊ/
AmE
/'snoʊplaʊ/

verb - to push the end of both skis outward in order to ski slowly or stop

 
slicing cucumber - salátová okurka
BrE
/'slaɪsɪŋˌkju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/'slaɪsɪŋˌkju:kʌmbər/

noun - a large type of cucumber with dark green skin that is usually sold in supermarkets

 
Epiphany - Tři králové, Zjevení páně
BrE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/
AmE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/

noun - a Christan celebration of the day that Jesus Christ was visited by the three magi

 
knot - uzel (jednotka rychlosti - 1,85 km/h)
BrE
/'nɒt/
AmE
/'nɑ:t/

noun - a unit of measuring the speed, it is is equal to 1.853 km per hour

 
conception - pojetí, představa
BrE
/kən'sepʃn/
AmE
/kən'sepʃn/

noun - an idea that you have of what something or someone is like in your mind

felt
felt - plst, plstěný materiál, filc
BrE
/'felt/
AmE
/'felt/

noun - a type of thick, soft cloth made from wool or other fibres packed tightly together

 
cornflake - kukuřičný lupínek
BrE
/'kɔ:nfleɪk/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnfleɪk/

noun - a small piece of crushed corn, usually eaten at breakfast with milk (used in plural)

goalpost
goalpost - branková tyč (ve sportu)
BrE
/'gəʊlpəʊst/
AmE
/'goʊlpoʊst/

noun - one of the two posts that form the goal in sports like football or hockey

wholesale
wholesale - velkoobchodní
BrE
/'həʊlseɪl/
AmE
/'hoʊlseɪl/

adjective - relating to the business of selling goods in large quantities, usually not to end users

palm tree
palm tree - palma
BrE
/'pɑ:mˌtri:/
AmE
/'pɑ:mˌtri:/

noun - a kind of tropical tree which has large leaves at the top and no branches

 
lifespan - délka života
BrE
/'laɪfspæn/
AmE
/'laɪfspæn/

noun - the length of time that a person, animal or plant is expected to live for

 
bring forward - přesunout na dřívější čas
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ 'fɔ:wəd/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ 'fɔ:rwərd/

verb - to change the time or date of something so that it happens earlier than planned