luge
luge - sáňky (závodní), jízda na sáňkách (závodních)
BrE
/'lu:ʒ/
AmE
/'lu:ʒ/

noun - a winter sport in which the competitors slide down an icy track on a special kind of sledge

speargun
speargun - harpuna
BrE
/'spɪəˌgʌn/
AmE
/'spɪrˌgʌn/

noun - a kind of gun which you can use underwater to shoot fish etc., it shoots pointed metal rods

 
airlock - přetlaková komora
BrE
/'eəˌlɒk/
AmE
/'erˌlɑ:k/

noun - a kind of chamber with doors on both sides that connects two places with different air pressure etc.

crochet
crochet - háčkování
BrE
/'krəʊʃeɪ/
AmE
/kroʊ'ʃeɪ/

noun - a way of making clothes or decorations by using a special needle with a hook at the end

 
résumé - životopis (strukturovaný), strukturovaný životopis
BrE
/'rezjʊmeɪ/
AmE
/'rezəmeɪ/

noun, American English - a formal list of your personal data, qualifications, experience, etc. used especially when you apply for a job

wiener dog
wiener dog - jezevčík, salám (humorně jezevčík)
BrE
/'wi:nəˌdɒg/
AmE
/'wi:nərˌdɑ:g/

noun, American English, informal - (humorous) a dachshund, a kind of dog that has a small long body, short legs and long ears

sausage dog
sausage dog - jezevčík, salám (humorně jezevčík)
BrE
/'sɒsɪdʒˌdɒg/
AmE
/'sɑ:sɪdʒˌdɑ:g/

noun, British English, informal - (humorous) a dachshund, a kind of dog that has a small long body, short legs and long ears

 
insecurity - nejistota
BrE
/ˌɪnsə'kjʊərɪti/
AmE
/ˌɪnsə'kjʊərɪt̬i/

noun - the feeling you have when you are not safe, the state of not being confident about your abilities

totem pole
totem pole - totem
BrE
/'təʊtəmˌpəʊl/
AmE
/'toʊt̬əmˌpoʊl/

noun - a wooden pole with carved images and symbols, usually build in the center of a Native-American village

 
Samhain - svátek Samhain
BrE
/'sɔ:wɪn/
AmE
/'sɔ:wɪn/

noun - an old Gaelic festival celebrating the end of summer, Halloween is said to have evolved from this holiday

 
launch - spuštění (na vodu), vypuštění (družice)
BrE
/'lɔ:ntʃ/
AmE
/'lɔ:ntʃ/

noun - the act of setting something on water (a boat etc.) or sending something into space (shuttle, sattelite etc.)

 
polygamy - polygamie
BrE
/pə'lɪgəmi/
AmE
/pə'lɪgəmi/

noun - the state of being married to more than one person at the same time (illegal in most societies)

appraisal
appraisal - posouzení, zhodnocení, ohodnocení, ocenění
BrE
/ə'preɪzl/
AmE
/ə'preɪzl/

noun - the act of examining someone or something carefully in order to say how good or valuable they are

bench press
bench press - bench press
BrE
/'bentʃˌpres/
AmE
/'bentʃˌpres/

noun - an exercise in which you lie on a kind of bench and push a weight with both hands

headstand
headstand - stoj na hlavě
BrE
/'hedstænd/
AmE

noun - the act of standing on your head in the vertical position, supported by your hands or your forearms