solicitor
solicitor - advokát
BrE
/sə'lɪsɪtə/
AmE
/sə'lɪsɪt̬ər/

noun - a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares legal documents and represents clients in lower courts

balaclava
balaclava - kukla (na hlavu)
BrE
/bælə'klɑ:və/
AmE
/bælə'klævə/

noun - a kind of close-fitting woollen hat that covers the head, the neck and the face except the eyes

 
irregular verbs - nepravidelná slovesa
BrE
/ɪˌregjʊlə'vɜ:bz/
AmE
/ɪˌregjʊlə'vɜ:rbz/

noun - the group of verbs that do not form the past tense and past participle by using the ending -ED

 
ice age - doba ledová
BrE
/'aɪˌseɪdʒ/
AmE
/'aɪˌseɪdʒ/

noun - a long period of time in history when the temperatures were very low and glaciers spread across the planet

iron
iron - železo
BrE
/'aɪən/
AmE
/'aɪərn/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 26) a hard strong metal used in industry, steel is made from it

root
root - kořen
BrE
/'ru:t/
AmE
/'ru:t/

noun - the part of a plant which is under the ground and through which it gets nutrients from the soil

poplar
poplar - topol
BrE
/'pɒplə/
AmE
/'pɑ:plər/

noun - a tall fast-growing tree, it is often grown in windbreaks (rows of trees providing shelter from the wind)

mortgage
mortgage - hypotéka
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rgɪdʒ/

noun - a way of loaning money (esp. for a house or an apartment), if the property is used as security

Louisiana
Louisiana - Louisiana
BrE
/lʊˌi:zi'ænə/
AmE
/lʊˌi:zi'ænə/

noun - a state in the South of the USA, its capital is Baton Rouge, another famous city is New Orleans

Oregon
Oregon - Oregon
BrE
/'ɒrɪgən/
AmE
/'ɑ:rɪgən/

noun - an American state located on the west coast of the USA (between California and Washington), its capital is Salem

 
tin - cín
BrE
/'tɪn/
AmE
/'tɪn/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 50) a silvery white metal used in many different alloys, for example bronze

 
silicon - křemík
BrE
/'sɪlɪkən/
AmE
/'sɪlɪkən/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 14), a non-metallic element that is used for example in electronic circuits

 
calcium - vápník
BrE
/'kælsiəm/
AmE
/'kælsiəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 20) a white chemical element, it is important for our bones and teeth

 
backdrop - pozadí
BrE
/'bækˌdrɒp/
AmE
/'bækˌdrɑ:p/

noun - the scenery behind the things that you are looking at, especially the scenery at the back of a stage

 
cue card - karta s nápovědou, nápověda (napsaná na listu papíru)
BrE
/'kju:ˌkɑ:d/
AmE
/'kju:ˌkɑ:rd/

noun - a piece of paper with the words you were supposed to say (usually shown to actors on stage etc.)