quarantine
quarantine - karanténa
BrE
/'kwɒrənti:n/
AmE
/'kwɔ:rənti:n/

noun - a period of time when a person or an animal that may be carrying a disease is kept away from others

crater
crater - kráter
BrE
/'kreɪtə/
AmE
/'kreɪt̬ər/

noun - a bowl shaped hole in the ground (made by an asteroid, a bomb etc) or at the top of a volcano

mat
mat - podložka, žíněnka, karimatka
BrE
/'mæt/
AmE
/'mæt/

noun - a piece of soft material that you put on the floor to lie on or to protect yourself in some sports

 
inertia - setrvačnost
BrE
/ɪ'nɜ:ʃə/
AmE
/ɪ'nɜ:rʃə/

noun, technical - a property of an object by which it continues moving in the same direction or stands still in the same position

 
straight edge - pravítko
BrE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/
AmE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

 
straightedge - pravítko
BrE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/
AmE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

Velcro
Velcro - suchý zip
BrE
/'velkrəʊ/
AmE
/'velkrəʊ/

noun - (trademark) a material for fastening clothes consisting of two parts with two different surfaces which stick together when you press them

flooding
flooding - záplava
BrE
/'flʌdɪŋ/
AmE
/'flʌdɪŋ/

noun - a situation in which an area, that is usually dry, is covered with large amounts of water, especially after heavy rain

 
pass something around - dát kolovat
BrE
/ˌpɑ:s ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpæs ə'raʊnd/

verb, British English - to give a bunch of things to one person who takes one and gives the bunch to the next person etc.

 
alike - stejně jako, tak i
BrE
/ə'laɪk/
AmE
/ə'laɪk/

adverb - used after mentioning two or more things or people to show that you are referring to both or all of them

 
seedbed - semeniště
BrE
/'si:dbed/
AmE
/'si:dbed/

noun - a small patch of soil in the garden or a plastic box that is protected where young plants grow from seed

gargle
gargle - kloktadlo
BrE
/'gɑ:gl/
AmE
/'gɑ:rgl/

noun - a liquid medicine that you use to rinse the back of the mouth and throat and then you spit it out

 
adapter - adaptér
BrE
/ə'dæptə/
AmE
/ə'dæptər/

noun - a device that makes it possible to connect two or more pieces of equipment that were not designed to fit together

Aquarius
Aquarius - vodnář (znamení zvěrokruhu)
BrE
/ə'kweəriəs/
AmE
/ə'kweəriəs/

noun - the eleventh sign of the Zodiac (water carrier) or a person born under this sign (between January 20th and February 18th)

 
Neanderthal - neandertálský
BrE
/ni:'ændəˌtɑ:l/
AmE
/ni:'ændərˌtɑ:l/

adjective - used to describe a type of primitive people who lived in Eurasia, had a more robust build and used stone tools