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

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

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

 
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.

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

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)

 
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

 
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

hydrofoil
hydrofoil - okřídlený člun
BrE
/'haɪdrəʊˌfɔɪl/
AmE
/'haɪdroʊˌfɔɪl/

noun - a kind of boat that has special wings on the bottom that lift it up as it travels at high speed

beacon
beacon - světelné znamení, maják, světelný signál
BrE
/'bi:kən/
AmE
/'bi:kən/

noun - a kind of light that can be seen from a distance and that is used to guide planes or ships etc.

warranty
warranty - záruka (na zboží)
BrE
/'wɒrəntɪ/
AmE
/'wɑ:rənt̬ɪ/

noun - a statement that promises that if a product you buy is faulty, it will be replaced or repaired free of charge

wrestling
wrestling - zápasy, zápasení
BrE
/'reslɪŋ/
AmE
/'reslɪŋ/

noun - a fighting sport in which the opponents try to get hold of each other and throw each other on the ground

wink
wink - mrknutí
BrE
/'wɪŋk/
AmE
/'wɪŋk/

noun - the act of closing and opening your eye very quickly, usually whey you want to give an unspoken signal to somebody

 
vengeance - pomsta, msta, odplata
BrE
/'vendʒəns/
AmE
/'vendʒəns/

noun - revenge; the kind of punishment in which you do something bad to somebody because they have done something bad to you

review
review - opakování (učiva)
BrE
/rɪ'vju:/
AmE
/rɪ'vju:/

noun, American English - the act of going through something you once learned in order to remember it better, e.g. before a test in school etc.