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

 
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

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)

 
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.

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

 
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

 
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

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

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.

ticket
ticket - lístek, vstupenka, jízdenka
BrE
/'tɪkɪt/
AmE
/'tɪkɪt/

noun - a piece of paper that enables you to use a train, bus etc, or lets you enter a theatre, cinema etc.

tongue
tongue - jazyk (v ústech)
BrE
/'tʌŋ/
AmE
/'tʌŋ/

noun - the part of the body that you use to taste food, it is in your mouth and moves when you speak

 
survival - přežití
BrE
/sə'vaɪvl/
AmE
/sər'vaɪvl/

noun - the act of going on living or existing after a dangerous event or a difficult situation, e.g. a disaster, war etc.

 
Slytherin - Zmijozel
BrE
/'slɪðərɪn/
AmE
/'slɪðərɪn/

noun - (Harry Potter) one of the four houses at Hogwarts where Voldermort belonged to and where Draco Malfoy or Snape belong to

beetle
beetle - brouk
BrE
/'bi:tl/
AmE
/'bi:t̬l/

noun - an insect with a hard and shiny covering of its wings, it is usually black, but can have other colours, too