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

 
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

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)

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.

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.

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

potato
potato - brambora, brambor
BrE
/pə'teɪtəʊ/
AmE
/pə'teɪt̬oʊ/

noun - a kind of yellow vegetable with brown skin that grows under the ground, french fries or chips are made from it

tongs
tongs - kleštičky
BrE
/'tɒŋz/
AmE
/'tɑ:ŋz/

noun - a tool that you use to pick up something without touching it, it consists of two parts joined in one place

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