spread
spread - rozetřít, namazat (máslo apod.)
BrE
/'spred/
AmE
/'spred/

verb - to put butter etc. over the surface of a slice of bread etc.

souvenir
souvenir - suvenýr
BrE
/su:və'nɪə/
AmE
/su:və'nɪr/

noun - an object that tourists buy at a place to remind them of it

 
suspect - podezřívat, podezírat
BrE
/səs'pekt/
AmE
/səs'pekt/

verb - to think that something is or isn't true without knowing it for sure

 
officialdom - byrokracie
BrE
/ə'fɪʃldəm/
AmE
/ə'fɪʃldəm/

noun - used to refer to people who have a position of authority, especially in the government or in on other organizations, usually when you think that their rules are not effective

vote
vote - volit, hlasovat
BrE
/'vəʊt/
AmE
/'voʊt/

verb - to express your opinion (by raising your hand or on a piece of paper) in a formal situation in which a candidate has to be chosen for a post etc.

 
pride - pýcha, hrdost
BrE
/'praɪd/
AmE
/'praɪd/

noun - a good feeling about yourself because of something good you have done or something good you have, to gave such a feeling about somebody else who is close to you

mouse
mouse - myš (k počítači)
BrE
/'maʊs/
AmE
/'maʊs/

noun - a device that is used to control computer programs, you hold it in your hand and move it in the direction you want the cursor on the screen to move

 
populist - populista
BrE
/'pɒpjʊlɪst/
AmE
/'pɑ:pjʊlɪst/

noun - a person (or describing a movement) that tries to gain support by claiming to speak for "ordinary people" and by saying that traditional political leaders and institutions don't care about them

hallmark
hallmark - punc, puncovní značka, cejch
BrE
/'hɔ:lmɑ:k/
AmE
/'hɔ:lmɑ:rk/

noun - an official mark stamped on precious metal objects to show their purity and origin

palisade
palisade - palisáda, ohrada (kůlová), kůlová ohrada
BrE
/ˌpælɪ'seɪd/
AmE
/ˌpælɪ'seɪd/

noun - a kind of defensive wall made by putting logs one next to the other

 
conveyance - přeprava, doprava, převoz, přemístění
BrE
/kən'veɪəns/
AmE
/kən'veɪəns/

noun, formal - a means or act of transporting something or someone from one place to another

incompetence
incompetence - neschopnost, nekompetentnost, neodbornost, nezpůsobilost, nekvalifikovanost
BrE
/ɪn'kɒmpətəns/
AmE
/ɪn'kɑ:mpətəns/

noun - the lack of ability, skill, or knowledge needed to do something successfully or correctly

 
core - vydlabat jádřinec, odstranit jádřinec, vykrojit střed (např. jablka)
BrE
/'kɔ:/
AmE
/'kɔ:r/

verb - to remove the central part of a fruit, especially the part containing the seeds

 
watershed - rozvodí, hranice povodí
BrE
/'wɔ:təʃed/
AmE
/'wɑ:t̬ərʃed/

noun, technical - an area of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas

ecru
ecru - světle krémová, přírodní béžová
BrE
/'eɪkru:/
AmE
/'eɪkru:/

adjective - a light beige or pale brownish colour, similar to unbleached linen or raw silk