thimble
thimble - náprstek
BrE
/'θɪmbl/
AmE
/'θɪmbl/

noun - a small metal cup used in sewing to protect the finger that pushes the needle through the cloth

racing
racing - závody
BrE
/'reɪsɪŋ/
AmE
/'reɪsɪŋ/

noun - a competition in which several competitors start at the same time and the winner is the fastest one

 
greenhouse effect - skleníkový efekt
BrE
/'gri:nhaʊs ɪ'fekt/
AmE
/'gri:nhaʊs ɪ'fekt/

noun - a situation in which the heat cannot escape from Earth though the atmosphere and makes the planet warmer

 
object - předmět (věty)
BrE
/'ɒbdʒɪkt/
AmE
/'ɑ:bdʒɪkt/

noun - the part of a sentence that says who or what is affected by the action of the subject

 
Protestant - protestantský
BrE
/'prɒtɪstənt/
AmE
/'prɑ:t̬ɪstənt/

adjective - connected with the part of Christian religion that separated from the Roman Catholic church in the 16th century

 
oncology - onkologie
BrE
/ɒŋ'kɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ɑ:ŋ'kɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that deals with the study and treatment of tumors

 
endocrinology - endokrinologie
BrE
/ˌendəʊkrə'nɒlədʒi/
AmE
/ˌendoʊkrə'nɑ:lədʒi/

noun - the medical specialty of the branch of medical science that studies the glands secreting hormones and their function

 
tear duct - slzný kanálek
BrE
/'tɪədʌkt/
AmE
/'tɪrdʌkt/

noun - a kind of tube that carries tears from the tear gland to the eye and the nasal cavity

exhaust
exhaust - výfuk
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:st/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:st/

noun - a metal pipe at the back of a car through which the waste gases escape from the engine

exhaust pipe
exhaust pipe - výfuk
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:st paɪp/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:st paɪp/

noun - a metal pipe at the back of a car through which the waste gases escape from the engine

Alaska
Alaska - Aljaška
BrE
/ə'lɑ:skə/
AmE
/ə'læskə/

noun - the largest state in the USA located in the north-west of North America, its capital is Juneau

ark
ark - archa
BrE
/'ɑ:k/
AmE
/'ɑ:rk/

noun - (in the Bible) the boat on which Noah, his family and two of every animal survived the Flood

 
setting - nastavení
BrE
/'setɪŋ/
AmE
/'set̬ɪŋ/

noun - the configuration of the controls of a machine, a computer etc.

fur
fur - srst
BrE
/'fɜ:/
AmE
/'fɜ:r/

noun - the thick soft hair that covers the bodies of some animals

tummy button
tummy button - pupík, pupek
BrE
/'tʌmibʌtn/
AmE
/'tʌmibʌt̬n/

noun, British English, informal - a navel, the small part in the middle of your belly