manhole
manhole - kanál, díra do kanálu, průlez, průlez do kanálu
BrE
/'mænˌhəʊl/
AmE
/'mænˌhoʊl/

noun - a round opening in the road, sidewalk etc. that leads to the sewage system

 
dementor - mozkomor
BrE
/də'mentɔ:/
AmE
/də'mentɔ:r/

noun - (Harry Potter) one of the dark evil creatures that guard the prisoners at Azkaban

 
dress rehearsal - generální zkouška (v divadle)
BrE
/'dres rɪˌhɜ:sl/
AmE
/'dres rɪˌhɜ:rsl/

noun - the most important practice of a play in a theatre, esp. before the premiere

Pluto
Pluto - Pluto
BrE
/'plu:təʊ/
AmE
/'plu:t̬oʊ/

noun - the planet that is furthest from the sun (not actually considered a planet anymore)

river
river - řeka
BrE
/'rɪvə/
AmE
/'rɪvər/

noun - a large stream of water that is flowing across the land into the sea

 
procedure - postup
BrE
/prə'si:dʒə/
AmE
/prə'si:dʒər/

noun - the way of doing something; the sequence of steps you take to do something

background
background - původ, minulost
BrE
/'bækgraʊnd/
AmE
/'bækgraʊnd/

noun - the origin of something; the type of family or class that you come from

brush off
brush off - smést, oprášit
BrE
/ˌbrʌʃ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbrʌʃ'ɑ:f/

verb - to remove small particles from the surface by a brush or by the hand

boot
boot - kufr (auta)
BrE
/'bu:t/
AmE
/'bu:t/

noun, British English - the compartment at the back of a car where you can put your baggage

 
coincidence - krytí se (časově), souhra (dvou událostí), shoda (dvou věcí)
BrE
/kəʊ'ɪnsɪdəns/
AmE
/koʊ'ɪnsɪdəns/

noun - the fact of two or more things happening at the same time or two or more things being the same (such as opinions)

Kuwait
Kuwait - Kuvajt
BrE
/kʊ'weɪt/
AmE
/kʊ'weɪt/

noun - a country in Western Asia, located at the northern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf

 
atrium - síň (srdeční), srdeční síň
BrE
/'eɪtriəm/
AmE
/'eɪtriəm/

noun - one of the two upper chambers that receive blood returning to the heart, allowing it to flow into the ventricles for further circulation

synchronization
synchronization - synchronizace, sladění, uvedení do souladu
BrE
/ˌsɪŋkrənaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌsɪŋkrənə'zeɪʃn/

noun - the act of making two or more things happen at the same time or work together in the same rhythm, speed, or order

 
reverse - prohodit, přehodit (dvě věci navzájem)
BrE
/rɪ'vɜ:s/
AmE
/rɪ'vɜ:rs/

verb - to change the positions or functions of two things so that each thing has the function or position that the other one had

noose
noose - smyčka (na provaze)
BrE
/'nu:s/
AmE
/'nu:s/

noun - a loop tied at the end of a rope and as you pull at the rope, the loop will get smaller and tighter