Iceland - Island
BrE
/'aɪslənd/
AmE
/'aɪslənd/

noun - an island country that you can find south of the Arctic Circle

 
spell out - vyhláskovat
BrE
/spel 'aʊt/
AmE
/spel 'aʊt/

verb - to say or write the letters of a word one by one

 
probe - vyšetřovat sondou, sondovat
BrE
/'prəʊb/
AmE
/'prəʊb/

verb - to examine the inside of someone's body with a long metal tool

 
exchange rate - směnný kurz
BrE
/ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ ˌreɪt/
AmE
/ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ ˌreɪt/

noun - the rate at which one currency can be changed for another currency

burner
burner - plotýnka (na vařiči)
BrE
/'bɜ:nə/
AmE
/'bɜ:rnər/

noun, American English - one of the round parts of a cooker that you cook on

V-neck
V-neck - výstřih do V
BrE
/'vɪ: nek/
AmE
/'vɪ: nek/

noun - a V-shaped opening for the neck in a piece of clothing

 
snideness - jízlivost, uštěpačnost
BrE
/'snaɪdnəs/
AmE
/'snaɪdnəs/

noun - the quality of being unkind, critical or sarcastic in an indirect way

 
result - výsledek (např. testu)
BrE
/rɪ'zʌlt/
AmE
/rɪ'zʌlt/

noun - the outcome or findings obtained from a test, experiment, examination, or analysis

 
extortion - vydírání, vynucování, vymáhání
BrE
/ɪk'stɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/ɪk'stɔ:rʃn/

noun - the act of getting something from someone by using threats or trickery

shave
shave - odříznout, odkrojit (malou část, tenké plátky)
BrE
/'ʃeɪv/
AmE
/'ʃeɪv/

verb - to cut very thin pieces or slices from the surface of something

shave off
shave off - odříznout, odkrojit (malou část, tenké plátky)
BrE
/ˌʃeɪv'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌʃeɪv'ɑ:f/

verb - to cut very thin pieces or slices from the surface of something

 
identification - identifikace
BrE
/aɪˌdentɪfɪ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/aɪˌdent̬ɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

noun - the process of recognizing or showing who or what someone/something is

hors d'oeuvre
hors d'oeuvre - předkrm
BrE
/ɔ: 'dɜ:v/
AmE
/ˌɔ:r 'dɜ:rv/

noun - food that is served, usually in small amounts, before the main course

backwards and forwards
backwards and forwards - tam a zpátky, sem a tam
BrE
/'bækwədzənˌfɔ:wədz/
AmE
/'bækwərdzənˌfɔ:wərdz/

phrase - moving in one direction, then in the opposite direction, usually more times

 
prevention - předejití, zabránění
BrE
/prɪ'ventʃn/
AmE
/prɪ'ventʃn/

noun - the act of stopping something bad from happening, usually crime or accidents