static - šum (v rádiu), zrnění (v televizi)
BrE
/'stætɪk/
AmE
/'stæt̬ɪk/

noun - crackling or hissing on the radio, on TV etc. caused by electrical interference

persistence
persistence - neodbytnost, vytrvalost, umíněnost
BrE
/pə'sɪtənts/
AmE
/prə'sɪtənts/

noun - the act of continuing in a course of action in spite of difficulties

bladder
bladder - močový měchýř
BrE
/'blædə/
AmE
/'blædər/

noun - a membranous sac where urine from the kidneys goes before it is excreted

 
be grounded - mít zaracha
BrE
/ˌbi:'graʊndɪd/
AmE
/ˌbi:'graʊndɪd/

verb, informal - not to be allowed to leave the house (as a form of punishment)

 
sizer - měřič velikosti
BrE
/'saɪzə/
AmE
/'saɪzər/

noun - something that is used to measure the size of somebody's foot for example

 
short - krátký
BrE
/'ʃɔ:t/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rt/

adjective - not long, not having a large distance from one end to the other

 
thy - tvůj (zast.)
BrE
/'ðaɪ/
AmE
/'daɪ/

pronoun, dated - an archaic or poetic form of the possessive YOUR (used before a consonant)

 
shooting - střelba (sport)
BrE
/'ʃu:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'ʃu:t̬ɪŋ/

noun - the sport of killing birds and animals with bullets fired from a gun

exile
exile - vyhnanství
BrE
/'eksaɪl/
AmE
/'ekzaɪl/

noun - the state of being sent away from your country, especially for political reasons

 
zigzag - klikatit se
BrE
/'zɪgzæg/
AmE
/'zɪgzæg/

verb - to move with a lot of sharp turns to the right and left

wing
wing - křídlo (letadla)
BrE
/'wɪŋ/
AmE
/'wɪŋ/

noun - one of the two parts of an aircraft that enables it to fly

 
site - webové stránky
BrE
/'saɪt/
AmE
/'saɪt/

noun - a place on the internet containing a set of pages with information etc.

 
metaphor - metafora
BrE
/'metəfɔ:/
AmE
/'met̬əfɔ:r/

noun - a figure of speech, the substitution of one idea or thing with another

debris
debris - trosky, suť, sutiny
BrE
/'debri:/
AmE
/də'bri:/

noun - the remains of something that has been destroyed, esp. a building, aircraft etc.

stubble
stubble - strniště
BrE
/'stʌbl/
AmE
/'stʌbl/

noun - short stalks that are left in the ground after crops have been harvested