maternity leave
maternity leave - mateřská (dovolená)
BrE
/mə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/mə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of paid absence from work in the weeks before and after a woman gives birth

 
backwards compatibility - zpětná kompatibilita (např. u počítače)
BrE
/'bækwədz kəmˌpætə'bɪlɪti/
AmE
/'bækwərdz kəmˌpæt̬ə'bɪlət̬i/

noun - a property of a product that allows it to use data from earlier versions of the system

 
banter - dobírání, laškování, škádlení
BrE
/'bæntə/
AmE
/'bænt̬ər/

noun - the act making jokes about somebody in a friendly and funny way, friendly jokes about a person

 
Whoopi Goldberg - Whoopi Goldberg
BrE
/'wu:pi gəʊldbɜ:g/
AmE
/'wu:pi goʊldbɜ:rg/

noun - a famous American actress, known for example for her role in the movie Sister Act or Ghost

 
craft - plavidlo
BrE
/'krɑ:ft/
AmE
/'kræft/

noun - a vehicle for travelling through the air or on water, such as a boat or a spacecraft

 
training - trénink, výcvik, školení
BrE
/'treɪnɪŋ/
AmE
/'treɪnɪŋ/

noun - the process of learning new skills that would help you to do your job or activity better

trial and error
trial and error - (např. metoda) pokus-omyl, metoda pokusu a omylu
BrE
/ˌtraɪəl ənd 'erə/
AmE
/ˌtraɪəl ənd 'erər/

noun - a way of solving a problem by trying several different methods until you find the successful one

left luggage office
left luggage office - úschovna zavazadel
BrE
/ˌleft'lʌgɪdʒˌɒfɪs/
AmE
/ˌleft'lʌgɪdʒˌɑ:fɪs/

noun, British English - a place at the station, airport etc., where you can leave your luggage for a short time

fender-bender
fender-bender - malá nehoda (na silnici), drobná nehoda, nevážná nehoda
BrE
/'fendəˌbendə/
AmE
/'fendərˌbendər/

noun - a minor road accident where no one is seriously hurt and the cars are only slightly damaged

 
quinine - chinin
BrE
/kwɪ'ni:n/
AmE
/kwɪ'naɪn/

noun - a drug extracted from the bark of a South American tree which was used to treat malaria

lifeboat
lifeboat - záchranný člun
BrE
/'laɪfbəʊt/
AmE
/'laɪfboʊt/

noun - a small boat that is sent out to save people who are in danger in the water

 
variety meats - vnitřnosti (k vaření), droby
BrE
/və'raɪəti ˌmi:ts/
AmE
/və'raɪət̬i ˌmi:ts/

noun, American English - the organs of animals (livers, kidneys, hearts etc.), tails, feet etc. that some people cook and eat

offal
offal - vnitřnosti (k vaření), droby
BrE
/'ɒfl/
AmE
/'ɑ:fl/

noun - the organs of animals (livers, kidneys, hearts etc.), tails, feet etc. that some people cook and eat

 
detox - odvykací kůra, odvykačka
BrE
/'di:ˌtɒks/
AmE
/'di:ˌtɑ:ks/

noun - a period in which the body tries to get rid of poisons or addictions to chemicals etc.

 
stake - hranice (pro upalování), kůl (pro upalování)
BrE
/'steɪk/
AmE
/'steɪk/

noun - a pointed wooden post to which people were tied in the past before being burnt to death