case study - případová studie
BrE
/'keɪsˌstʌdi/
AmE
/'keɪsˌstʌdi/

noun - a detailed study of the development of a thing or a person, esp. to show general principles

cable car
cable car - lanovka, kabina lanovky
BrE
/'keɪblkɑ:/
AmE
/'keɪblkɑ:r/

noun - a vehicle transporting people through the air fastened to a cable, usually up and down a mountain

business card
business card - vizitka, navštívenka
BrE
/'bɪznɪs kɑ:d/
AmE
/'bɪznɪs kɑ:rd/

noun - a paper card with your name, the name of your company and phone numbers, website address etc.

ballpoint pen
ballpoint pen - propiska, kuličkové pero
BrE
/'bɔ:lpɔɪnt pen/
AmE
/'bɔ:lpɔɪnt pen/

noun - a kind of pen that has a small ball at the tip that rolls ink on paper

blues
blues - blues
BrE
/'blu:z/
AmE
/'blu:z/

noun - a kind of vocal and instrumental music that evolved in the USA from African spirituals and worksongs

seesaw
seesaw - houpačka
BrE
/'si:sɔ:/
AmE
/'si:sɔ:/

noun - a board on whose ends children can sit and when one goes down, the other goes up

scrape
scrape - škrabat, škrábat, oškrabat, drápat, drásat
BrE
/'skreɪp/
AmE
/'skreɪp/

verb - to rub with a hard object, esp. in a way that it leaves marks on the surface

pod
pod - zámotek, kokon
BrE
/'pɒd/
AmE
/'pɑ:d/

noun - a kind of container that holds the eggs of some insects, an artificial container that resembles this

 
play - divadelní hra, hra
BrE
/'pleɪ/
AmE
/'pleɪ/

noun - a story that you can see in a theater or hear on the radio, performed by actors

 
stilts - chůdy
BrE
/'stɪlts/
AmE
/'stɪlts/

noun - long wooden poles with places to put your feet, which are used for walking above the ground

 
send off - vyloučit (ze hry)
BrE
/ˌsend'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌsend'ɑ:f/

verb - not to allow a player to continue playing for some time because he has broken the rules

pantyhose
pantyhose - punčocháče, punčochové kalhoty (dámské)
BrE
/'pæntiˌhəʊz/
AmE
/'pænt̬iˌhoʊz/

noun, American English - a piece of women's clothing, it is thin and tight and covers the waist, legs and feet

 
musical - muzikál
BrE
/'mju:zɪkl/
AmE
/'mju:zɪkl/

noun - a theatre performance or a film where the actors sing rather than speak, it uses modern music

 
RSVP - potvrďte účast
BrE
/ˌɑ:resvi:'pi:/
AmE
/ˌɑ:resvi:'pi:/

phrase - an abbreviation used in invitations that tells people to confirm whether or not they accept the invitation

 
compromise - udělat kompromis
BrE
/'kɒmprəmaɪz/
AmE
/'kɑ:mprəmaɪz/

verb - to reach a mutual agreement after each side has given up some of the things they wanted