rewording - přeformulování, vyjádření jinými slovy
BrE
/ˌri:'wɜ:dɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌri:'wɜ:rdɪŋ/

noun - the act of writing or saying something again in different words in order to make it easily understood

 
Cupid - Amor, Amorek
BrE
/'kju:pɪd/
AmE
/'kju:pɪd/

noun - the god of erotic love, desire and affection, often portrayed as an angel with a bow and arrow

semaphore
semaphore - signalizace praporky, signalizace pažemi, semafor (abeceda)
BrE
/'seməfɔ:/
AmE
/'seməfɔ:r/

noun - a signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a particular pattern

needle
needle - jehla, injekční jehla
BrE
/'ni:dl/
AmE
/'ni:dl/

noun - a very thin, hollow piece of metal used to put medicine into the body, to take blood etc.

 
webbed - s plovacími blánami
BrE
/'webd/
AmE
/'webd/

adjective - having skin between the fingers that makes it easier for some animals to swim (e.g. ducks, frogs etc.)

projector
projector - projektor, promítačka
BrE
/prə'dʒektə/
AmE
/prə'dʒektər/

noun - an appliance used to display pictures or films, for example, on a white screen or on the wall

 
Valentine's Day - Den svatého Valentýna
BrE
/'væləntaɪnz ˌdeɪ/
AmE
/'væləntaɪnz ˌdeɪ/

noun - the day of 14th February on which those who are in love and love in general are celebrated

 
carjacking - únos auta, násilné odcizení auta
BrE
/'kɑ:ˌjʒækɪŋ/
AmE
/'kɑ:rˌjʒækɪŋ/

noun - the use of violence or threats to make a driver give you their car or take you somewhere

 
vomiting - zvracení
BrE
/'vɒmɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'vɑ:mɪt̬ɪŋ/

noun - the act of letting food come out of your stomach through your mouth, esp. when you feel sick

 
X-Files - Akta X
BrE
/'eksfaɪlz/
AmE
/'eksfaɪlz/

noun - a popular TV show in the 1990s about FBI agents Mulder and Scully investigating strange and supernatural cases

 
crackhead - feťák
BrE
/'krækˌhed/
AmE
/'krækˌhed/

noun, informal - a slang word for somebody who takes drugs (crack) or acts as if under the influence of drugs

tool shed
tool shed - kůlna
BrE
/'tu:lˌʃed/
AmE
/'tu:lˌʃed/

noun - a small wooden building (usually in the garden) where people usually put different things such as tools etc.

 
launch - spuštění (na vodu), vypuštění (družice)
BrE
/'lɔ:ntʃ/
AmE
/'lɔ:ntʃ/

noun - the act of setting something on water (a boat etc.) or sending something into space (shuttle, sattelite etc.)

appraisal
appraisal - posouzení, zhodnocení, ohodnocení, ocenění
BrE
/ə'preɪzl/
AmE
/ə'preɪzl/

noun - the act of examining someone or something carefully in order to say how good or valuable they are

totem pole
totem pole - totem
BrE
/'təʊtəmˌpəʊl/
AmE
/'toʊt̬əmˌpoʊl/

noun - a wooden pole with carved images and symbols, usually build in the center of a Native-American village