name day - svátek, jmeniny
BrE
/'neɪm deɪ/
AmE
/'neɪm deɪ/

noun - a celebration of someone's name, held every year on a special day that is associated with the name

 
insistently - neodbytně, vytrvale
BrE
/ɪn'sɪstəntli/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪstəntli/

adverb - in a manner characterized by firmness, determination, or persistence, often to the point of being demanding or relentless.

happy ending
happy ending - šťastný konec
BrE
/ˌhæpi'endɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌhæpi'endɪŋ/

noun - the last part of a story, book or film when everything turns out well end everyone is happy

 
wildlife park - park s volně žijícími zvířaty
BrE
/'waɪldˌlaɪf pɑ:k/
AmE
/'waɪldˌlaɪf pɑ:k/

noun, British English - a large enclosed area where wild animals are kept, the area is designed to imitate their natural habitat

tap dancing
tap dancing - step (tanec)
BrE
/'tæpˌdɑ:nsɪŋ/
AmE
/'tæpˌdænsɪŋ/

noun - a kind of dancing where you wear special shoes that make sounds as you move around the floor

haberdashery
haberdashery - galanterie
BrE
/'hæbədæʃəri/
AmE
/'hæbərdæʃəri/

noun, British English - a shop where they sell things for making clothes or accessories, or the goods sold in such shops

 
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

meerkat
meerkat - surikata
BrE
/'mɪəkæt/
AmE
/'mɪrkæt/

noun - a small animal that stands up on its back legs, can be found in the deserts of Africa

cold frame
cold frame - pařeniště
BrE
/'kəʊld freɪm/
AmE
/'koʊld freɪm/

noun - a structure covered with foil, glass or plastic etc. that is used to protect plants from the cold

pointer
pointer - ukazovátko
BrE
/'pɔɪntə/
AmE
/'pɔɪnt̬ər/

noun - a thin wooden stick etc. that is used to show something on the blackboard, on a map etc.

real estate agent
real estate agent - realitní makléř, realitní agent
BrE
/'rɪəl ɪˌsteɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'ri:ələˌsteɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/

noun, American English - a person whose job is to arrange the buying, selling or renting of houses, apartments etc. for people

estate agent
estate agent - realitní makléř, realitní agent
BrE
/ɪ'steɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/
AmE
/ɪ'steɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/

noun, British English - a person whose job is to arrange the buying, selling or renting of houses, apartments etc. for people

 
alchemist - alchymista
BrE
/'ælkəmɪst/
AmE
/'ælkəmɪst/

noun - a kind of scientist (especially in the medieval times) whose job was to turn ordinary metal into gold

 
paddle - pálka (např. na stolní tenis)
BrE
/'pædl/
AmE
/'pædl/

noun, American English - a flat piece of wood covered in rubber that is used to hit the ball in table tennis

 
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