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

 
Samhain - svátek Samhain
BrE
/'sɔ:wɪn/
AmE
/'sɔ:wɪn/

noun - an old Gaelic festival celebrating the end of summer, Halloween is said to have evolved from this holiday

 
veto - vetovat
BrE
/'vi:təʊ/
AmE
/'vi:t̬oʊ/

verb - to refuse to accept a new act etc. when it has been approved of by the parliament etc.

 
mace - palcát
BrE
/'meɪs/
AmE
/'meɪs/

noun - a stick with a heavy head with sharp spikes on it, used in the past as a weapon

postcode
postcode - poštovní směrovací číslo
BrE
/'pəʊstˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'poʊstˌkoʊd/

noun, British English - a code made up of numbers and/or letters that identifies the place where a letter is sent

 
adulteration - pančování (např. nápoje), ředění, šizení
BrE
/əˌdʌltə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/əˌdʌltə'reɪʃn/

noun - the act of mixing something (esp. food and drink) with a different substance to make it less pure

 
tolerance - tolerance, snášenlivost
BrE
/'tɒlərəns/
AmE
/'tɑ:lərəns/

noun - the ability to respect other people and their opinions etc. especially if they are different from your own

preface
preface - předmluva
BrE
/'prefəs/
AmE
/'prefəs/

noun - a short piece of writing (usually written by a different person) placed before the beginning of a book

 
obsession - posedlost
BrE
/əb'seʃn/
AmE
/əb'seʃn/

noun - the state of being interested in something too much, in a way that is not normal or healthy

 
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.)

cod
cod - treska
BrE
/'kɒd/
AmE
/'kɑ:d/

noun - a fish that lives in the Atlantic Ocean and is used for food (esp. its meat and liver)

chair
chair - židle
BrE
/'tʃeə/
AmE
/'tʃer/

noun - a piece of furniture with four legs, that you usually sit on when you are at the table

shackles
shackles - okovy, pouta, řetězy
BrE
/'ʃæklz/
AmE
/'ʃæklz/

noun - the two metal pieces connected with a chain that are used to tie a prisoner's wrists or ankles