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

 
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

plunger
plunger - zvon (na WC)
BrE
/'plʌndʒə/
AmE
/'plʌndʒər/

noun - a device consisting of a rubber cup on the end of a stick, used for clearing waste pipes

 
psychical - spiritistický
BrE
/'saɪkɪkl/
AmE
/'saɪkɪkl/

adjective - having strange supernatural powers such as the ability to read your mind, move objects without touching them etc.

 
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

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

 
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

 
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

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

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.

 
uh-oh - a sakra, a jéje
BrE
/'ʌˌəʊ/
AmE
/'ʌˌoʊ/

interjection - the sound we make when we realize we have done something wrong and there's going to be trouble

pike
pike - kopí
BrE
/'paɪk/
AmE
/'paɪk/

noun - a long pole with a sharp blade attached to its end, used as a weapon in the past

trebuchet
trebuchet - trebuchet (obléhací zbraň)
BrE
/'trebjʊʃeɪ/
AmE
/ˌtrebjʊ'ʃeɪ/

noun - a siege machine (used esp. in the Middle Ages) that could throw heavy objects and destroy walls etc.