road
road - silnice, cesta
BrE
/'rəʊd/
AmE
/'roʊd/

noun - the surface specially made for cars and lorries etc. to travel on, it is usually black with white lines

love at first sight
love at first sight - láska na první pohled
BrE
/ˌlʌv ət ˌfɜ:st 'saɪt/
AmE
/ˌlʌv ət ˌfɜ:rst 'saɪt/

phrase - a personal experience of falling in love with someone as soon as you see them for the first time

poplar
poplar - topol
BrE
/'pɒplə/
AmE
/'pɑ:plər/

noun - a tall fast-growing tree, it is often grown in windbreaks (rows of trees providing shelter from the wind)

mortgage
mortgage - hypotéka
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rgɪdʒ/

noun - a way of loaning money (esp. for a house or an apartment), if the property is used as security

 
tin - cín
BrE
/'tɪn/
AmE
/'tɪn/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 50) a silvery white metal used in many different alloys, for example bronze

 
silicon - křemík
BrE
/'sɪlɪkən/
AmE
/'sɪlɪkən/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 14), a non-metallic element that is used for example in electronic circuits

 
calcium - vápník
BrE
/'kælsiəm/
AmE
/'kælsiəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 20) a white chemical element, it is important for our bones and teeth

 
cue card - karta s nápovědou, nápověda (napsaná na listu papíru)
BrE
/'kju:ˌkɑ:d/
AmE
/'kju:ˌkɑ:rd/

noun - a piece of paper with the words you were supposed to say (usually shown to actors on stage etc.)

 
bedsore - proleženina
BrE
/'bedsɔ:/
AmE
/'bedsɔ:r/

noun - a painful spot on the skin caused by prolonged pressure (such as lying in one position for too long)

 
sore - proleženina
BrE
/'sɔ:/
AmE
/'sɔ:r/

noun - a painful spot on the skin caused by prolonged pressure (such as lying in one position for too long)

 
security - ochranka
BrE
/sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/
AmE
/sɪ'kjʊərət̬i/

noun - a department or a group of people responsible for keeping safe the property of a company or an institution

 
oath - přísaha
BrE
/'əʊθ/
AmE
/'oʊθ/

noun - an official promise to do something, esp. at a court of law when you promise to tell the truth

zombie
zombie - umrlec
BrE
/'zɒmbi:/
AmE
/'zɑ:mbi/

noun - a character from horror films, a body that died but has left the grave and walks around at night

thong
thong - tanga
BrE
/'θɒŋ/
AmE
/'θɑ:n/

noun - a kind of underwear (knickers, briefs etc.) that only has a very narrow strip of cloth at the back

 
pensioner - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/'penʃənə/
AmE
/'penʃənər/

noun - a person who has reached a certain age, does not work anymore and gets money regularly from the government