Christmas
Christmas - Vánoce
BrE
/'krɪsməs/
AmE
/'krɪsməs/

noun - a holiday that is celebrated on and around the 25th of December, when people give each other presents etc.

 
civics - občanská výchova, občanská nauka, občanka (školní předmět)
BrE
/'sɪvɪks/
AmE
/'sɪvɪks/

noun - a school subject in which you study about living in your country, about laws, rules, about the government etc.

coral reef
coral reef - korálový útes
BrE
/'kɒrəl ri:f/
AmE
/'kɑ:rəl ri:f/

noun - a line of corals below the surface of a sea, it is a home of many sea animals etc.

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

holiday
holiday - dovolená, prázdniny
BrE
/'hɒlɪdeɪ/
AmE
/'hɑ:lədeɪ/

noun - the period of time when you do not go to school or work and can travel and relax instead

interest
interest - úrok
BrE
/'ɪntrəst/
AmE
/'ɪntrəst/

noun - an amount that you earn when you keep money in a bank; the money you pay for a loan

iron
iron - železo
BrE
/'aɪən/
AmE
/'aɪərn/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 26) a hard strong metal used in industry, steel is made from it

 
switchboard - telefonní ústředna
BrE
/'swɪtʃˌbɔ:d/
AmE
/'swɪtʃˌbɔ:rd/

noun - a telephone central in a company etc. where callers can be put through to different parts of the company

 
machine-gun - zastřelit kulometem
BrE
/mə'ʃi:ŋˌgʌn/
AmE
/mə'ʃi:nˌgʌn/

verb - kill someone or to shoot at something using a gun that fires many bullets quickly one after the other

rescuer
rescuer - záchranář
BrE
/'reskju:ə/
AmE
/'reskju:ər/

noun - a person whose job it is to save people from harmful or dangerous situations (e.g. in the mountains etc.)

 
rig - našvindlovat, zmanipulovat
BrE
/'rɪg/
AmE
/'rɪg/

verb - to influence something (a competition, election, etc.) in a dishonest way to achieve the kind of result you want

reservation
reservation - rezervace, zamluvení
BrE
/rezə'veɪʃn/
AmE
/rezər'veɪʃn/

noun - the fact that you have booked seats in a theatre or a room in a hotel, etc. in advance

 
electricity - elektřina, elektrika
BrE
/ɪˌlek'trɪsəti/
AmE
/ɪˌlek'trɪsət̬i/

noun - the power that is produced by power plants, and that is needed to run modern machines, lamps, computers etc.

phone box
phone box - telefonní budka
BrE
/'fəʊnˌbɒks/
AmE
/'foʊnˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a large box standing in the street etc. which you can enter and where you can use a telephone

pupil
pupil - zornice, panenka (oční)
BrE
/'pju:pl/
AmE
/'pju:pl/

noun - a small opening in the middle of your eye, it looks black and it can get smaller or bigger