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.

 
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.

 
holidays - prázdniny
BrE
/'hɒlɪdeɪz/
AmE
/'hɑ:lɪdeɪz/

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

horseshoe
horseshoe - podkova, koňská podkova
BrE
/'hɔ:sʃu:/
AmE
/'hɔ:rsʃu:/

noun - a piece of metal that is fastened to a hoof of a horse, it looks like the letter 'U'

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

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.

hairslide
hairslide - sponka do vlasů
BrE
/'heəslaɪd/
AmE
/'heərslaɪd/

noun, British English - a small, flat object used to hold hair in place, usually decorative and worn by sliding it into the hair

 
godliness - zbožnost, bohabojnost, bohulibost
BrE
/'gɒdlinəs/
AmE
/'gɑ:dlinəs/

noun, dated - the quality of being devoutly religious or morally good; reverence for God and a life lived according to spiritual principles

driftwood
driftwood - naplavené dřevo
BrE
/'drɪftwʊd/
AmE
/'drɪftwʊd/

noun - pieces of wood that have been carried by water and washed onto the shore, especially on a beach or riverbank

 
remand - vazba, vyšetřovací vazba, uvalení vazby, ponechání ve vazbě
BrE
/rɪ'mɑ:nd/
AmE
/rɪ'mænd/

noun, British English, technical - the act of sending a person who is accused of a crime back into custody while waiting for their trial

spark plug
spark plug - zapalovací svíčka (motoru)
BrE
/'spɑ:kˌplʌg/
AmE
/'spɑ:rkˌplʌg/

noun - a device in an internal combustion engine that produces an electric spark to ignite the mixture of air and fuel

snorkel
snorkel - šnorchlovat, potápět se se šnorchlem
BrE
/'snɔ:kl/
AmE
/'snɔ:rkl/

verb - to swim while breathing through a snorkel (a tube that allows you to breathe with your face under the water)

callipers
callipers - posuvné měřítko, průměrka
BrE
/'kæləpəz/
AmE
/'kæləpərz/

noun, technical - a tool made of two metal parts that is used for measuring the width, distance or diameter of various objects

 
gland - žláza
BrE
/'glænd/
AmE
/'glænd/

noun - a specialized organ or group of cells in the body that produces and releases substances like hormones, enzymes, or fluids

bargain hunter
bargain hunter - lovec slev
BrE
/'bɑ:gɪnˌhʌntə/
AmE
/'bɑ:rgɪnˌhʌntər/

noun - a person who looks for and buys things at a reduced price, or someone who searches for the best deals