countdown
countdown - odpočítávání
BrE
/'kaʊntˌdaʊn/
AmE
/'kaʊntˌdaʊn/

noun - counting backwards (esp. before something is supposed to happen - an explosion of a bomb, the launch of a rocket etc.)

 
pagan - pohanský
BrE
/'peɪgən/
AmE
/'peɪgən/

adjective - of a religion that worships many gods (esp. the kind of a religion that existed before Christianity, Islam, Buddhism etc.)

caterpillar
caterpillar - housenka
BrE
/'kætəpɪlə/
AmE
/'kæt̬ərpɪlər/

noun - a worm with short legs that exists as an early stage in the life of a butterfly or other insects

wheel
wheel - volant, kormidlo
BrE
/'wi:l/
AmE
/'wi:l/

noun - a round object that is turned in order to change the direction in which a car or ship are travelling

plant
plant - rostlina
BrE
/'plɑ:nt/
AmE
/'plænt/

noun - a living thing that grows in the earth, usually with green leaves etc., sometimes grown by people in their houses

advertisement
advertisement - reklama, inzerát
BrE
/əd'vɜ:tɪsmənt/
AmE
/ˌædvər'taɪzmənt/

noun - information in the newspapers or TV etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product, use a service etc.

knock down
knock down - porazit
BrE
/ˌnɒk'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k'daʊn/

verb - to hit somebody (by car etc.) in a way that makes the person fall down, and injures or kills him

 
jet lag - desynchronismus, nemoc časových pásem
BrE
/'dʒetlæg/
AmE
/'dʒetlæg/

noun - the state of feeling tired and uneasy because of a long flight to a place in a different time zone

jack
jack - zvedák, hever
BrE
/'dʒæk/
AmE
/'dʒæk/

noun - an apparatus that is used to lift up a car etc., e.g. if you want to mend the wheel etc.

cruise control
cruise control - tempomat
BrE
/'kru:z kənˌtrəʊl/
AmE
/'kru:z kənˌtroʊl/

noun - a feature in cars that helps drivers maintain a steady speed without having to keep their foot on the accelerator pedal

 
May Day - První máj
BrE
/'meɪˌdeɪ/
AmE
/'meɪˌdeɪ/

noun - a festival celebrated on May 1st marking the start of spring and in some countries also known as International Workers' Day

 
accessory - spoluviník
BrE
/ək'sesəri/
AmE
/ək'sesəri/

noun - a person who assists or aids another person in committing a crime, either before or after the crime has been committed

 
dengue fever - horečka dengue
BrE
/'deŋgiˌfi:və/
AmE
/'deŋgiˌfi:vər/

noun - an acute tropical disease caused by a virus which is typically transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes

 
dengue - dengue
BrE
/'deŋgi/
AmE
/'deŋgi/

noun - an acute tropical disease caused by a virus which is typically transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes

Iraq
Iraq - Irák
BrE
/ɪ'rɑ:k/
AmE
/ɪ'rɑ:k/

a country in Western Asia, located north of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria