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.

radar
radar - radar
BrE
/'reɪdɑ:/
AmE
/'reɪdɑ:r/

noun - a system that can find the position of objects by using radio waves, it is usually used for military purposes

 
display - displej
BrE
/dɪs'pleɪ/
AmE
/dɪs'pleɪ/

noun - the letters and numbers shown on a computer screen, or on a small screen on a piece of electronic equipment

 
dub - dabovat (film)
BrE
/'dʌb/
AmE
/'dʌb/

verb - to change the sound of a film so that it can be understood by people who speak a different language

pinch
pinch - špetka, troška
BrE
/'pɪntʃ/
AmE
/'pɪntʃ/

noun - a small amount of salt, sugar etc., the amount that can be picked up between your thumb and index finger

pear
pear - hruška
BrE
/'peə/
AmE
/'per/

noun - a kind of fruit, it is juicy and sweet, it is narrower at one end and wider at the other

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

grass
grass - tráva
BrE
/'grɑ:s/
AmE
/'græs/

noun - the green plants that grow everywhere in meadows, football fields, lawns etc., animals such as sheep or cows eat it

fossil
fossil - zkamenělina, fosílie
BrE
/'fɒsl/
AmE
/'fɑ:sl/

noun - a part of a living organism or the shape of its body preserved in rock for a very long time

print
print - tisk
BrE
/'prɪnt/
AmE
/'prɪnt/

noun - the act of making a book or magazine or of putting a text or graphics from a computer on paper

steering wheel
steering wheel - volant, kormidlo
BrE
/'stɪərɪŋwi:l/
AmE
/'stɪrɪŋwi:l/

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

superstitious
superstitious - pověrčivý
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'stɪʃəs/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'stɪʃəs/

adjective - believing that a certain ritual or activity etc. can bring you good or bad luck (e.g. crossing the fingers etc.)

string
string - struna
BrE
/'strɪŋ/
AmE
/'strɪŋ/

noun - one of the thin metal wires on a guitar, violin or in a piano etc. that produce sounds or music

 
stand aside - odstoupit, ustoupit, postavit se stranou
BrE
/ˌstænd ə'saɪd/
AmE
/ˌstænd ə'saɪd/

verb - to move a little to the right or left, especially to let someone pass or to let somebody do something

redecorate
redecorate - nově vymalovat, nově vytapetovat (byt apod.), renovovat vzhled (bytu apod.)
BrE
/ri:'dekəreɪt/
AmE
/ri:'dekəreɪt/

verb - to put (new) paint on the walls in a room/house, to hang (new) wallpaper in a room/house etc.