sweet chestnut
sweet chestnut - kaštan jedlý, kaštanovník jedlý, kaštanovník setý
BrE
/ˌswi:t'tʃesnʌt/
AmE
/ˌswi:t'tʃesnʌt/

noun - a large tree with white and pink flowers that produces edible nuts that grow inside cases; or the nut of such a tree

 
antiquity - historická památka, historický předmět
BrE
/æn'tɪkwəti/
AmE
/æn'tɪkwət̬i/

noun - an object such as a building, statue, etc. that was created a very long time ago and has survived to the present day

baton
baton - hůlka, hůlka mažoretky, mažoretková hůlka
BrE
/'bætn/
AmE
/bə'tɑ:n/

noun - a long stick that is held, spun and thrown in the air by a majorette or someone marching in front of a band

upright piano
upright piano - pianino
BrE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænəʊ/
AmE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænoʊ/

noun - a large musical instrument that is played by pressing black and white keys, the strings are in arranged vertically in a wooden case

tabloid
tabloid - bulvární (noviny)
BrE
/'tæblɔɪd/
AmE
/'tæblɔɪd/

adjective - relating to a popular kind of newspaper that is printed on smaller sheets of paper, the news in it is not very serious

chopstick
chopstick - hůlka (na jídlo), jídelní hůlka
BrE
/'tʃɒpstɪk/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:pstɪk/

noun - on of the two long thin sticks that are used in China, Japan etc. to eat with (instead of a knife and fork)

fennel
fennel - fenykl
BrE
/'fenl/
AmE
/'fenl/

noun - a plant with a rounded base, can be eaten as a vegetable or the leaves can be used as a herb in cooking

 
stand - kiosek, stánek
BrE
/'stænd/
AmE
/'stænd/

noun - a stall or a small shop at which people can buy things or get information, especially in the street or at a market

 
chain store - řetězový obchod, filiálka
BrE
/'tʃeɪn stɔ:/
AmE
/'tʃeɪn stɔ:r/

noun - a shop that is one of a series of shops that belong to a single company, these shops usually sell the same products

vote
vote - hlas (ve volbě)
BrE
/'vəʊt/
AmE
/'voʊt/

noun - the choice you make in an election or a similar situation when people decide something by raising hands etc. for or against something

 
petroleum - ropa
BrE
/pə'trəʊliəm/
AmE
/pə'troʊliəm/

noun - a thick dark oil that is used for making many kinds of fuel (e.g. petrol, diesel etc.), it comes from under the ground

 
Pictionary - hra pictionary
BrE
/'pɪktʃənəri/
AmE
/'pɪktʃəneri/

noun - a game in which a player has to draw pictures representing given words and their team has to guess what the words are

 
upper-class - patřící k vyšší vrstvě (společenské), patřící k vyšší třídě (společenské)
BrE
/'ʌpəˌklɑ:s/
AmE
/'ʌpərˌklæs/

adjective - belonging to or connected with the social class that includes very rich people or people with a higher social status than everyone else

piano
piano - piano, pianino
BrE
/pi'ænəʊ/
AmE
/pi'ænoʊ/

noun - a large musical instrument that is played by pressing black and white keys, the strings are in arranged vertically in a wooden case

 
oil - ropa
BrE
/'ɔɪl/
AmE
/'ɔɪl/

noun - a thick dark liquid that is used for making many kinds of fuel (e.g. petrol, diesel etc.), it comes from under the ground