insurance company - pojišťovna
BrE
/ɪn'ʃʊərənsˌkʌmpəni/
AmE
/ɪn'ʃʊrənsˌkʌmpəni/

noun - a company that people pay some money and if something bad happens to them or their property, it pays the cost etc.

gloves
gloves - rukavice
BrE
/'glʌvz/
AmE
/'glʌvz/

noun - pieces of clothing that cover the hands and each finger separately, people usually wear them in winter to keep their hands warm

brolly
brolly - deštník, deštníček
BrE
/'brɒli/
AmE
/'brɑ:li/

noun, British English, informal - an informal word for the thing that you hold above your head when it is raining in order not to get wet

 
bedpan - ložní mísa, mísa (ložní)
BrE
/'bedˌpæn/
AmE
/'bedˌpæn/

noun - a kind of bowl that people use instead of a toilet when they can't leave the bed (if they are sick etc.)

 
palm reader - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky
BrE
/'pɑ:mˌri:də/
AmE
/'pɑ:mˌri:dər/

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future

 
palmist - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky
BrE
/'pɑ:mɪst/
AmE
/'pɑ:mɪst/

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future

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

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

 
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

 
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

trick or treat
trick or treat - halloweenská koleda, halloweenské koledování
BrE
/ˌtrɪk ɔ:'tri:t/
AmE
/ˌtrɪkə'tri:t/

phrase - a phrase children use when they go from house to house in costumes asking for candy on Halloween, the custom of doing this

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

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)