mock - nanečisto, jen jako
BrE
/'mɒk/
AmE
/'mɑ:k/

adjective - looking like the real thing while it is only an imitation (usually something that is done for practice, such as an exam, a test etc.)

tabloid
tabloid - plátek (noviny), bulvár (noviny), bulvární plátek
BrE
/'tæblɔɪd/
AmE
/'tæblɔɪd/

noun - a popular kind of newspaper that is printed on smaller sheets of paper, usually in color, the news in it is not usually very serious

 
trailer - upoutávka na film, ukázky z filmu (reklamní)
BrE
/'treɪlə/
AmE
/'treɪlər/

noun - a kind of advertisement for a film that is made up of short parts of the film put together in an exciting and teasing way

bolt
bolt - závora, zástrčka, západka
BrE
/'bəʊlt/
AmE
/'boʊlt/

noun - a piece of metal that you can slide on the inside of your door in order to fasten it and protect it from being opened

doormat
doormat - rohož, rohožka
BrE
/'dɔ:mæt/
AmE
/'dɔ:rmæt/

noun - a thing that you usually put on the floor in front of your door, people can clean their shoes on it before they go in

signpost
signpost - dopravní značka, rozcestník, ukazatel
BrE
/'saɪnpəʊst/
AmE
/'saɪnpoʊst/

noun - a sign placed on the side of a road that gives drivers information about distances, directions etc.; a sign with such information for hikers etc.

lion
lion - lev
BrE
/'laɪən/
AmE
/'laɪən/

noun - a large animal from Africa or Asia, it looks like a big cat and eats other animals, people say it is the King of animals

jury
jury - porota (u soudu)
BrE
/'dʒəri/
AmE
/'dʒəri/

noun - a group of people (chosen from the public) in a court who help to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or not

reptile
reptile - plaz
BrE
/'reptaɪl/
AmE
/'reptaɪl/

noun - one of the group of cold-blooded animals which come out of eggs and whose body is covered with scales (e.g. a crocodile, snake, etc.)

 
nickel - nikl
BrE
/'nɪkl/
AmE
/'nɪkl/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 28) a silvery-white metal similar to iron, it is used in many different alloys and in galvanizing iron

 
chlorine - chlor
BrE
/'klɔ:ri:n/
AmE
/'klɔ:ri:n/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 17), a toxic yellow gas, it is used e.g. to purify water, as a disinfectant in swimming pools etc.

 
ending - koncovka
BrE
/'endɪŋ/
AmE
/'endɪŋ/

noun - a group of letters added to the end of a word in order to create a different form (such as plural -s, past -ed etc,)

saloon
saloon - saloon, výčep, hospoda
BrE
/sə'lu:n/
AmE
/sə'lu:n/

noun - a kind of bar in the American Old West where cowboys etc. could have a drink or a light meal, it also offered entertainment etc.

au-pair
au-pair - pečovatel(ka) o děti, chůva
BrE
/ˌəʊ'peə/
AmE
/ˌoʊ'peər/

noun - a person, usually a woman, from a foreign country who lives with a family and takes care of the children and receives a small wage

on
on - na
BrE
/'ɒn/
AmE
/'ɑ:n/

preposition - a preposition that expresses that something is in contact with the surface of something, attached to something, in contact with something, lying on something etc.