traffic light
traffic light - světlo na semaforu
BrE
/'træfɪk laɪt/
AmE
/'træfɪk laɪt/

noun - one of the three lights - red, yellow or green - that tell you whether you have to stop your car or whether you can go

demonstrate
demonstrate - účastnit se demonstrace, demonstrovat
BrE
/'demənstreɪt/
AmE
/'demənstreɪt/

verb - to take part in an event in which a large group of people march through the street to show their unhappiness about something etc.

chess
chess - šachy
BrE
/'tʃes/
AmE
/'tʃes/

noun - a game for two people played on a black and white board, each player has 16 playing pieces and must capture the opponent's king

cough
cough - kašel
BrE
/'kɒf/
AmE
/'kɑ:f/

noun - the act of pushing air out of your throat suddenly, with a rough noise, usually as a result of a cold or another illness

hitch-hike
hitch-hike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem
BrE
/'hɪtʃˌhaɪk/
AmE

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner

hitchhike
hitchhike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem
BrE
/'hɪtʃhaɪk/
AmE
/'hɪtʃhaɪk/

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner

balcony
balcony - balkón
BrE
/'bælkəni/
AmE
/'bælkəni/

noun - a platform built on the upstairs outer wall of a house with a rail around it, you can get there from an upstairs room

 
clipboard - schránka (ve windows)
BrE
/'klɪpbɔ:d/
AmE
/'klɪpbɔ:rd/

noun - a place in the memory of a computer where something (a piece of text, a file etc.) can be stored for a short time

glove
glove - rukavice (j.č.)
BrE
/'glʌv/
AmE
/'glʌv/

noun - one of the two pieces of clothing that cover your hands when it is cold or when you want to protect them from something

 
Buddhism - budhizmus
BrE
/'bʊdɪzm/
AmE
/'bʊdɪzm/

noun - an eastern religion that follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, a philosophy in which people try to purify their mind, avoid all evil etc.

 
libel - urážka na cti, písemná urážka
BrE
/'laɪbl/
AmE
/'laɪbl/

noun - a piece of false information about somebody published in a newspaper etc., esp. that causes others to have a bad opinion of the person

rubber
rubber - kondom, prezervativ
BrE
/'rʌbə/
AmE
/'rʌbər/

noun, American English - a condom, a thin rubber covering that a man wears on his penis during sex to prevent pregnancy or the spread of a disease

disabled
disabled - postižený
BrE
/dɪ'seɪbld/
AmE
/dɪ'seɪbld/

adjective - not having some physical or mental abilities that people normally have; not able to use a part of the body properly (e.g. legs etc.)

 
vassal - vazal, poddaný
BrE
/'væsl/
AmE

noun - (in feudalism) a person who holds a piece of land and is under the protection of a lord to whom they have sworn loyalty

 
irony - ironie
BrE
/'aɪrəni/
AmE
/'aɪrəni/

noun - a way of speaking in a way that the words that are said have a different meaning, it is often used to insult people