lay-by
lay-by - odpočívadlo, odstavné místo u silnice, parkoviště při krajnici
BrE
/'leɪbaɪ/
AmE
/'leɪbaɪ/

noun, British English - a short, widened area at the side of a road where vehicles can stop for a short time, but which is not a service station

train
train - vlak
BrE
/'treɪn/
AmE
/'treɪn/

noun - a big vehicle that uses railway tracks, it usually has a locomotive in the front and a few carriages, it can carry passengers or goods

 
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.

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.

tender
tender - přístavní člun, zásobovací loď, průvodní plavidlo, výsadkový člun
BrE
/'tendə/
AmE
/'tendər/

noun, formal - a small boat used to transport people or supplies between a larger vessel (such as a cruise ship or yacht) and the shore or another vessel

 
rivet - nýtovat, přinýtovat
BrE
/'rɪvɪt/
AmE
/'rɪvɪt/

verb, technical - to join or fasten two or more materials together using a metal pin or bolt that is deformed at the end to create a permanent connection

 
fitting - vybavení, příslušenství (domu, bytu)
BrE
/'fɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'fɪtɪŋ/

noun, British English - items in a house or flat such a fridge, cooker, lights that are immobile but can be taken away when you sell the house or flat

 
arm-wrestling - páka, přetlačování v páce, přetlačování paží
BrE
/'ɑ:mˌreslɪŋ/
AmE
/'ɑ:rmˌreslɪŋ/

noun - a competition where two opponents measure who is stronger by sitting down with one elbow on a table, forcing each other's arm down onto the table

 
enviously - závistivě, nepřejícně
BrE
/'enviəsli/
AmE
/'enviəsli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you want to be in the same situation as someone else or you wish you had what another person has

 
live - živý, naživo (např. hudba), vysílaný v přímém přenosu
BrE
/'laɪv/
AmE
/'laɪv/

adjective - (of a broadcast) seen or heard on TV or radio as it really happens, (of music) performed by real musicians at the time (not pre-recorded)

voter
voter - volič
BrE
/'vəʊtə/
AmE
/'voʊt̬ər/

noun - a person who has the right to express their opinion in a formal situation in which a candidate has to be chosen for a post etc.

tennis
tennis - tenis
BrE
/'tenɪs/
AmE
/'tenɪs/

noun - a game where two or four players play with rackets and a small ball, it is played on a court with a net in the middle

drum
drum - buben, bubínek
BrE
/'drʌm/
AmE
/'drʌm/

noun - a musical instrument which is used to keep the rhythm and beat in music, you hit it with wooden stick or sticks to make it play

grasshopper
grasshopper - luční koník, kobylka, saranče
BrE
/'grɑ:shɒpə/
AmE
/'græshɑ:pər/

noun - an insect that lives in the grass, jumps very high and far and makes a sharp sound by rubbing its legs together, it is usually green

iron
iron - žehlička
BrE
/'aɪən/
AmE
/'aɪərn/

noun - an instrument that you hold in the hand and you use its hot flat bottom to make clothes flat and smooth after you have washed them