young
young - mladý
BrE
/'jʌŋ/
AmE
/'jʌŋ/

adjective - not old, not having lived very long

 
yuk - fuj
BrE
/'jʌk/
AmE
/'jʌk/

interjection - a word you say when you think something is disgusting or ugly

yellow
yellow - žlutá barva
BrE
/'jeləʊ/
AmE
/'jeloʊ/

noun - the colour of the sun, the centre of an egg, a banana etc.

 
XL - XL
BrE
/'eks'el/
AmE
/'eks'el/

adjective - an abbreviation that means 'extra large'

 
x-rays - rentgen
BrE
/'eksreɪz/
AmE
/'eksreɪz/

noun - beams of invisible light that can go through solid things, it is used e.g. in medicine to take pictures of broken bones etc.

xylophone
xylophone - xylofon
BrE
/'zaɪləfəʊn/
AmE
/'zaɪləfoʊn/

noun - a musical instrument consisting of a set or sets of flat metal bars that make a sound when they are hit with a small hammer

X-ray
X-ray - rentgen, rentgenové záření, rentgenový snímek
BrE
/'eksˌreɪ/
AmE
/'eksˌreɪ/

noun - invisible light that can go through solid things, it is used e.g. in medicine to take pictures of broken bones etc., a picture taken in this way

X-ray
X-ray - udělat rentgenový snímek, rentgenovat
BrE
/'eksreɪ/
AmE
/'eksreɪ/

verb - to take photograph by X-rays

 
WC - WC
BrE
/ˌdʌblju:'si:/
AmE

noun - (abbreviation) water closet, a toilet

 
wonder - úžas, údiv
BrE
/'wʌndə/
AmE
/'wʌndər/

noun - a feeling of great surprise or admiration

word
word - slovo, slovíčko
BrE
/'wɜ:d/
AmE
/'wɜ:rd/

noun - one of many parts of a sentence that carries a particular meaning

wheel-barrow
wheel-barrow - trakař, kolečko (trakař)
BrE
/'wi:lbærəʊ/
AmE
/'wi:lbæroʊ/

noun - a large open container with one wheel that you use to move things in

wheelbarrow
wheelbarrow - trakař, kolečko (trakař)
BrE
/'wi:lbærəʊ/
AmE
/'wi:lbæroʊ/

noun - a large open container with one wheel that you use to move things in

wireless
wireless - bezdrátový
BrE
/'waɪəles/
AmE
/'waɪəles/

adjective - not connected by a cable (about a radio, phone, the internet etc.)

 
William - Vilém
BrE
/'wɪljəm/
AmE
/'wɪljəm/

noun - a man's first name