mailbox
mailbox - poštovní schránka
BrE
/'meɪlbɒks/
AmE
/'meɪlbɑ:ks/

noun - a box with a hole for letters

letter box
letter box - poštovní schránka, schránka na dopisy
BrE
/'letəbɒks/
AmE
/'let̬ərbɑ:ks/

noun, British English - a box with a hole for letters

vapour
vapour - lehká mlha, vodní opar, vodní aerosol, pára, výpary
BrE
/'veɪpə/
AmE
/'veɪpər/

noun - very small drops of a liquid floating in the air

 
see off - jít (někoho) vyprovodit
BrE
/ˌsi:'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌsi:'ɑ:f/

verb - to go to the station or airport with someone in order to say goodbye to them

can opener
can opener - otvírák na konzervy
BrE
/'kænˌəʊpənə/
AmE
/'kænˌoʊpənər/

noun, American English - a tool that you use to open cans

 
spelling bee - soutěž v hláskování
BrE
/ˌspelɪŋ'bi:/
AmE
/ˌspelɪŋ'bi:/

noun - a competition in which children spell words

 
whisk - rychle vzít, rychle dovést
BrE
/'wɪsk/
AmE
/'wɪsk/

verb - to move something somewhere quickly

whisk
whisk - šlehat, našlehat (vidličkou, metlou)
BrE
/'wɪsk/
AmE
/'wɪsk/

verb - to stir well using a fork or a special utensil

 
adorable - roztomilý
BrE
/ə'dɔ:rəbl/
AmE
/ə'dɔ:rəbl/

adjective - cute and lovely

divine
divine - božský
BrE
/dɪ'vaɪn/
AmE
/dɪ'vaɪn/

adjective - connected with God or gods, coming from God or gods, of god-like nature

 
police department - policie
BrE
/pə'li:sdɪˌpɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/pə'li:sdɪˌpɑ:rtmənt/

noun - the law-enforcement organization responsible for a particular city or a particular area

police department
police department - policejní stanice
BrE
/pə'li:sdɪˌpɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/pə'li:sdɪˌpɑ:rtmənt/

noun - a building where the police work, where you can find help, where criminals are brought etc.

plasterboard
plasterboard - sádrokarton
BrE
/'plɑ:stəbɔ:d/
AmE
/'plæstərbɔ:rd/

noun, British English - a kind of material used to build interior walls and ceilings, it is made of plaster and paper

 
golden chain - zlatý déšť
BrE
/ˌgəʊldn'tʃeɪn/
AmE
/ˌgoʊldn'tʃeɪn/

noun - the ornamental hanging yellow flowers of a laburnum tree or shrub

laburnum
laburnum - štědřenec (zlatý déšť)
BrE
/lə'bɜ:nəm/
AmE
/lə'bɜ:rnəm/

noun - an ornamental tree or shrub, it has bright yellow flowers in spring (also known as 'golden chain') and its seeds are poisonous