rivet
rivet - nýt
BrE
/'rɪvɪt/
AmE
/'rɪvɪt/

noun, technical - a short metal pin that is used to fasten two or more pieces together (e.g. metal, leather)

 
C - cé, céčko (známka)
BrE
/'si:/
AmE
/'si:/

noun - a mark for an exam or a piece of work that shows that your work is average

 
dictatorship - diktatura, diktátorství
BrE
/dɪk'teɪtəʃɪp/
AmE
/dɪk'teɪt̬ərʃɪp/

noun - a kind of government in which the ruler has absolute power and is not restrained by law

 
renovated - renovovaný
BrE
/'renəveɪtɪd/
AmE
/'renəveɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - restored to its former state, rebuilt so that is as good as it was or even better

 
punching bag - boxovací pytel
BrE
/'pʌntʃɪŋˌbæg/
AmE
/'pʌntʃɪŋˌbæg/

noun, American English - a stuffed or inflated bag that is used to train boxing or help people vent their anger

 
soulmate - spřízněná duše
BrE
/'səʊlˌmeɪt/
AmE
/'soʊlˌmeɪt/

noun - a person who is very close to you, who understands you perfectly and whom you understand perfectly

coltsfoot
coltsfoot - podběl
BrE
/'kəʊltsfʊt/
AmE
/'koʊltsfʊt/

noun - a plant with yellow flowers that appears in early spring, it is used to make cough medicine

 
headlong - po hlavě, hlavou napřed, střemhlav
BrE
/'hedlɒŋ/
AmE
/'hedlɔ:ŋ/

adverb - jumping or falling in a way that the head is lower than the rest of the body

gurney
gurney - nemocniční lehátko na kolečkách, vozík (jako lehátko v nemocnici)
BrE
/'gɜ:ni/
AmE
/'gɜ:rni/

noun, American English - a kind of bed with wheels that is used in hospitals to move sick or injured people

 
theocracy - teokracie
BrE
/θi'ɒkrəsi/
AmE
/θi'ɑ:krəsi/

noun - a political system in which God (or people believed to be guided by God) is in charge

 
division - dělení (mat.)
BrE
/dɪ'vɪʒən/
AmE
/dɪ'vɪʒən/

noun - an arithmetic operation in which you find out how many times a number is in another number

 
personnel - personální (oddělení)
BrE
/ˌpɜ:sə'nel/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:rsə'nel/

noun - the part of a company that looks after its employees and is responsible for hiring new employees

paramedic
paramedic - paramedik, záchranář, zdravotník
BrE
/ˌpærə'medɪk/
AmE
/ˌpærə'medɪk/

noun - a not fully qualified doctor whose job is to give people urgent medical care in an emergency

fixture
fixture - příslušenství bytu, pevné vybavení
BrE
/'fɪkstʃə/
AmE
/'fɪkstʃər/

noun - a piece of furniture or equipment that is permanently fixed in a house, such as a bath

mincemeat
mincemeat - sladká směs sušeného ovoce a oříšků (uvnitř vánočního pečiva)
BrE
/'mɪnsmi:t/
AmE
/'mɪnsmi:t/

noun, British English - a sweet mixture of small pieces dried fruits, nuts and spices that is put inside Christmas pies