guinea pig
guinea pig - morče
BrE
/'gɪniˌpɪg/
AmE
/'gɪniˌpɪg/

noun - a small animal often kept as a pet, it has no tail and is bigger than a hamster

 
Samhain - svátek Samhain
BrE
/'sɔ:wɪn/
AmE
/'sɔ:wɪn/

noun - an old Gaelic festival celebrating the end of summer, Halloween is said to have evolved from this holiday

spinach
spinach - špenát
BrE
/'spɪnɪtʃ/
AmE
/'spɪnɪtʃ/

noun - a plant with green leaves that are cooked eaten, it is said to contain a lot of iron

slug
slug - slimák
BrE
/'slʌg/
AmE
/'slʌg/

noun - a slow-moving creature with very soft body, it is similar to a snail but has no shell

 
rent - nájem (peníze)
BrE
/'rent/
AmE
/'rent/

noun - the money you pay for using something which is not yours (e.g. a house, flat, office, boat etc.)

racing
racing - závody
BrE
/'reɪsɪŋ/
AmE
/'reɪsɪŋ/

noun - a competition in which several competitors start at the same time and the winner is the fastest one

 
rock - rocková hudba
BrE
/'rɒk/
AmE
/'rɑ:k/

noun - a style of modern music with very strong beat, it is usually played on electric guitars, drums etc.

 
rock music - rocková hudba
BrE
/'rɒkˌmju:zɪk/
AmE
/'rɑ:kˌmju:zɪk/

noun - a style of modern music with very strong beat, it is usually played on electric guitars, drums etc.

 
DVD - DVD
BrE
/ˌdi:vi:'di:/
AmE
/ˌdi:vi:'di:/

noun - a kind of media that looks like a CD, it is used for films, music and storing data

dripping
dripping - kapající
BrE
/'drɪpɪŋ/
AmE
/'drɪpɪŋ/

adjective - (of a water tap etc.) not tightly closed or connected so that water is coming out in drops

 
put off - odradit, znechutit
BrE
/ˌpʊt'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to discourage; to persuade somebody to stop doing something because it is not a very good idea etc.

 
far-sighted - prozíravý, předvídavý
BrE
/ˌfɑ:'saɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:r'saɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - able to anticipate problems that may come in the future and do what is necessary to avoid them

flaw
flaw - nedostatek, nedokonalost, vada, kaz, závada, defekt
BrE
/'flɔ:/
AmE
/'flɑ:/

noun - a mistake in something because of which it cannot be used properly or it is not good enough

satellite
satellite - satelit, družice
BrE
/'sætəlaɪt/
AmE
/'sæt̬əlaɪt/

noun - a device that orbits the Earth and is used to forecast the weather, broadcast TV and radio etc.

harness
harness - postroj, popruhy
BrE
/'hɑ:nəs/
AmE
/'hɑ:rnəs/

noun - a piece of equipment that consists of leather straps, it is used for example to control a horse