arsenic - arzen
BrE
/'ɑ:snɪk/
AmE
/'ɑ:rsnɪk/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 33) a very poisonous semimetal that is sometimes used in insecticides and in some alloys

beacon
beacon - světelné znamení, maják, světelný signál
BrE
/'bi:kən/
AmE
/'bi:kən/

noun - a kind of light that can be seen from a distance and that is used to guide planes or ships etc.

 
woozy - mající závrať, pociťující motání hlavy
BrE
/'wu:zi/
AmE
/'wu:zi/

adjective - feeling as if the world is turning around you and that you might fall, usually because you are weak, sick etc.

fortuneteller
fortuneteller - věštec, věštkyně
BrE
/'fɔ:tʃu:nˌtelə/
AmE
/'fɔ:rtʃu:nˌtelər/

noun - a person who can see what happens in the future and whose job is telling people what will happen to them

 
fortune-teller - věštec, věštkyně
BrE
/'fɔ:tʃu:nˌtelə/
AmE
/'fɔ:rtʃu:nˌtelər/

noun - a person who can see what happens in the future and whose job is telling people what will happen to them

inflatable
inflatable - nafukovací
BrE
/ɪn'fleɪtəbl/
AmE
/ɪn'fleɪt̬əbl/

adjective - necessary to be filled up with air before it is used (e.g. a tire, a mattress, a ball, a boat etc.)

 
count down - odpočítávat
BrE
/ˌkaʊnt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌkaʊnt'daʊn/

verb - to count backwards (esp. before something is supposed to happen - an explosion of a bomb, the launch of a rocket etc.)

 
knocker - klepadlo
BrE
/'nɒkə/
AmE
/'nɑ:kər/

noun - a device that is used to hit the door lightly to let the people inside know you are at the door

break-down
break-down - porucha (stroje)
BrE
/'breɪkdaʊn/
AmE
/'breɪkdaʊn/

noun - a failure of a machine (e.g. a car etc.), a time when a machine stops working or is not working properly

practical joke
practical joke - kanadský žertík
BrE
/ˌpræktɪkl'dʒəʊk/
AmE
/ˌpræktɪkl'dʒoʊk/

noun - a trick that is played on someone to make them look stupid or shock them them so that other people laugh

 
ghostwriter - skutečný autor (píšící pro někoho jiného)
BrE
/'gəʊstraɪtə/
AmE
/'gəʊstraɪtər/

noun - a person who writes a book or an article for another person, under whose name it is going to be published

 
throttle - plyn, regulátor pohonu
BrE
/'θrɒtl/
AmE
/'θrɑ:tl/

noun - a device that allows more or less fuel to go into an engine and is used to change the vehicle's speed

leakage
leakage - únik, unikání
BrE
/'li:kɪdʒ/
AmE
/'li:kɪdʒ/

noun - the act of leaking, when an amount of liquid or gas is escaping from something by a hole or other fault

 
straight edge - pravítko
BrE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/
AmE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

 
straightedge - pravítko
BrE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/
AmE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight