deafness - hluchota
BrE
/'defnəs/
AmE
/'defnəs/

noun - a condition in which a person is unable to hear or has a significant loss of hearing ability, either partially or completely

 
Pritt Stick - lepicí tyčinka, lepidlo
BrE
/'prɪtstɪk/
AmE
/'prɪtstɪk/

noun - (trademark) a tube-shaped tool that helps spread a substance that is used to stick two pieces of something together (e.g. paper)

infomercial
infomercial - dlouhá televizní reklama, teleshopping, propagační film
BrE
/'ɪnfəmɜ:ʃl/
AmE
/'ɪnfəmɜ:rʃl/

noun, American English - an advertisement on television that is very long, gives a lot of details on a subject and seems like a normal programme

 
guidance counsellor - výchovný poradce
BrE
/'gaɪdnsˌkaʊnsələ/
AmE
/'gaɪdnsˌkaʊnsələr/

noun - a person whose job is to give students advice, support, and assistance in various aspects of their academic, personal, and career development

 
grotesque - zrůda
BrE
/grəʊ'tesk/
AmE
/groʊ'tesk/

noun - a person who is ugly in an unusual or strange way, often as a sculpture or in a picture or a book

brolly
brolly - deštník, deštníček
BrE
/'brɒli/
AmE
/'brɑ:li/

noun, British English, informal - an informal word for the thing that you hold above your head when it is raining in order not to get wet

 
middle name - charakteristický rys
BrE
/'mɪdlˌneɪm/
AmE
/'mɪdlˌneɪm/

noun - a characteristic or trait that is so closely associated with someone that it might as well be a part of their name

 
wise guy - chytrák, chytrolín (hanlivě)
BrE
/'waɪz gaɪ/
AmE
/'waɪz gaɪ/

noun, American English, informal - somebody who thinks they are very clever or know more than other people and shows it in a way that is annoying

parking ticket
parking ticket - pokuta za špatné parkování
BrE
/'pɑ:kɪŋ tɪkɪt/
AmE
/'pɑ:rkɪŋ tɪkɪt/

noun - an official note with instructions to pay a fine, it is put on your car when you have parked it somewhere illegally

 
traffic island - dopravní ostrůvek
BrE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/
AmE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/

noun - a raised area in the middle of a road, usually a strip, where people can wait until it is safe to cross

capsule
capsule - kabina (kosmická), modul
BrE
/'kæpsju:l/
AmE
/'kæpsl/

noun - the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and spend a lot of time, it is separated from the main rocket

oxygen
oxygen - kyslík
BrE
/'ɒksɪdʒən/
AmE
/'ɑ:ksɪdʒən/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 8) the gas in the atmosphere that is needed by living things in order to live

kite
kite - drak (papírový), papírový drak
BrE
/'kaɪt/
AmE
/'kaɪt/

noun - a children's toy made of paper covering a light frame, it is tied on a string and it flies in the wind

 
relic - relikvie
BrE
/'relɪk/
AmE
/'relɪk/

noun - an object of spiritual value especially if it is connected with a holy person (such as part of their body or clothes)

straw
straw - sláma
BrE
/'strɔ:/
AmE
/'strɔ:/

noun - dried parts of some plants, it is used as bedding for cows, and people sometimes make hats and other things from it