preserve
preserve - zavařenina
BrE
/prɪ'zɜ:v/
AmE
/prɪ'zɜ:rv/

noun - a food that is made by boiling fruit or vegetables with sugar, salt or vinegar

Christmas pudding
Christmas pudding - vánoční pudink, vánoční nákyp, anglický vánoční dezert
BrE
/ˌkrɪsməs 'pʊdɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌkrɪsməs 'pʊdɪŋ/

noun - a sweet dessert containing dried fruit and nuts that is eaten in Britain at Christmas

sedan
sedan - sedan (typ automobilu)
BrE
/sɪ'dæn/
AmE
/sɪ'dæn/

noun, American English - a car with a boot that is separated from the place where the people sit

saloon
saloon - sedan (typ automobilu)
BrE
/sə'lu:n/
AmE
/sə'lu:n/

noun, British English - a car with a boot that is separated from the place where the people sit

 
roux - jíška (zahušťovací prostředek při vaření)
BrE
/'ru:/
AmE
/'ru:/

noun - a mixture of flour and fat that is used to make sauces and soups thicker

Cellophane
Cellophane - celofán
BrE
/'seləˌfeɪn/
AmE
/'seləˌfeɪn/

noun - (trademark) a thin transparent material that is used for wrapping things, especially flowers and presents

caretaker
caretaker - údržbář, správce domu, školník
BrE
/'keəˌteɪkə/
AmE
/'kerˌteɪkər/

noun, British English - a person whose job is to maintain a building, fix things around the building etc.

 
pendant light - závěsné svítidlo
BrE
/ˌpendənt 'laɪt/
AmE
/ˌpendənt 'laɪt/

noun - a light fixture that is suspended from the ceiling, it usually holds one light bulb

sentinel
sentinel - stráž, strážný, hlídka
BrE
/'sentɪnl/
AmE
/'sentɪnl/

noun, literary - a soldier or guard whose job is to keep watch over a place or person

 
hard-boiled - vařený natvrdo (o vejcích)
BrE
/'hɑ:dbɔɪld/
AmE
/'hɑ:dbɔɪld/

adjective - (of an egg) cooked in its shell until the inside (yolk and white) is solid

incineration
incineration - spalování, spálení, zpopelnění, likvidace spálením
BrE
/ɪnˌsɪnə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌsɪnə'reɪʃn/

noun, formal - the process of burning something completely, especially waste material, until it is reduced to ashes

 
ex-president - bývalý prezident, ex-prezident, někdejší hlava státu
BrE
/ˌeks'prezɪdənt/
AmE
/ˌeks'prezɪdənt/

noun - a person who previously held the position of president but is no longer in office

 
ex-girlfriend - bývalá přítelkyně, ex-přítelkyně, bývalá partnerka
BrE
/ˌeks'gɜ:lfrend/
AmE
/ˌeks'gɜ:rlfrend/

noun - a woman who was previously in a romantic relationship with someone but is no longer

 
antisocial - asociální, protispolečenský, nespolečenský
BrE
/ˌænti'səʊʃl/
AmE
/ˌænt̬i'soʊʃl/

adjective - avoiding social interaction or behaving in a way that is harmful or disruptive to society

antibiotic
antibiotic - antibiotikum
BrE
/ˌæntibaɪ'ɒtɪk/
AmE
/ˌænt̬ibaɪ'ɑ:t̬ɪk/

noun - a kind of medicine that kills microorganisms and is used to treat bacterial infections etc.