receptionist
receptionist - recepční
BrE
/rɪ'sepʃənɪst/
AmE
/rɪ'sepʃənɪst/

noun - a person who works in a hotel, and their job is to check in and check out guests, give them keys etc.

hay
hay - seno, sláma
BrE
/'heɪ/
AmE
/'heɪ/

noun - dried up grass or the stems of other plants, it is usually used by farm animals to sleep on or to eat

suspension
suspension - tlumiče, tlumení, odpružení, pérování
BrE
/sə'spenʃən/
AmE
/sə'spenʃən/

noun, technical - equipment connected to the wheels of a car etc. that reduces the shocks when the car is going along an uneven road

 
meltdown - zhroucení se (emocionální), výbuch (emocionální)
BrE
/'meltˌdaʊn/
AmE
/'meltˌdaʊn/

noun, informal - a situation when a person is overwhelmed with problems and cracks up completely because they don't know how to deal with them

New York
New York - New York
BrE
/ˌnju:'jɔ:k/
AmE
/ˌnu:'jɔ:rk/

noun - the second most populous state in the USA, its located on the east coast of the US and its capital is Albany

deity
deity - božstvo, bůh
BrE
/'deɪəti/
AmE
/'deɪət̬i/

noun - a god, a supernatural being who is worshipped by people as the ruler of the world (or a part of the world)

 
platinum - platina
BrE
/'plætɪnəm/
AmE
/'plæt̬ɪnəm/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 78) a heavy precious metal used in jewellery, electric contacts etc., it is resistant to corrosion

 
manganese - mangan
BrE
/'mæŋgəni:z/
AmE
/'mæŋgəni:z/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 25) a hard metal similar to iron, it is used in making steel and other alloys

 
comparative - komparativ, druhý stupeň přídavných jmen či příslovcí
BrE
/kəm'pærətɪv/
AmE
/kəm'pærət̬ɪv/

noun - the form of an adverb or an adjective that is used to compare two things (such as 'better', 'taller' or 'more interesting')

 
gene - gen
BrE
/'dʒi:n/
AmE
/'dʒi:n/

noun - a segment of the DNA that contains genetic information that is passed to an individual person, animal or plant from a parent

 
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)

conga
conga - konga (kubánský buben)
BrE
/'kɒŋgə/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋgə/

noun - a tall narrow drum usually played by hand, it is common in all kinds of Latin music, it originally comes from Cuba

horn
horn - roh (hud. nástroj)
BrE
/'hɔ:n/
AmE
/'hɔ:rn/

noun - is a simple wind instrument typically made from metal or animal horn, often used for signaling or in traditional and folk music

production line
production line - montážní linka, výrobní linka
BrE
/prə'dʌkʃənˌlaɪn/
AmE
/prə'dʌkʃənˌlaɪn/

noun - a system in a factory in which a products passes along a line of workers and machines until it is finally complete

assembly line
assembly line - montážní linka
BrE
/ə'sembliˌlaɪn/
AmE
/ə'sembliˌlaɪn/

noun - a system in a factory in which a products passes along a line of workers and machines until it is finally complete