button
button - tlačítko, knoflík
BrE
/'bʌtn/
AmE
/'bʌt̬n/

noun - a small thing that is pressed in order to operate a machine etc.

cheque
cheque - šek
BrE
/'tʃek/
AmE
/'tʃek/

noun, British English - an order for a bank to pay money, used sometimes instead of money

cable
cable - kabel (elektrický, optický, internetový apod.)
BrE
/'keɪbl/
AmE
/'keɪbl/

noun - a set of wires usually laid under the ground to carry electricity etc.

congratulate
congratulate - gratulovat
BrE
/kən'grætʃʊleɪt/
AmE
/kən'grætʃʊleɪt/

verb - to tell someone that you are happy about something that they have achieved

climb
climb - šplhat, lézt, vyšplhat, vylézt
BrE
/'klaɪm/
AmE
/'klaɪm/

verb - to move up or down a steep place using your hands and feet

crayon
crayon - voskovka, vosková pastelka
BrE
/'kreɪɒn/
AmE
/'kreɪɑ:n/

noun - a stick of colored wax used to write or draw in different colours

sunblock
sunblock - (ochranný) krém na opalování
BrE
/'sʌnblɒk/
AmE
/'sʌnblɑ:k/

noun - a kind of cream that people put on their skin to prevent sunburns

 
conveniently - příhodně, vhodně
BrE
/kən'vi:niəntli/
AmE
/kən'vi:njəntli/

adverb - in a way that something is more suitable, helpful or easy to use

 
counterclockwise - proti směru hodinových ručiček
BrE
/ˌkaʊntə'klɒkwaɪz/
AmE
/ˌkaʊntər'klɑ:kwaɪz/

adverb - in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock

 
place - umístit se, skončit, dopadnout
BrE
/'pleɪs/
AmE
/'pleɪs/

verb - to finish in a particular position in a race, in a competition etc.

 
rat out - donášet na (někoho), žalovat na (někoho), říct (něco an někoho), udat (někoho)
BrE
/'rætˌaʊt/
AmE
/'ræt̬ˌaʊt/

verb, American English, informal - to tell someone (the police, parents, teachers etc.) that somebody did something wrong

 
tutor - doučovat
BrE
/'tju:tə/
AmE
/'tu:t̬ər/

verb - to teach one student (or a small group), esp. in the student's home

 
purify - vyčistit, očistit (od něčeho)
BrE
/'pjʊərɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'pjʊrəfaɪ/

verb - to make something clean by removing things that do not belong in it

shred
shred - skartovat
BrE
/'ʃred/
AmE
/'ʃred/

verb - to cut a document etc. into very small pieces using a special device

 
old-age pensioner - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/ˌəʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃnə/
AmE
/ˌoʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃənər/

noun, British English - a person who is old enough to get a pension from the government