abortion - interrupce (přerušení těhotenství)
BrE
/ə'bɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/ə'bɔ:rʃn/

noun - a medical operation to end pregnancy, usually at an early stage

corduroy
corduroy - manšetr (materiál)
BrE
/'kɔ:dərɔɪ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rdərɔɪ/

noun - a thick cotton cloth with lines on it that is used for making clothes, usually trousers

 
seizure - zabavení, zadržení, exekuce
BrE
/'si:ʒə/
AmE
/'si:ʒər/

noun - the act of taking usually illegal goods from a person or company

 
informer - udavač, konfident, donašeč
BrE
/ɪn'fɔ:mə/
AmE
/ɪn'fɔ:rmər/

noun - a person who secretly gives information to the police or other authority

 
parquet - parkety
BrE
/'pɑ:keɪ/
AmE
/pɑ:r'keɪ/

noun - small pieces of wood fixed together in a pattern that cover the floor of a room

 
silicone - silikon (křemičitý polymer)
BrE
/'sɪlɪkəʊn/
AmE
/'sɪlɪkəoʊn/

noun - a chemical containing silicon

condom
condom - kondom, prezervativ
BrE
/'kɒndəm/
AmE
/'kɑ:ndəm/

noun - a thin rubber covering that a man wears on his penis during sex to prevent pregnancy or the spread of a disease

 
amendment - úprava (zákona), novela (zákona)
BrE
/ə'mendmənt/
AmE
/ə'mendmənt/

noun - a change in a formal document, especially a law etc.

 
angina - angina pectoris
BrE
/æn'dʒaɪnə/
AmE
/æn'dʒaɪnə/

noun - a type of heart disease

 
teetotaller - abstinent
BrE
/ti:'təʊtələ/
AmE
/ti:'toʊt̬ələr/

noun - a person who doesn't drink alcohol

 
absolve - zprostit viny, dát rozhřešení
BrE
/əb'zɒlv/
AmE
/əb'zɑ:lv/

verb - to state that somebody is not guilty or that somebody's sin has been forgiven

 
preservative - konzervant, konzervační prostředek
BrE
/prɪ'zɜ:vətɪv/
AmE
/prɪ'zɜ:rvət̬ɪv/

noun - a chemical etc. that is used to prevent food etc. from going bad

treat
treat - radost, potěšení, požitek, zážitek, odměna
BrE
/'tri:t/
AmE
/'tri:t/

noun - something that gives you pleasure

petrified
petrified - zkamenělý
BrE
/'petrəfaɪd/
AmE
/'petrəfaɪd/

adjective - turned to stone

 
thousand-page - tisíci stránkový
BrE
/'θaʊzndˌpeɪdʒ/
AmE
/'θaʊzndˌpeɪdʒ/

adjective - having thousands of pages