A Nightmare on Elm Street - Noční můra z Elm Street
BrE
/ə ˌnaɪtmeər ɒn 'elm ˌstri:t/
AmE
/ə ˌnaɪtmeər ɑ:n 'elm ˌstri:t/

phrase - an American horror film, the story is about Freddy Krueger who is attacking Nancy and her friends in their dreams

 
sunny-side up - jako volské oko, osmažený jen zespodu s tekutým žloutkem
BrE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/

phrase, American English - a type of fried egg that is cooked on one side only and the yellow part is on the top

 
sunny side up - jako volské oko, osmažený jen zespodu s tekutým žloutkem
BrE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsʌni saɪd 'ʌp/

phrase, American English - a type of fried egg that is cooked on one side only and the yellow part is on the top

 
banister - zábradlí
BrE
/'bænɪstə/
AmE
/'bænɪstər/

noun - a structure on the side of stairs that you can hold onto when you walk up and down the stairs

police
police - policie
BrE
/pə'li:s/
AmE
/pə'li:s/

noun - the institution or men and women whose job is to protect people, make everybody obey the law, catch criminals etc.

 
self-service - samoobsluha
BrE
/ˌself'sɜ:vɪs/
AmE
/ˌself'sɜ:rvɪs/

noun - a system in a shop, restaurant etc. in which you take what you want and pay at a special desk

salad
salad - salát
BrE
/'sæləd/
AmE
/'sæləd/

noun - a kind of cold food that is made up of many different kinds of raw vegetables and sometimes mayonnaise etc.

louse
louse - veš
BrE
/'laʊs/
AmE
/'laʊs/

noun - a small insect that feeds on the blood of people and animals, esp. the one that lives in people's hair

preach
preach - kázat
BrE
/'pri:tʃ/
AmE
/'pri:tʃ/

verb - to give a religious speech, to tell somebody what to do and try to persuade them that it is right

pinch
pinch - špetka
BrE
/'pɪntʃ/
AmE
/'pɪntʃ/

noun - a small amount of salt, sugar etc., the amount that can be picked up between your thumb and index finger

refreshments
refreshments - občerstvení
BrE
/rɪ'freʃmənts/
AmE
/rɪ'freʃmənts/

noun - a light meal consisting of small amounts of food and drinks, usually served at public events or in public places

rubbish
rubbish - odpadky, odpad
BrE
/'rʌbɪʃ/
AmE
/'rʌbɪʃ/

noun, British English - things that are no longer needed and which you usually throw away, e.g. bits of food, old paper, tins etc.

ruler
ruler - pravítko
BrE
/'ru:lə/
AmE
/'ru:lər/

noun - a straight plastic or wooden thing which you can use for drawing straight lines and for measuring centimetres or inches

 
paradise - ráj
BrE
/'pærədaɪs/
AmE
/'pærədaɪs/

noun - a place where, as some people believe, good people go after they die, where everything is perfect and everybody happy

peek
peek - mrknout se, kouknout se, nakouknout, nakukovat
BrE
/'pi:k/
AmE
/'pi:k/

verb - to look at something in a quick and secret way, especially because you are not supposed to look at it