boarding school
boarding school - internátní škola
BrE
/'bɔ:dɪŋ sku:l/
AmE
/'bɔ:rdɪŋ sku:l/

noun - a kind of school where children stay all week or all term and go home only at weekends or only on holiday

hero
hero - hrdina
BrE
/'hɪərəʊ/
AmE
/'hɪroʊ/

noun - a person who is special for some people, esp. one who has achieved something great or one that is brave and strong

beer
beer - pivo
BrE
/'bɪə/
AmE
/'bɪr/

noun - an alcoholic drink which is made from barley, it is light or dark brown and has a lot of foam on top

conductor
conductor - průvodčí, vlakvedoucí
BrE
/kən'dʌktə/
AmE
/kən'dʌktə/

noun - a person who works on a train and collects the tickets or fares, makes sure there are no problems, completes paperwork etc.

cement
cement - cement
BrE
/sɪ'ment/
AmE
/sə'ment/

noun - a white powder used in building houses etc., it becomes hard when it is mixed with water and then it dries up

gloves
gloves - rukavice
BrE
/'glʌvz/
AmE
/'glʌvz/

noun - pieces of clothing that cover the hands and each finger separately, people usually wear them in winter to keep their hands warm

 
floo powder - prášek Letax
BrE
/'flu: paʊdə/
AmE
/'flu: paʊdər/

noun - (Harry Potter) the magical powder that enables witches and wizards to travel from one place to another by the use of fireplaces

disappoint
disappoint - zklamat
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'pɔɪnt/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'pɔɪnt/

verb - to let somebody down, to cause someone to be sad and unhappy because you haven't done something that the person hoped for

diary
diary - diář
BrE
/'daɪəri/
AmE
/'daɪəri/

noun - a small book with all the days of the year, in which you write down your plans and appointments for the week

verandah
verandah - veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/

noun - a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall

veranda
veranda - veranda (zastřešená)
BrE
/və'rændə/
AmE
/və'rændə/

noun - a part of the house outside of the main door, it has its own floor and roof, but not an outside wall

traffic lights
traffic lights - semafory, semafor
BrE
/'træfɪklaɪts/
AmE
/'træfɪklaɪts/

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red

tram
tram - tramvaj
BrE
/'træm/
AmE
/'træm/

noun, British English - a kind of train for people that travels through a city and stops at regular intervals to let people in or out

stoplights
stoplights - semafory, semafor
BrE
/'stɒplaɪts/
AmE
/'stɑ:plaɪts/

noun, American English - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red

 
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