coat
coat - kabát
BrE
/'kəʊt/
AmE
/'koʊt/

noun - a piece of clothing that you wear over your other clothes, usually in winter or cold weather, it is usually long and warm

bulldozer
bulldozer - buldozer
BrE
/'bʊldəʊzə/
AmE
/'bʊldoʊzər/

noun - a large heavy vehicle that is used for clearing the ground, pushing heavy things out of the way and even knocking down buildings

 
consulate - konzulát
BrE
/'kɒnsjʊlət/
AmE
/'kɑ:nsələt/

noun - a place in a foreing country where an official of your country works and can help you in case of an accident etc.

dust
dust - prach
BrE
/'dʌst/
AmE
/'dʌst/

noun - fine powder with small particles of dirt and sand etc. that usually covers things in your home if you don't clean very often

cancer
cancer - rakovina
BrE
/'kænsə/
AmE
/'kænsər/

noun - a very serious disease in which some cells grow uncontrollably in the body and kill the normal cells, it usually results in death

window
window - okno
BrE
/'wɪndəʊ/
AmE
/'wɪndoʊ/

noun - a flat piece of glass in a wooden or plastic frame in a wall, it usually opens, and you can look through it

underground
underground - metro, podzemní dráha
BrE
/'ʌndəgraʊnd/
AmE
/'ʌndərgraʊnd/

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

tail
tail - ocas, ocásek, ohon, oháňka
BrE
/'teɪl/
AmE
/'teɪl/

noun - the part of the body of most animals (dogs, cats, monkeys, fish etc.) that grows at the back and can be usually moved

 
space probe - vesmírná sonda
BrE
/'speɪsˌprəʊb/
AmE
/'speɪsˌproʊb/

noun - a kind of spacecraft with no people in it that is sent through space to gather information and send it back to earth

sneeze
sneeze - kýchnutí
BrE
/'sni:z/
AmE
/'sni:z/

noun - the act of letting air out of your nose suddenly and with a loud noise, often as a result of an allergy etc.

 
soap opera - telenovela, nekonečný seriál
BrE
/'səʊpˌɒpərə/
AmE
/'soʊpˌɑ:pərə/

noun - a television serial with many episodes that shows the life of a group of people, it is usually very emotional and far-fetched

 
orienteering - orientační běh
BrE
/ˌɔ:riən'tɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌɔ:riən'tɪrɪŋ/

noun - a kind of sport in which you have to find a certain place as quickly as possible using a map and a compass

 
Arthur C. Clarke - Arthur C. Clarke
BrE
/ˌɑ:θə si: 'klɑ:k/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rθər si: 'klɑ:rk/

a famous author of sci-fi novels and short stories, e.g. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Randezvous with Rama, Songs of Distant Earth etc.

onion
onion - cibule
BrE
/'ʌnjən/
AmE
/'ʌnjən/

noun - a kind of vegetable with many layers, it is used in cooking and has a very strong smell, which often makes people cry

sightseeing
sightseeing - prohlížení památek, chození po památkách
BrE
/'saɪtsi:ɪŋ/
AmE
/'saɪtsi:ɪŋ/

noun - an activity often done by tourists in which they go from one place to another and they look at buildings, statues, churches etc.