fairy godmother - hodná kmotra, pohádková sudička, dobrá víla
BrE
/ˌfeəri 'gɒdmʌðə/
AmE
/ˌferi 'gɑ:dmʌðər/

noun - a woman with magic powers that helps the main character in a story when in trouble

 
athletics - sport (obecně)
BrE
/æθ'letɪks/
AmE
/æθ'let̬ɪks/

noun, American English - sports

 
track and field - lehká atletika
BrE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/
AmE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/

noun, American English - sports like running, jumping, throwing etc.

 
handle - obchodovat, prodávat, překupovat, kšeftovat
BrE
/'hændl/
AmE
/'hændl/

verb - to do business; to buy or sell something, often something illegal

 
handle - manipulovat, zacházet (s něčím), sahat (na něco), uchopit (něco)
BrE
/'hændl/
AmE
/'hændl/

verb - to hold something in your hands; to move something with your hands; to pick something up; to touch something

 
view - dohled, výhled, zorné pole, vyhlídka
BrE
/'vju:/
AmE
/'vju:/

noun - what can or cannot be seen in a particular situation

 
porky - lež, kec, nepravda
BrE
/'pɔ:ki/
AmE
/'pɔ:rki/

noun, British English, informal - a lie

plectrum
plectrum - trsátko
BrE
/'plektrəm/
AmE
/'plektrəm/

noun, British English - a small flat piece of plastic that is used to pluck the strings when playing the guitar etc.

pneumatic drill
pneumatic drill - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo
BrE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmə/
AmE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmər/

noun, British English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

jackhammer
jackhammer - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo
BrE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmə/
AmE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmər/

noun, American English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

baseboard
baseboard - podlahová lišta (mezi stěnou a podlahou)
BrE
/'beɪsbɔ:d/
AmE
/'beɪsbɔ:rd/

noun, American English - a narrow wooden board between the wall and the floor inside a room

 
local elections - komunální volby, volby do místního zastupitelstva
BrE
/ˌləʊkl ɪ'lekʃnz/
AmE
/ˌloʊkl ɪ'lekʃnz/

noun - elections held within a specific geographic area, such as a city, town, or region, where voters choose representatives for local government positions, such as mayors, city councils, and other municipal offices

 
general election - všeobecné volby, parlamentní volby
BrE
/ˌdʒenrəl ɪ'lekʃn/
AmE
/ˌdʒenrəl ɪ'lekʃn/

noun - an election in which voters choose representatives for a country's legislative body, such as parliament or congress

 
rudder - kormidlo
BrE
/'rʌdə/
AmE
/'rʌdər/

noun - a flat, movable device attached to the rear of a boat or aircraft, used for steering and controlling the direction of movement

lens
lens - čočka (v oku)
BrE
/'lenz/
AmE
/'lenz/

noun - the clear part of the eye behind the pupil