tinsel
tinsel - vánoční třásně, lameta
BrE
/'tɪnsl/
AmE
/'tɪnsl/

noun - thin strips of shiny material used to decorate Christmas trees or other festive displays

oven glove
oven glove - chňapka, kuchyňská rukavice
BrE
/'ʌvnˌglʌv/
AmE
/'ʌvnˌglʌv/

noun, British English - a special heatproof glove that is used to take things out of an oven

 
in terms of - pokud jde o, z hlediska (čeho)
BrE
/ɪn 'tɜ:mz ɒv/
AmE
/ɪn 'tɜ:rmz ɑ:v/

preposition - a phrase used to specify which particular aspect of something we are talking about

 
or else - jinak (pro uvedení upozornění či výhrůžky)
BrE
/ɔ: 'els/
AmE
/ɔ:r 'els/

conjunction - used to warn someone that if they do not obey you may punish them

 
anyway - vůbec, vlastně (v otázkách)
BrE
/'eniˌweɪ/
AmE
/'eniˌweɪ/

adverb - an adverb used in questions to change the subject and stress the thought expressed

 
first things first - jedno po druhém, popořadě
BrE
/'fɜ:st θɪŋz ˌfɜ:st/
AmE
/'fɜ:rst θɪŋz ˌfɜ:rst/

phrase - used to say that the most important things should be done before anything else

interceptor
interceptor - stíhačka
BrE
/ˌɪntə'septə/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ər'septər/

noun - a small fast plane that is used in the army to attack other aircraft

furnace
furnace - kotel
BrE
/'fɜ:nəs/
AmE
/'fɜ:rnəs/

noun, American English - a piece of equipment that is used to heat a house or a building

 
nail polish - lak na nehty
BrE
/'neɪlˌpɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'neɪlˌpɑ:lɪʃ/

noun - a substance that is used to paint your nails and make them look shiny

glue
glue - lepidlo
BrE
/'glu:/
AmE
/'glu:/

noun - a substance that is used to stick two pieces of something (e.g. paper) together

decoration
decoration - ozdoba, dekorace
BrE
/ˌdekə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌdekə'reɪʃn/

noun - something that is used to make a place or a thing nicer or prettier

corkscrew
corkscrew - vývrtka
BrE
/'kɔ:kskru:/
AmE
/'kɔ:rkskru:/

noun - an instrument that is used to pull the cork out of a wine bottle

 
in-tray - přihrádka na příchozí poštu
BrE
/'ɪnˌtreɪ/
AmE
/'ɪnˌtreɪ/

noun - a flat container used in offices for letters that are waiting to be read

 
nail varnish - lak na nehty
BrE
/'neɪlˌvɑ:nɪʃ/
AmE
/'neɪlˌvɑ:rnɪʃ/

noun - a substance that is used to paint your nails and make them look shiny

 
BS - blbost, kecy, kidy, kraviny
BrE
/ˌbi:'es/
AmE
/ˌbi:'es/

noun, informal - nonsense, rubbish (an abbreaviation used to avoid the vulgar full form of the word)