coltsfoot
coltsfoot - podběl
BrE
/'kəʊltsfʊt/
AmE
/'koʊltsfʊt/

noun - a plant with yellow flowers that appears in early spring, it is used to make cough medicine

 
bidet - bidet
BrE
/'bi:deɪ/
AmE
/bɪ'deɪ/

noun - a special kind of basin which people use to wash their bottom after they've used the toilet

medication
medication - medikace, lék, léčivo
BrE
/ˌmedɪ'keɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌmedɪ'keɪʃən/

noun - a substance or a pill etc, that is used when people are ill to make them better

 
no biggie - žádnej problém
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'bɪgi/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'bɪgi/

phrase, informal - an expression that is used to say that something is not a problem, something is not serious

 
rumour has it - říká se (že), povídá se (že)
BrE
/'ru:mə hæz ɪt/
AmE
/'ru:mər hæz ɪt/

phrase - used to express that you have heard something, but you do not know if it is true

tape
tape - metr (svinovací i krejčovský)
BrE
/'teɪp/
AmE
/'teɪp/

noun - a long strip of cloth, or flexible plastic or metal used to measure the length of things

tape measure
tape measure - metr (svinovací i krejčovský)
BrE
/'teɪp ˌmeʒə/
AmE
/'teɪp ˌmeʒər/

noun - a long strip of cloth, or flexible plastic or metal used to measure the length of things

stretcher
stretcher - nosítka (pro raněné)
BrE
/'stretʃə/
AmE
/'stretʃər/

noun - A kind of bed that is used to carry someone who is injured and/or can't walk.

life buoy
life buoy - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfˌbɔɪ/
AmE
/'laɪfˌbu:i/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

life ring
life ring - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfrɪŋ/
AmE
/'laɪfrɪŋ/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

lifebelt
lifebelt - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfbelt/
AmE
/'laɪfbelt/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

 
RSVP - potvrďte účast
BrE
/ˌɑ:resvi:'pi:/
AmE
/ˌɑ:resvi:'pi:/

phrase - an abbreviation used in invitations that tells people to confirm whether or not they accept the invitation


ladyship
ladyship - výsost, jasnost, veličenstvo, madam, paní dokonalá (ironicky, posměšně)
BrE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/
AmE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a woman, often ironically, who is acting as if she were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

 
consumable - spotřební
BrE
/kən'sju:məbl/
AmE
/kən'su:məbl/

adjective - referring to items or products that are intended to be used up or depleted in the course of normal use or consumption