ice water - ledová voda
BrE
/'aɪs ˌwɔ:tə/
AmE
/'aɪs ˌwɔ:t̬ər/

noun, American English - water with ice in it served as a drink

 
shipmate - námořník na stejné lodi, spolunámořník
BrE
/'ʃɪpmeɪt/
AmE
/'ʃɪpmeɪt/

noun - a person sailing on the same boat as you



aggregate
aggregate - kamenivo (stavební)
BrE
/'ægrɪgət/
AmE
/'ægrɪgət/

noun, technical - a material or mixture of materials, such as sand, gravel, or crushed stone, used in construction as a component of concrete or asphalt

 
patronize - poučovat, povyšovat se, chovat se blahosklonně
BrE
/'pætrənaɪz/
AmE
/'peɪtrənaɪz/

verb - to behave in a way that seems friendly but shows that you think that someone is not as intelligent or experienced as you

fennel
fennel - fenykl
BrE
/'fenl/
AmE
/'fenl/

noun - a plant with a rounded base, can be eaten as a vegetable or the leaves can be used as a herb in cooking

 
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

casket
casket - skříňka, krabička, kazeta, truhlička (na šperky, cennosti)
BrE
/'kɑ:skɪt/
AmE
/'kæskɪt/

noun - a small, decorative box for holding valuables, such as jewellery

 
take it for granted - brát jako fakt, nepochybovat o tom, brát to jako samozřejmé, považovat za samozřejmé
BrE
/ˌteɪkɪt fə 'grɑ:ntɪd/
AmE
/ˌteɪkɪt fər 'grænt̬ɪd/

verb - not to doubt something, to accept something as a fact

firearm
firearm - střelná zbraň
BrE
/'faɪərɑ:m/
AmE
/'faɪərɑ:rm/

noun, formal - a small gun, such as a revolver, a rifle etc.

paperhanger
paperhanger - tapetář
BrE
/'peɪpəˌhæŋə/
AmE
/'peɪpərˌhæŋər/

noun - someone who decorates walls with wallpaper, usually as a job

 
insurance agent - pojišťovací agent
BrE
/ɪn'ʃʊərəns ˌeɪdʒnt/
AmE
/ɪn'ʃʊrəns ˌeɪdʒnt/

noun - a person who arranges and sells insurance as their job

 
insurance broker - pojišťovací agent
BrE
/ɪn'ʃʊərəns ˌbrəʊkə/
AmE
/ɪn'ʃʊrəns ˌbroʊkər/

noun - a person who arranges and sells insurance as their job

 
verbatim - doslovně, doslova, slovo od slova
BrE
/vɜ:'beɪtəm/
AmE
/vɜ:r'beɪt̬əm/

adverb, formal - exactly the same way as something was spoken or written