be short for - být zkráceninou, být zkratkou (něčeho)
BrE
/bi 'ʃɔ:t fɔ:/
AmE
/bi 'ʃɔ:rt fɔ:r/

verb - to be a shorter way of saying something

 
be allowed to - smět, mít svolení, mít dovoleno
BrE
/ˌbi: ə'laʊd tʊ/
AmE
/ˌbi: ə'laʊd tʊ/

verb - to have the permission to do something

flambé
flambé - flambovaný
BrE
/'flɒmbeɪ/
AmE
/flɑ:m'beɪ/

adjective - covered with alcohol that has been set to fire

 
shred - kousky, cáry
BrE
/'ʃred/
AmE
/'ʃred/

noun - a tiny piece that has been torn from something

 
unwind - rozmotat, odtočit, odmotat
BrE
/ʌn'waɪnd/
AmE
/ʌn'waɪnd/

verb - to undo something that has been wrapped around something

 
redress the balance - napravit něco
BrE
/rɪ'dres ðə 'bæləns/
AmE
/rɪ'dres ðə 'bæləns/

verb - to correct something that has been wrong or unfair

 
dry milk - sušené mléko
BrE
/ˌdraɪ 'mɪlk/
AmE
/ˌdraɪ 'mɪlk/

noun, American English - milk that has been evaporated to dryness (American English)

 
rawhide - surová kůže
BrE
/'rɔ:haɪd/
AmE
/'rɔ:haɪd/

noun - leather that has not been processed in any way

cancel
cancel - zrušit
BrE
/'kænsl/
AmE
/'kænsl/

verb - to decide not to do what has been planned

 
solution - roztok
BrE
/sə'lu:ʃən/
AmE
/sə'lu:ʃən/

noun - a liquid where a solid substance has been dissolved

 
store - zásoba
BrE
/'stɔ:/
AmE
/'stɔ:r/

noun - things that have been put away for later use

 
spit - plivanec, slina
BrE
/'spɪt/
AmE
/'spɪt/

noun - liquid that has been forced out of somebody's mouth