asparagus
asparagus - chřest
BrE
/ə'spærəgəs/
AmE
/ə'spærəgəs/

noun - a long thin vegetable in the form of a stem, it can be either green or white

 
sniffles - nachlazení, rýma, rýmička
BrE
/'snɪflz/
AmE
/'snɪflz/

noun - a slight cold

snap fingers
snap fingers - lusknout prsty
BrE
/ˌsnæp'fɪŋgəz/
AmE
/ˌsnæp'fɪŋgərz/

verb - to make a short noise by quickly rubbing your thumb and middle finger

deep pockets
deep pockets - hodně peněz
BrE
/ˌdi:p'pɒkɪts/
AmE
/ˌdi:p'pɑ:kɪts/

noun - if you a person or a company has deep pockets, they have a lot of money

 
by bike - na kole
BrE
/baɪ 'baɪk/
AmE
/baɪ 'baɪk/

adverb - using a bike

 
by phone - po telefonu, telefonicky
BrE
/baɪ 'fəʊn/
AmE
/baɪ 'foʊn/

adverb - through a telephone

 
subsequently - následně
BrE
/'sʌbsəkwəntli/
AmE
/'sʌbsəkwəntli/

adverb, formal - afterwards, after something else

 
concise - stručný, výstižný
BrE
/kən'saɪs/
AmE
/kən'saɪs/

adjective - short and clear, saying only important things

lemon
lemon - šunt, šmejd, vadný kus
BrE
/'lemən/
AmE
/'lemən/

noun, American English, informal - a product that is not working the way it should, a low quality product

 
mediocrity - podprůměrnost, tuctovost
BrE
/ˌmi:di'ɒkrəti/
AmE
/ˌmi:di'ɑ:krət̬i/

noun - the state of not being very good

 
mediocre - tuctový, průměrný, podprůměrný, nevalný, nic moc
BrE
/ˌmi:di'əʊkə/
AmE
/ˌmi:di'oʊkər/

adjective - of an average quality, not very good

 
no problem - bez starostí, žádné strachy, bez problému, žádný problém
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'prɒbləm/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'prɑ:bləm/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that something we are asked to do can be done easily, or that we are willing to do that

 
housing estate - sídliště, obytná čtvrť
BrE
/'haʊzɪŋ ɪˌsteɪt/
AmE
/'haʊzɪŋ ɪˌsteɪt/

noun - an area where there are many houses or apartment buildings built close together

 
prefabricated - prefabrikovaný
BrE
/'ˌpri:ˌfæbrɪkeɪtɪd/
AmE
/'ˌpri:ˌfæbrɪket̬ɪd/

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.

 
precast - prefabrikovaný
BrE
/'ˌpri:ˌkɑ:st/
AmE
/'ˌpri:ˌkæst/

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.