switchback - zatáčka v serpentině
BrE
/'swɪtʃbæk/
AmE
/'swɪtʃbæk/

noun, American English - a U-shaped bend in the road

 
in the nick of time - v poslední vteřině
BrE
/ˌɪn ðəˌnɪkəv'taɪm/
AmE
/ˌɪn ðəˌnɪkəv'taɪm/

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad

 
imply - znamenat (v důsledku)
BrE
/ɪm'plaɪ/
AmE
/ɪm'plaɪ/

verb - to suggest something as a logical consequence

 
confirm - utvrdit (v názoru)
BrE
/kən'fɜ:m/
AmE
/kən'fɜ:rm/

verb - to make someone believe something even more strongly

 
unemployment benefit - podpora v nezaměstanosti
BrE
/ˌʌnɪm'plɔɪmənt benɪfɪt/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪm'plɔɪmənt benɪfɪt/

noun, British English - money that unemployed people receive from the government

 
conflict - být v rozporu
BrE
/kən'flɪkt/
AmE
/kən'flɪkt/

verb - to be in conflict

 
on the skids - skřípající, v problémech
BrE
/ˌɒn ðə'skɪdz/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ðə'skɪdz/

adjective, informal - failing

 
under consideration - zvažovaný, v jednání
BrE
/'ʌndə kənˌsɪdə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/'ʌndər kənˌsɪdə'reɪʃn/

adjective - being discussed or thought about

 
ideally - v ideálním případě
BrE
/aɪ'di:əli/
AmE
/aɪ'di:əli/

adverb - used when describing the perfect situation that is not likely to be real

 
intermission - přestávka (v divadle)
BrE
/ˌɪntə'mɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ər'mɪʃən/

noun, American English - the break between acts in a theatre

 
in-line - přímo v textu
BrE
/'ɪnlaɪn/
AmE
/'ɪnlaɪn/

adjective - placed directly in the text (i. e. not as a footnote etc.)

 
rumble - kručet (v žaludku)
BrE
/'rʌmbl/
AmE
/'rʌmbl/

verb - (of a stomach) to make a loud noise, especially because you are hungry

 
MIA - pohřešován v boji
BrE
/ˌemaɪ'eɪ/
AmE
/ˌemaɪ'eɪ/

adjective - (abbreviation) missing in action

 
homestay - ubytování v rodině
BrE
/'həʊmsteɪ/
AmE
/'hoʊmsteɪ/

noun - accommodation in the home of a host family, especially for students etc.

 
on the hour - v celou (hodinu)
BrE
/ɒn ði: 'aʊ/
AmE
/ɑ:n ði: 'aʊr/

adverb - at the beginning of each hour