single-handedly - bez pomoci
BrE
/ˌsɪŋgl'hændɪdli/
AmE
/ˌsɪŋgl'hændɪdli/

adverb - on one's own, without help from others

 
single-handed - bez pomoci
BrE
/ˌsɪŋgl'hændɪd/
AmE
/ˌsɪŋgl'hændɪd/

adjective - on one's own, without help from others

 
play truant - chodit za školu, vyhýbat se škole
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'tru:ənt/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'tru:ənt/

verb - to be absent from school without permission

 
progression - posun, postup
BrE
/prə'greʃən/
AmE
/prə'greʃən/

noun - gradual movement from one stage to another

 
pull through - dostat se (ze složité situaci, nemoci)
BrE
/'pʊl θru:/
AmE
/'pʊl θru:/

verb - to recover from a very difficult situation or from a serious illness, especially when you might have died

 
letter of credit - akreditiv, pověřovací listina
BrE
/ˌletər əv 'kredɪt/
AmE
/ˌlet̬ər əv 'kredɪt/

noun - a letter from a bank that allows you to take a particular amount of money from another bank

 
legacy - dědictví, odkaz (dědictví)
BrE
/'legəsi/
AmE
/'legəsi/

noun - something that comes from the past or is given to you from someone who lived in the past

 
plug - špunt (v odtoku)
BrE
/'plʌg/
AmE
/'plʌg/

noun - a thing that you use to stop water draining from a container (e.g. from a bath tub etc.)

stopper
stopper - špunt, zátka
BrE
/'stɒpə/
AmE
/'stɑ:pər/

noun - a thing that you use to stop water draining from a container (e.g. from a bath tub etc.)


rig
rig - vrtná plošina (ropná)
BrE
/'rɪg/
AmE
/'rɪg/

noun - a structure built and equipped for getting oil from under the ground or from the bottom of the sea

furlough
furlough - dovolená z vojenské služby, opušťák
BrE
/'fɜ:ləʊ/
AmE
/'fɜ:rloʊ/

noun - a temporary leave of absence from military duty

multigrain
multigrain - vícezrnný (pečivo apod.)
BrE
/'mʌltiˌgreɪn/
AmE
/'mʌltiˌgreɪn/

adjective - made from or containing multiple types of grains

leakproof
leakproof - těsný, dobře utěsněný, nepropustný
BrE
/'li:kpru:f/
AmE
/'li:kpru:f/

adjective - designed to prevent liquid or gas from escaping

 
brawn - vepřová huspenina, tlačenka
BrE
/'brɔ:n/
AmE
/'brɔ:n/

noun, British English - a jellied meat made from a pig’s head