single - jednoduchá jízdenka
BrE
/'sɪŋgl/
AmE
/'sɪŋgl/

noun - a ticket for a train, bus, etc. that is valid only for the journey there


cough medicine
cough medicine - léky na kašel, lék na kašel, lék proti kašli
BrE
/'kɒfˌmedsən/
AmE
/'kɑ:fˌmedəsɪn/

noun - drops, syrup etc. that you take if you have a cough

 
crane - natáhnout, natahovat (krk)
BrE
/'kreɪn/
AmE
/'kreɪn/

verb - to stretch your neck, especially if you're trying to see something

 
payphone - telefonní automat, telefonní budka
BrE
/'peɪfəʊn/
AmE
/'peɪfoʊn/

noun - a public phone that works if you put coins in it

juicy
juicy - pikantní (např. drby)
BrE
/'dʒu:si/
AmE
/'dʒu:si/

adjective, informal - (of gossip etc.) shocking and exciting, especially if it involves sex

 
pop - otevřít (puknutím, odskočením)
BrE
/'pɒp/
AmE
/'pɑ:p/

verb, American English - to open something quickly, especially if it makes an explosive sound

 
test - vyzkoušet, ověřit, vyzkoušet si, ověřit si, otestovat, testovat
BrE
/'test/
AmE
/'test/

verb - to check if something is true or that something works etc.

 
What's your name? - Jak se jmenuješ?
BrE
/'wɒts jɔ: neɪm/
AmE
/'wɑ:ts jɔ:r neɪm/

phrase - the question you ask someone if you don't know their name

 
moan - sténat, naříkat, bědovat
BrE
/'məʊn/
AmE
/'məʊn/

verb - to make a low sound as if you are in pain

 
abstract - shrnutí, výtah
BrE
/'æbstrækt/
AmE
/'æbstrækt/

noun - a short piece of an article, a book, etc. that gives only the most important facts

 
in-joke - vtip jen pro zasvěcené
BrE
/'ɪnˌdʒəʊk/
AmE

noun - a joke that only certain people will find funny (e.g. people of the same profession etc.)

 
colloquialism - hovorový výraz, nespisovný výraz
BrE
/kə'ləʊkwiəlɪzəm/
AmE
/kə'loʊkwiəlɪzəm/

noun - a word or a phrase that is only used in informal speech, not in formal writing

 
let off - dát mírný trest
BrE
/let 'f/
AmE
/let 'ɔ:f/

verb - to not punish someone who committed a crime or to give them only a light punishment

 
detox - detoxikovat, odstranit škodlivé látky
BrE
/'di:ˌtɒks/
AmE
/'di:ˌtɑ:ks/

verb, informal - to remove harmful substances from your body by eating only healthy foods to improve your health