pawn
pawn - pěšec (v šachu), pěšák (v šachu), pinčl (v šachu)
BrE
/'pɔ:n/
AmE
/'pɔ:n/

noun - the most numerous and the least powerful chesspiece, it only moves forward and captures to the side

fender-bender
fender-bender - malá nehoda (na silnici), drobná nehoda, nevážná nehoda
BrE
/'fendəˌbendə/
AmE
/'fendərˌbendər/

noun - a minor road accident where no one is seriously hurt and the cars are only slightly damaged






 
anthropomorphize - personifikovat
BrE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:faɪz/
AmE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:rfaɪz/

verb - to treat things or animals as if they were people (esp. in books)

 
crumple - posmutnět (v obličeji), zkroutit se (obličej)
BrE
/'krʌmpl/
AmE
/'krʌmpl/

verb - (of a face) to become sad or disappointed, as if wanting to cry

 
rehab - odvykačka, rehabka, rehabilitace, odvykací léčba
BrE
/'ri:hæb/
AmE
/'ri:hæb/

noun, informal - a place where people get help if they have a drug problem etc.

decongestant
decongestant - kapky do nosu (na rýmu)
BrE
/ˌdi:kən'dʒestənt/
AmE
/ˌdi:kən'dʒestənt/

noun - a kind of medicine that helps you if you have a blocked nose

 
shoot out - vystřelit, vypálit, vyběhnout
BrE
/ˌʃu:t'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌʃu:t̬'aʊt/

verb - to leave a place very quickly as if fired out of a gun

 
pedestrianize - vyhradit pro chodce, vytvořit pěší zónu
BrE
/pə'destrɪənaɪz/
AmE
/pə'destrɪənaɪz/

verb - to change a street or area in a town or city so that only pedestrians can enter it

relay
relay - štafetový závod, štafetový běh, štafeta
BrE
/'ri:leɪ/
AmE
/'ri:leɪ/

noun - a race between teams in which each member only runs a part of the way and another continues

relay race
relay race - štafetový závod, štafetový běh
BrE
/'ri:leɪˌreɪs/
AmE
/'ri:leɪˌreɪs/

noun - a race between teams in which each member only runs a part of the way and another continues