pole vault
pole vault - skok o tyči
BrE
/'pəʊlˌvɔ:lt/
AmE
/'poʊlˌvɔ:lt/

noun - an event in athletics in which the athlete tries to jump over a high bar with the help of a long pole

seat belt
seat belt - bezpečnostní pás (v autě)
BrE
/'si:tˌbelt/
AmE
/'si:tˌbelt/

noun - a strap at a seat in a car or plane etc. that helps to prevent serious injury in case of an accident

 
downtime - doba nečinnosti, odstávka, prostoj
BrE
/'daʊnˌtaɪm/
AmE
/'daʊnˌtaɪm/

noun - a period of time in which something (a machine) is inactive, a period of time in which a person is not working

 
chickpea - cizrna
BrE
/'tʃɪkˌpi:/
AmE
/'tʃɪkˌpi:/

noun, British English - a large white or green seed (like a pea or a bean) which is used in cooking and is high in protein

 
garbanzo bean - cizrna
BrE
/gɑ:'bɑ:nzəʊ ˌbi:n/
AmE
/gɑ:r'bænzoʊ ˌbi:n/

noun, American English - a large white or green seed (like a pea or a bean) which is used in cooking and is high in protein

 
garbanzo - cizrna
BrE
/gɑ:'bɑ:nzəʊ/
AmE
/gɑ:r'bænzoʊ/

noun, American English - a large white or green seed (like a pea or a bean) which is used in cooking and is high in protein

production line
production line - montážní linka, výrobní linka
BrE
/prə'dʌkʃənˌlaɪn/
AmE
/prə'dʌkʃənˌlaɪn/

noun - a system in a factory in which a products passes along a line of workers and machines until it is finally complete

assembly line
assembly line - montážní linka
BrE
/ə'sembliˌlaɪn/
AmE
/ə'sembliˌlaɪn/

noun - a system in a factory in which a products passes along a line of workers and machines until it is finally complete

 
meatloaf - sekaná (upečené mleté maso)
BrE
/'mi:tləʊf/
AmE
/'mi:tloʊf/

noun - finely chopped meat that is mixed with herbs and other ingredients and cooked in an oven in the shape of a loaf

 
back up - zálohovat (informace v počítači)
BrE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/

verb - to make a copy of a file in your computer and store it somewhere in case something happens to the original file


 
Spin the bottle - flaška (hra)
BrE
/ˌspɪn ðə'bɒtl/
AmE
/ˌspɪn ðə'bɑ:t̬l/

noun - a party game in which people sit in a circle and one of them spins a bottle that is in the middle. The person the neck of the bottle points at then has to do something.

shortcake
shortcake - máslové sušenky, čajové pečivo
BrE
/'ʃɔ:tkeɪk/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rtkeɪk/

noun, British English - a type of rich biscuit or cookie, similar to shortbread, made from a dough high in fat content, resulting in a crumbly texture

 
opposition - opozice (polit.)
BrE
/ˌɒpə'zɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌɑ:pə'zɪʃən/

noun - the political parties or politicians in a parliament who are not in power and who criticize or challenge the government’s actions and policies

ladder
ladder - žebříček (hierarchický apod.)
BrE
/'lædə/
AmE
/'lædər/

noun - a series of stages or levels in a process, system, or hierarchy that someone progresses through, especially in a career or social status