contact lens
contact lens - kontaktní čočka
BrE
/'kɒntæktˌlenz/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntæktˌlenz/

noun - one of two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better

 
liner - vystýlka, vložka
BrE
/'laɪnə/
AmE
/'laɪnər/

noun - a piece of material that is used to cover the inside of something, usually to protect it

lens
lens - čočka, kontaktní čočka
BrE
/'lenz/
AmE
/'lenz/

noun - one of two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better

 
thoroughbred - plnokrevník, plnokrevní kůň
BrE
/'θʌrəbred/
AmE
/'θʌroʊbred/

noun - a horse of high quality that has parents that are both of the same high quality breed

 
malnutrition - podvýživa, podvyživenost
BrE
/ˌmælnju'trɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌmælnu'trɪʃn/

noun - a poor condition of health caused by having too little food or not much variety of food

 
afterthought - dodatečná myšlenka, dodatečný nápad
BrE
/'ɑ:ftəθɔ:t/
AmE
/'æftərθɔ:t/

noun - something that was thought of or added later, often coming too late to be of much use

 
edition - náklad (celkový počet vydání)
BrE
/ɪ'dɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪ'dɪʃn/

noun - the total number of copies of a particular book, magazine, etc. that are printed at one time

undershirt
undershirt - nátělník, tílko
BrE
/'ʌndəʃɜ:t/
AmE
/'ʌndərʃɜ:rt/

noun, American English - a piece of clothing that is worn on the top part of the body under other clothes

 
pulse - pulz, tep, puls
BrE
/'pʌls/
AmE
/'pʌls/

noun - the regular beat of the heart, can be felt at the wrist or side of the neck

stretch
stretch - protažení, protažení se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - the act of straightening your body or a part of your body e.g. as an excercise etc.

 
buoyancy - prosperita
BrE
/'bɔɪənsi/
AmE
/'bu:jənsi/

noun - (connected with business etc.) the state of being prosperous, of growing or staying at a good level

 
private sector - soukromý sektor
BrE
/ˌpraɪvət'sektə/
AmE
/ˌpraɪvət'sektər/

noun - the part of the economy of a country which is not operated or owned by the government

 
counterfoil - kontrolní útržek, stvrzenka
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɔɪl/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɔɪl/

noun, British English - the part of a ticket, cheque or other document that is kept as a record of purchase

 
exit poll - volební průzkum (těsně po hlasování)
BrE
/'ekzɪtˌpəʊl/
AmE
/'ekzɪtˌpoʊl/

noun - the activity of asking people how they have just voted to predict the result of the election

measuring tape
measuring tape - metr (svinovací i krejčovský)
BrE
/'meʒərɪŋ teɪp/
AmE
/'meʒərɪŋ teɪp/

noun - a long strip of cloth, or flexible plastic or metal used to measure the length of things