swing shift - odpolední směna, večerní směna
BrE
/'swɪŋˌʃɪft/
AmE
/'swɪŋˌʃɪft/

noun, American English - a shift that starts in the afternoon and ends at night

Kilner jar
Kilner jar - zavařovací sklenice
BrE
/'kɪlnə dʒɑ:/
AmE
/'kɪlnər dʒɑ:r/

noun, British English - (trademark) a jar used for preserving food, especially in the home

Mason jar
Mason jar - zavařovací sklenice
BrE
/'meɪsn dʒɑ:/
AmE
/'meɪsn dʒɑ:r/

noun, American English - (trademark) a jar used for preserving food, especially in the home

 
sizzle - prskat (při smažení apod.)
BrE
/'sɪzl/
AmE
/'sɪzl/

verb - to make the sound of food being fried in hot oil

 
hackney cab - taxi (v Británii)
BrE
/'hækni kæb/
AmE
/'hækni kæb/

noun, British English, formal - a very formal word used for a taxi in the UK

 
hackney carriage - taxi (v Británii)
BrE
/'hækni kærɪdʒ/
AmE
/'hækni kærɪdʒ/

noun, British English, formal - a very formal word used for a taxi in the UK

dehumidifier
dehumidifier - odvlhčovač (vzduchu)
BrE
/ˌdi:hju:'mɪdɪfaɪə/
AmE
/ˌdi:hju:'mɪdɪfaɪər/

noun - a machine that makes the air in a room less humid

humidifier
humidifier - zvlhčovač (vzduchu)
BrE
/hju:'mɪdɪfaɪə/
AmE
/hju:'mɪdɪfaɪər/

noun - a machine that makes the air in a room more humid

 
turnout - volební účast
BrE
/'tɜ:naʊt/
AmE
/'tɜ:rnaʊt/

noun - the number or percentage of people who vote in an election

root
root - rýt, hrabat, rozrýt, rozrývat (a hledat)
BrE
/'ru:t/
AmE
/'ru:t/

verb - to search or dig in the ground by turning it over

 
misconstrue - špatně pochopit, mylně si vyložit, dezinterpretovat
BrE
/ˌmɪskən'stru:/
AmE
/ˌmɪskən'stru:/

verb, formal - to understand something wrongly; to interpret something in the wrong way

 
electric storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka
BrE
/ɪ'lektrɪkˌstɔ:m/
AmE
/ɪ'lektrɪkˌstɔ:rm/

noun, British English - bad weather with rain, bright flashes in the sky and thunder

 
electrical storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka
BrE
/ɪ'lektrɪklˌstɔ:m/
AmE
/ɪ'lektrɪklˌstɔ:rm/

noun - bad weather with rain, bright flashes in the sky and thunder

 
lightning storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka
BrE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌstɔ:m/
AmE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌstɔ:rm/

noun - bad weather with rain, electrical flashes in the sky and thunder

 
consistency - důslednost, stálost, vytrvalost
BrE
/kən'sɪstənsi/
AmE
/kən'sɪstənsi/

noun - the quality of always behaving or performing in a similar way