parallel - odpovídat, být podobný, být obdobný
BrE
/'pærəlel/
AmE
/'pærəlel/

verb - to be similar to something in form or function; to match or correspond to something in a similar way

pedal
pedal - pedál (např. v autě)
BrE
/'pedl/
AmE
/'pedl/

noun - a foot-operated lever or control mechanism in a vehicle (such as accelerator, brake and clutch in a car)

 
performance - představení, herecký výkon
BrE
/pə'fɔ:məns/
AmE
/pər'fɔ:rməns/

noun - a play, concert etc, an occasion in which somebody acts, sings, plays music or dances in front of people

 
teabag - čajový sáček
BrE
/'ti:bæg/
AmE
/'ti:bæg/

noun - a small paper bag filled with tea leaves which is soaked in hot water in order to make tea

solicitor
solicitor - advokát
BrE
/sə'lɪsɪtə/
AmE
/sə'lɪsɪt̬ər/

noun - a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares legal documents and represents clients in lower courts

hatch
hatch - poklop, průlez, dvířka
BrE
/'hætʃ/
AmE
/'hætʃ/

noun - a small door or an opening in a wall, floor or ceiling, often in a ship, submarine or aircraft

 
fiddler - podvodník, švindlíř
BrE
/'fɪdlə/
AmE
/'fɪdlər/

noun - a person who changes something in a dishonest or harmful way in order to avoid something, gain something etc.

 
unpredictable - nepředvídatelný, nevypočitatelný, nevyzpytatelný
BrE
/ˌʌnprɪ'dɪktəbl/
AmE
/ˌʌnprɪ'dɪktəbl/

adjective - happening in a way that you do not know it before it actually happens; behaving in such a way




tight-fitting
tight-fitting - přiléhavý, obepnutý
BrE
/ˌtaɪt'fɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌtaɪt'fɪt̬ɪŋ/

adjective - (of clothes) very close to the body, showing the shape of the body, not loose

 
high tide - příliv, vrchol přílivu, nejvyšší hladina přílivu
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'taɪd/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'taɪd/

noun - the time when the sea reaches its highest level and comes furthest up the shore

 
kernel - jádro (ořechu, pecky), zrno (kukuřice)
BrE
/'kɜ:nl/
AmE
/'kɜ:rnl/

noun - the inner part of a nut or stone; the yellow seed of the maize plant

 
peak time - dopravní špička
BrE
/'pi:kˌtaɪm/
AmE
/'pi:kˌtaɪm/

noun - the time of the day when a lot of people are using the same service