armband
armband - páska na rukávu
BrE
/'ɑ:mbænd/
AmE
/'ɑ:rmbænd/

noun - a strip of cloth that you wear around your sleeve or arm

 
break - rozměnit (na drobné)
BrE
/'breɪk/
AmE
/'breɪk/

verb, American English - to exchange a banknote for coins

chimney stack
chimney stack - komín (na střeše)
BrE
/'tʃɪmniˌstæk/
AmE
/'tʃɪmniˌstæk/

noun - the part of a chimney that extends above the roof of a building, typically made of brick or stone

dice up
dice up - nakrájet na kostičky
BrE
/ˌdaɪs'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌdaɪs'ʌp/

verb - to cut something, usually food, into small cubes

pepper mill
pepper mill - mlýnek na pepř
BrE
/'pepəˌmɪl/
AmE
/'pepərˌmɪl/

noun - a kitchen equipment used for grinding whole peppercorns into ground pepper, often adjustable to control the coarseness of the grind

garlic press
garlic press - lis na česnek
BrE
/'gɑ:lɪkˌpres/
AmE
/'gɑ:rlɪkˌpres/

noun - a kitchen tool used to crush garlic cloves by forcing them through a grid of small holes

tie clip
tie clip - spona na kravatu
BrE
/'taɪ klɪp/
AmE
/'taɪ klɪp/

noun - a small metal accessory used to keep a tie in place by attaching it to the shirt

earmuffs
earmuffs - klapky na uši
BrE
/'ɪəmʌfs/
AmE
/'ɪrmʌfs/

noun - two soft pads connected by a band or strap that you wear over your ears to keep them warm in cold weather

belt loop
belt loop - poutko na pásek
BrE
/'beltlu:p/
AmE
/'beltlu:p/

noun - a small strip of fabric on trousers, skirts, or shorts, used to hold a belt in place

on-ramp
on-ramp - nájezd (na dálnici)
BrE
/'ɒn ræmp/
AmE
/'ɑ:n ræmp/

noun, American English - a short road that allows vehicles to enter a motorway, an interstate, etc.

spade
spade - lopatka (na hraní)
BrE
/'speɪd/
AmE
/'speɪd/

noun, British English - a tool that looks like a shovel that children play with on the beach

contour
contour - vrstevnice (na mapě)
BrE
/'kɒntʊə/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntʊr/

noun - a line on a map joining points of equal elevation

 
to the nth degree - na nejvyšší stupeň
BrE
/ˌtʊ ði: ˌenθ dɪ'gri:/
AmE
/ˌtʊ ði: ˌenθ dɪ'gri:/

adverb - extremely

 
spoof - parodie (na něco)
BrE
/'spu:f/
AmE
/'spu:f/

noun, informal - a copy of a book, film or TV show that makes fun of the original

 
cookie cutter - vykrajovátko (na těsto)
BrE
/'kʊkiˌkʌtə/
AmE
/'kʊkiˌkʌtər/

noun - an object that you use for cutting dough or pastry to make cookies of a particular shape