veneer - dýha (na nábytku)
BrE
/və'nɪə/
AmE
/və'nɪr/

noun - a thin layer of wood or plastic that is clued to a piece of furniture to make it look better

 
sun-dried - sušený na slunci
BrE
/'sʌndraɪd/
AmE
/'sʌndraɪd/

adjective - dried naturally in the sun

 
gargoyle - chrlič (na střeše)
BrE
/'gɑ:gɔɪl/
AmE
/'gɑ:rgɔɪl/

noun - a stone figure of a person or an animal which carries rain water from the roof of an old building

 
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

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

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

wristband
wristband - potítko (na zápěstí)
BrE
/'rɪstbænd/
AmE
/'rɪstbænd/

noun - a strip of absorbent material that you wear around your wrist during exercise to absorb sweat

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

 
lifer - odsouzenec na doživotí
BrE
/'laɪfə/
AmE
/'laɪfər/

noun, informal - someone who has been sent to prison for the rest of their life

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

verb, American English - to exchange a banknote for coins

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

adverb - extremely

 
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

mousetrap
mousetrap - past na myši
BrE
/'maʊstræp/
AmE
/'maʊstræp/

noun - a trap for catching and killing mice

mincer
mincer - mlýnek na maso
BrE
/'mɪnsə/
AmE
/'mɪnsə/

noun, British English - a kitchen machine or appliance that cuts meat into very small pieces

 
maker - přístroj (na něco)
BrE
/'meɪkə/
AmE
/'meɪkər/

noun - (in a phrase) something or someone that makes the thing mentioned in the phrase

 
in reply to - v reakci na
BrE
/ɪn rɪ'plaɪ tu:/
AmE
/ɪn rɪ'plaɪ tu:/

noun - as a reaction to