pelmet - garnýž (na okně)
BrE
/'pelmət/
AmE
/'pelmət/

noun, British English - a narrow piece of wood or cloth above a window that covers the curtain rail

traffic light
traffic light - světlo na semaforu
BrE
/'træfɪk laɪt/
AmE
/'træfɪk laɪt/

noun - one of the three lights - red, yellow or green - that tell you whether you have to stop your car or whether you can go

snowboard
snowboard - jezdit na snowboardu
BrE
/'snəʊbɔ:d/
AmE
/'snoʊbɔ:rd/

verb - to slide down the hill with your feet attached to a piece of equipment that looks like a wide ski

 
go on vacation - jet na dovolenou
BrE
/ˌgəʊ ɒn və'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ ən veɪ'keɪʃn/

verb, American English - to spend a period of time away (not going to work or school) relaxing, travelling etc.

 
on the house - na účet podniku
BrE
/ɒn ðə 'haʊs/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə 'haʊs/

phrase - to have something given to you for free by a business

line
line - šňůra (na prádlo)
BrE
/'laɪn/
AmE
/'laɪn/

noun - a piece or rope or wire used e.g. for hanging wet clothes on

wheelie case
wheelie case - kufr na kolečkách
BrE
/'wi:liˌkeɪs/
AmE
/'wi:liˌkeɪs/

noun - a suitcase on wheels

plunger
plunger - zvon (na WC)
BrE
/'plʌndʒə/
AmE
/'plʌndʒər/

noun - a device consisting of a rubber cup on the end of a stick, used for clearing waste pipes

 
heavy - těžký (na žaludek)
BrE
/'hevi/
AmE
/'hevi/

adjective - difficult to digest

shoehorn
shoehorn - lžíce na boty
BrE
/'ʃu:hɔ:n/
AmE
/'ʃu:hɔ:rn/

noun - a tool (usually made of plastic, metal or wood) that you use to make putting on shoes easier

rolling suitcase
rolling suitcase - kufr na kolečkách
BrE
/ˌrəʊlɪŋ'sju:tkeɪs/
AmE
/ˌroʊlɪŋ'su:tkeɪs/

noun - a suitcase that has wheels

 
on the tip of (one's) tongue - (mít) na jazyku
BrE
/ɒn ðə ˌtɪp əv 'tʌŋ/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə ˌtɪp əv 'tʌŋ/

adverb - being sure you know something, but you cannot remember it

 
prescription drug - lék na předpis
BrE
/prɪ'skrɪpʃn ˌdrʌg/
AmE
/prɪ'skrɪpʃən ˌdrʌg/

noun - a medicine that you can only buy if your doctor orders it for you

 
one-night - na jednu noc
BrE
/'wʌnˌnaɪt/
AmE
/'wʌnˌnaɪt/

adjective - happening for one night only

 
at the end - na konci (čeho)
BrE
/ˌæt ði: 'end/
AmE
/ˌæt ði: 'end/

adverb - in the final part of something