breakdown truck
breakdown truck - odtahový vůz, odtahové vozidlo
BrE
/'breɪkdaʊn trʌk/
AmE
/'breɪkdaʊn trʌk/

noun - a large vehicle with special equipment that can pull other cars behind it

roadkill
roadkill - přejeté zvíře, sražené zvíře (u silnice)
BrE
/'rəʊdkɪl/
AmE
/'roʊdkɪl/

noun - an animal that has been killed by a vehicle on the road

lay-by
lay-by - odpočívadlo, odstavné místo u silnice, parkoviště při krajnici
BrE
/'leɪbaɪ/
AmE
/'leɪbaɪ/

noun, British English - a short, widened area at the side of a road where vehicles can stop for a short time, but which is not a service station

right of way
right of way - přednost (v jízdě), přednost v jízdě
BrE
/ˌraɪtəv'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌraɪt̬əv'weɪ/

noun, American English - the right of a vehicle or person to go before others in traffic

priority
priority - přednost (v jízdě)
BrE
/praɪ'ɒrəti/
AmE
/praɪ'ɑ:rəti/

noun - the right of a vehicle or person to go before others in traffic

branch off
branch off - odbočit, oddělit se (o silnici)
BrE
/ˌbrɑ:ntʃ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbræntʃ'ɑ:f/

verb - (of a road) to leave the main road and go in a different direction

byroad
byroad - vedlejší silnice, venkovská silnice
BrE
/'baɪrəʊd/
AmE
/'baɪroʊd/

noun - a small, less important road that is not a main route, often in the countryside

 
semiconductor - polovodič
BrE
/ˌsemɪkən'dʌktə/
AmE
/ˌsemɪkən'dʌktər/

noun - a substance or material that allows electricity to pass through it under some conditions but not under others, used especially in electronic devices

 
conductor - vodič (elektřiny, tepla)
BrE
/kən'dʌktə/
AmE
/kən'dʌktə/

noun - a substance or material that allows electricity or heat to pass through it easily

 
commensurate - úměrný, přiměřený, odpovídající, srovnatelný
BrE
/kə'menʃərət/
AmE
/kə'menʃərət/

adjective, formal - matching something in size, degree, or importance; appropriate in relation to something else

 
dementia - demence, slabomyslnost
BrE
/dɪ'menʃə/
AmE
/dɪ'menʃə/

noun, technical - a serious mental condition in which a person gradually loses the ability to think, remember, and behave normally, usually because of disease or old age

 
bereft - zbavený (něčeho), ochuzený, připravený (o něco)
BrE
/bə'reft/
AmE
/bə'reft/

adjective, formal - feeling very sad and lonely because something important has been taken away, or lacking something you need or expect

atonement
atonement - odčinění, náprava, pokání, smíření
BrE
/ə'təʊnmənt/
AmE
/ə'toʊnmənt/

noun, formal - an action or process that shows you regret hurting someone or doing something bad, and try to make it better

atone
atone - odčinit, napravit, odpykat
BrE
/ə'təʊn/
AmE
/ə'toʊn/

verb, formal - to do something to show you are sorry for something you caused and to make things right

sundries
sundries - drobnosti, různé věci, rozmanité věci
BrE
/'sʌndriz/
AmE
/'sʌndriz/

noun, formal - small, miscellaneous items that don’t fit into a specific category