julienne - nakrájet na nudličky
BrE
/ˌdʒu:li'en/
AmE
/ˌdʒu:li'en/

verb - to cut food into long thin pieces

 
meat grinder - mlýnek na maso
BrE
/'mi:tˌgraɪndə/
AmE
/'mi:tˌgraɪndər/

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

 
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

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

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

 
quarter to - tři čtvrtě na
BrE
/'kwɔ:təˌtʊ/
AmE
/'kwɔ:rt̬ərˌtʊ/

phrase - 15 minutes before a given hour

 
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

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

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

 
file - sloupec (na šachovnici)
BrE
/'faɪl/
AmE
/'faɪl/

noun - a column of squares on a chessboard marked A-H

 
rank - řada (na šachovnici)
BrE
/'ræŋk/
AmE
/'ræŋk/

noun - a line of squares on the chessboard marked 1-8

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

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

adverb - extremely

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

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