dehumidifier
dehumidifier - odvlhčovač (vzduchu)
BrE
/ˌdi:hju:'mɪdɪfaɪə/
AmE
/ˌdi:hju:'mɪdɪfaɪər/

noun - a machine that makes the air in a room less humid

humidifier
humidifier - zvlhčovač (vzduchu)
BrE
/hju:'mɪdɪfaɪə/
AmE
/hju:'mɪdɪfaɪər/

noun - a machine that makes the air in a room more humid

tow
tow - odtažení, odtah (např. vozidla)
BrE
/'təʊ/
AmE
/'toʊ/

noun - the act of pulling something, especially a vehicle behind another vehicle

 
hackney cab - taxi (v Británii)
BrE
/'hækni kæb/
AmE
/'hækni kæb/

noun, British English, formal - a very formal word used for a taxi in the UK

 
hackney carriage - taxi (v Británii)
BrE
/'hækni kærɪdʒ/
AmE
/'hækni kærɪdʒ/

noun, British English, formal - a very formal word used for a taxi in the UK

 
blister - bublinka, vada (na nátěru, kovu apod.)
BrE
/'blɪstə/
AmE
/'blɪstər/

noun - a swelling on a painted surface or the surface of metal

 
panther - panter, levhart
BrE
/'pænθə/
AmE
/'pænθər/

noun - a large black wild animal that belongs to the cat family

 
remedy - právní řešení
BrE
/'remədi/
AmE
/'remədi/

noun, technical - (law) the way of solving a problem by taking legal steps

 
chemo - chemoterapie
BrE
/'ki:məʊ/
AmE
/'ki:moʊ/

noun, informal - the treatment of cancer that uses chemical substances (short for chemotherapy)

 
butt - terč, oběť, cíl (výsměchu, vtipu, žertu)
BrE
/'bʌt/
AmE
/'bʌt/

noun - the person or thing that is laughed at or joked about

 
renew - prodloužit (platnost)
BrE
/rɪ'nju:/
AmE
/rɪ'nu:/

verb - to extend the validity of something, to extend a subscription etc.

 
sumo wrestling - zápas sumo
BrE
/'su:məʊˌreslɪŋ/
AmE
/'su:moʊˌreslɪŋ/

noun - a Japanese type of wrestling where the opponent are very large

 
usury - lichva
BrE
/'ju:ʒəri/
AmE
/'ju:ʒəri/

noun, dated - the practice of lending money at very high rates of interest

 
come on - začít hrát (např. píseň v rádiu)
BrE
/ˌkʌm'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌkʌm'ɑ:n/

verb - to start to play (such as a song on the radio)

 
appointment - jmenování, ustanovení (do pracovní pozice)
BrE
/ə'pɔɪntmənt/
AmE
/ə'pɔɪntmənt/

noun - the act of choosing someone for a position or a job