detainee
detainee - zadržená osoba, zadržený, vězeň (zadržený), zatčený (ve vazbě)
BrE
/ˌdi:teɪ'ni:/
AmE
/ˌdi:teɪ'ni:/

noun, formal - a person who is officially held in custody, typically due to suspicion of illegal activity, or for political or security reasons

ferryman
ferryman - převozník
BrE
/'ferimən/
AmE
/'ferimən/

noun - a person who operates a boat or ferry to transport people or goods across a river or other body of water

hit-and-run
hit-and-run - ujetí od nehody
BrE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/

noun - a road accident where a driver hits another person, vehicle, or object and leaves without stopping to help or report it

 
term - volební období, funkční období
BrE
/'tɜ:m/
AmE
/'tɜ:rm/

noun - the fixed period of time that a person holds a political position or office (such as president, prime minister, or mayor)

 
member of parliament - poslanec, poslankyně, člen parlamentu
BrE
/ˌmembərəv'pɑ:ləmənt/
AmE
/ˌmembərəv'pɑ:rləmənt/

noun - a person who has been elected to represent people in a parliament, especially in countries like the UK, Canada, or India

 
chav - buran, vidlák, nevychovanec
BrE
/'tʃæv/
AmE
/'tʃæv/

noun, British English, informal - a young person, often from a lower social class who uses rude language, and behaves in a loud or aggressive way

investor
investor - investor
BrE
/ɪn'vestə/
AmE
/ɪn'vestər/

noun - a person or organization that puts money into financial schemes, property, or a business with the expectation of achieving a profit

skeleton
skeleton - skeleton (sportovní disciplína)
BrE
/'skeletən/
AmE
/'skeletən/

noun - a winter sport in which a person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down and headfirst

 
bait - lákadlo, vábnička, návnada
BrE
/'beɪt/
AmE
/'beɪt/

noun - a thing or a person used to entice or provoke someone into reacting in a particular way, often negatively or impulsively

narcissist
narcissist - narcista, narcis (člověk)
BrE
/'nɑ:sɪsɪst/
AmE
/'nɑ:rsɪsɪst/

noun - a person who is convinced of his or her importance and always wants people to pay attention to him or her

 
outing - odhalení homosexuality
BrE
/'aʊtɪŋ/
AmE
/'aʊt̬ɪŋ/

noun - a situation in which it is made public that a person is gay when this information was supposed to be private

quarantine
quarantine - karanténa
BrE
/'kwɒrənti:n/
AmE
/'kwɔ:rənti:n/

noun - a period of time when a person or an animal that may be carrying a disease is kept away from others

 
donor - dárce, sponzor
BrE
/'dəʊnə/
AmE
/'ˌdəʊnər/

noun - a person or an organization that gives something, especially money, clothes or food, to a charity or people who need it

 
counterpart - protějšek
BrE
/'kaʊntəpɑ:t/
AmE
/'kaʊntərpɑ:rt/

noun - a person or a thing that has the same or similar function or position as another one in a different situation

whip
whip - bičovat
BrE
/'wɪp/
AmE
/'wɪp/

verb - to hit a person with an instrument made of a piece of leather fastened to a handle, usually as a punishment