invert - obrátit, otočit
BrE
/ɪn'vɜ:t/
AmE
/ɪn'vɜrt/

verb - to turn upside down, to reverse the position, order, or arrangement of something

inverted commas
inverted commas - uvozovky
BrE
/ɪnˌvɜ:tɪd'kɒməz/
AmE
/ɪnˌvɜ:rtɪd'kɑ:məz/

noun, British English - punctuation marks that show where a quotation begins and ends (" " or ' '), also called quotation marks

 
egg timer - kuchyňská minutka, minutka (k měření času vaření)
BrE
/'egˌtaɪmə/
AmE
/'egˌtaɪmər/

noun - a small clock that you use to measure the time when cooking eggs and other things

 
hourglass figure - vosí pas (tvar postavy)
BrE
/'aʊəglɑ:sˌfɪgə/
AmE
/'aʊrglæsˌfɪgjər/

noun - a very small waist (usually used with women)

 
blunt - ztlumit, zmírnit
BrE
/'blʌnt/
AmE
/'blʌnt/

verb - to make something weaker, milder or less affective

 
blunt - ztupit (ostří apod.)
BrE
/'blʌnt/
AmE
/'blʌnt/

verb - to make something less sharp

 
scurvy - kurděje (nemoc)
BrE
/'skɜ:vi/
AmE
/'skɜ:rvi/

noun - an illness cause by not having enough vitamin C

snake plant
snake plant - tchýnin jazyk, sanseviera, tenura (rostlina)
BrE
/'ˌsneɪkˌplɑ:nt/
AmE
/'ˌsneɪkˌplænt/

noun - a houseplant with showy sword-shaped leaves

sansevieria
sansevieria - tchýnin jazyk, sanseviera, tenura (rostlina)
BrE
/ˌsænsə'vɪərɪə/
AmE
/ˌsænsə'vɪrɪə/

noun - a houseplant with showy sword-shaped leaves

 
primary - prvotní, hlavní, primární
BrE
/'praɪməri/
AmE
/'praɪməri/

adjective - to most important

nightwatchman
nightwatchman - noční hlídač
BrE
/ˌnaɪt'wɒtʃmən/
AmE
/ˌnaɪt'wɑ:tʃmən/

noun - a person who guards a place at night

huntsman
huntsman - lovec
BrE
/'hʌntsmən/
AmE
/'hʌntsmən/

noun - a person who shoots or catches animals

plastic surgeon
plastic surgeon - plastický chirurg
BrE
/'plæstɪkˌsɜ:dʒn/
AmE
/'plæstɪkˌsɜ:rdʒn/

noun - a doctor who performs operations to enhance or alter a person's appearance, often involving the face or body

animator
animator - animátor
BrE
/'ænɪmeɪtə/
AmE
/'ænəmeɪt̬ər/

noun - a person whose job is to make animated films, cartoons etc.

leisure time animator
leisure time animator - animátor volného času
BrE
/'leʒəˌtaɪmˌænɪmeɪtə/
AmE
/'li:ʒərˌtaɪmˌænəmeɪt̬ər/

noun - a person whose job is to engage and amuse children in hotels, parks etc.