novelette - krátká novela
BrE
/ˌnɒvl'et/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:vl'et/

noun - a short novel

 
statuette - soška
BrE
/ˌstætʃu'et/
AmE
/ˌstætʃu'et/

noun - a small statue

 
kitchenette - kuchyňka
BrE
/ˌkɪtʃɪ'net/
AmE
/ˌkɪtʃɪ'net/

noun - a small kitchen

diskette
diskette - disketa
BrE
/dɪs'ket/
AmE
/dɪs'ket/

noun - a flat disk used for storing data

 
cabbie - taxikář
BrE
/'kæbi/
AmE
/'kæbi/

noun, informal - a person who drives a taxi

 
dearie - miláčku, zlatíčko
BrE
/'dɪəri/
AmE
/'dɪri/

noun, British English, informal - a friendly way of addressing someone

 
kiddie - děťátko, dítko
BrE
/'kɪdi/
AmE
/'kɪdi/

noun, informal - an affectionate word for child

 
lassie - děvčátko
BrE
/'læsi/
AmE
/'læsi/

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a girl (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

 
laddie - klouček
BrE
/'lædi/
AmE
/'lædi/

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a boy (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

gramps
gramps - děda
BrE
/'græmps/
AmE
/'græmps/

noun, informal - an informal word for a grandfather

 
diminutive - zdrobnělina
BrE
/dɪ'mɪnjətɪv/
AmE
/dɪ'mɪnjətɪv/

noun - a word that shows that something or someone is small

 
afford - poskytovat, poskytnout, nabízet, nabídnout
BrE
/ə'fɔ:d/
AmE
/ə'fɔ:rd/

verb, formal - to provide something

highway patrol
highway patrol - silniční policie, silniční hlídka, dálniční policie
BrE
/'haɪweɪ pəˌtrəʊl/
AmE
/'haɪweɪ pəˌtroʊl/

, American English - a police unit that watches and controls traffic on roads to keep drivers safe and enforce the law

gate
gate - závora
BrE
/'geɪt/
AmE
/'geɪt/

noun - a movable object that blocks a road or path to control or stop traffic

yield
yield - dát přednost v jízdě, dát přednost (na křižovatce)
BrE
/'ji:ld/
AmE
/'ji:ld/

verb, formal - to slow down and let another vehicle go first before you continue driving