bifocal
bifocal - bifokální, dvouohniskový (např. brýle)
BrE
/baɪ'fəʊkl/
AmE
/baɪ'foʊkl/

adjective, technical - having two different focal lengths, designed to correct vision at both close and distant ranges

black pudding
black pudding - jelito (masný výrobek, často podávaný pečený s britskou snídaní)
BrE
/ˌblæk 'pʊdɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌblæk 'pʊdɪŋ/

noun, British English - a traditional British sausage made from pig’s blood, fat, and a cereal, usually eaten as part of a cooked breakfast

 
slash - drasticky zredukovat, osekat (zredukovat)
BrE
/'slæʃ/
AmE
/'slæʃ/

verb - to reduce something drastically

 
slash - rozříznout, rozřezat, proříznout
BrE
/'slæʃ/
AmE
/'slæʃ/

verb - to cut something with a sharp blade

 
ink - podepsat
BrE
/'ɪŋk/
AmE
/'ɪŋk/

verb - to sign a document

 
foil - zmařit, překazit
BrE
/'fɔɪl/
AmE
/'fɔɪl/

verb - to prevent someone from doing something, to prevent something from happening

 
bid - snaha, pokus
BrE
/'bɪd/
AmE
/'bɪd/

noun, formal - an attempt or an effort to do something

bid
bid - nabídka (v dražbě či ve výběrovém řízení)
BrE
/'bɪd/
AmE
/'bɪd/

noun, formal - an offer to pay a price, an offer to provide a product or a service

 
herbal - herbář
BrE
/'hɜ:bl/
AmE
/'ɜ:rbəl/

noun - a book about medicinal plants

 
downright - vyložený, úplný, naprostý
BrE
/'daʊnraɪt/
AmE
/'daʊnraɪt/

adjective - complete, thorough, absolute, used esp. to emphasize the obviousness of something

 
downright - vyloženě, úplně, naprosto, zcela
BrE
/'daʊnraɪt/
AmE
/'daʊnraɪt/

adverb - completely, thoroughly, absolutely, used esp. to emphasize the obviousness of something

polytunnel
polytunnel - fóliovník (tunelový)
BrE
/'pɒlɪˌtʌnl/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪˌtʌnl/

noun - a semi-circular frame covered with polythene that is used to protect plants in bad weather

polyhouse
polyhouse - fóliovník
BrE
/'pɒlɪhaʊs/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪhaʊs/

noun - a frame covered with polythene that is used to protect plants in bad weather

burbs
burbs - předměstí, okraj města, periferie
BrE
/'bɜ:bz/
AmE
/'bɜ:rbz/

noun, American English, informal - suburbs

 
betcha - to si piš, na to vem jed
BrE
/'betʃə/
AmE
/'betʃə/

phrase, informal - informal contraction of "bet you," meaning to express confidence or certainty about something happening or being true