pneumatic drill
pneumatic drill - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo
BrE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmə/
AmE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmər/

noun, British English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

jackhammer
jackhammer - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo
BrE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmə/
AmE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmər/

noun, American English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

 
damp squib - fiasko, propadák
BrE
/ˌdæmp'skwɪb/
AmE
/ˌdæmp'skwɪb/

noun, British English, informal - something that is disappointing although it was expected to be exciting or effective

hessian
hessian - pytlovina (materiál)
BrE
/'hesɪən/
AmE
/'heʃn/

noun, British English - a type of thick rough clothes that is often used for making sacks

burlap
burlap - pytlovina, jutová tkanina
BrE
/'bɜ:læp/
AmE
/'bɜ:rlæp/

noun, American English - a type of thick rough clothes that is often used for making sacks

 
presentably - slušně, vkusně, representativně
BrE
/prɪ'zentəbli/
AmE
/prɪ'zentəbli/

adverb - in a way that is suitable to be seen or shown in public

 
juicy - atraktivní, lukrativní, výnosný, zajímavý
BrE
/'dʒu:si/
AmE
/'dʒu:si/

adjective, informal - attractive because it involves a lot of money or is of high quality

 
affectedly - afektovaně
BrE
/ə'fektɪdli/
AmE
/ə'fektɪdli/

adverb - in a pretended or exaggerated way, in a way that is not sincere

 
pedal boat - šlapadlo, šlapací loď
BrE
/'pedlˌbəʊt/
AmE
/'pedlˌboʊt/

noun - a small recreational boat that is powered by pedals operated with the feet

 
houseboat - hausbót, obytná loď
BrE
/'haʊsbəʊt/
AmE
/'haʊsboʊt/

noun - a boat that is designed or modified to be used as a home

superintendent
superintendent - inspektor, dozorce, vedoucí, ředitel
BrE
/ˌsu:pərɪn'tendənt/
AmE
/ˌsu:pərɪn'tendənt/

noun - a person who is in charge of a particular department, organization, or building

 
ambiguously - nejednoznačně, dvojznačně, dvojsmyslně
BrE
/æm'bɪgjuəsli/
AmE
/æm'bɪgjuəsli/

adverb - in a way that is unclear or has more than one possible meaning

 
curtail - omezit, seškrtat, zredukovat, snížit, zmenšit
BrE
/kɜ:'teɪl/
AmE
/kɜ:r'teɪl/

verb, formal - to reduce or limit something, or to stop something before it is finished

 
unimaginable - nepředstavitelný
BrE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnəbl/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnəbl/

adjective - so strange, big, or extreme that it is hard to understand or believe

tongue twister
tongue twister - jazykolam
BrE
/'tʌŋ'twɪstə/
AmE
/'tʌŋ'twɪstər/

noun - a phrase or sentence that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly