streetcar
streetcar - tramvaj
BrE
/'stri:tkɑ:/
AmE
/'stri:tkɑ:r/

noun, American English - a vehicle that runs on rails, typically powered by electricity from overhead wires, and is used for public transportation on city streets

 
Pritt Stick - lepicí tyčinka, lepidlo
BrE
/'prɪtstɪk/
AmE
/'prɪtstɪk/

noun - (trademark) a tube-shaped tool that helps spread a substance that is used to stick two pieces of something together (e.g. paper)

unscrupulous
unscrupulous - bezohledný, bezcharakterní, nečestný, všehoschopný, bezzásadový, nemorální
BrE
/ʌn'skru:pjələs/
AmE
/ʌn'skru:pjələs/

adjective - behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want; having or showing no moral principles

 
indiscreet - nediskrétní, indiskrétní, netaktní
BrE
/ˌɪndɪ'skri:t/
AmE
/ˌɪndɪ'skri:t/

adjective - having or showing a lack of good judgment, especially by revealing secrets or acting in a way that is careless or inappropriate

exhibit
exhibit - exponát, vystavený předmět
BrE
/ɪg'zɪbɪt/
AmE
/ɪg'zɪbɪt/

noun - something, e.g. a work of art, that is put in a public place so that people can see it and admire it

 
deafness - hluchota
BrE
/'defnəs/
AmE
/'defnəs/

noun - a condition in which a person is unable to hear or has a significant loss of hearing ability, either partially or completely

 
middle name - charakteristický rys
BrE
/'mɪdlˌneɪm/
AmE
/'mɪdlˌneɪm/

noun - a characteristic or trait that is so closely associated with someone that it might as well be a part of their name

 
meatloaf - sekaná (upečené mleté maso)
BrE
/'mi:tləʊf/
AmE
/'mi:tloʊf/

noun - finely chopped meat that is mixed with herbs and other ingredients and cooked in an oven in the shape of a loaf

 
grotesque - zrůda
BrE
/grəʊ'tesk/
AmE
/groʊ'tesk/

noun - a person who is ugly in an unusual or strange way, often as a sculpture or in a picture or a book

brolly
brolly - deštník, deštníček
BrE
/'brɒli/
AmE
/'brɑ:li/

noun, British English, informal - an informal word for the thing that you hold above your head when it is raining in order not to get wet

loppers
loppers - dlouhé zahradnické nůžky
BrE
/'lɒpəz/
AmE
/'lɑ:prz/

noun - a garden tool similar to a pair of scissors with very long handles that is used to cut twigs and small brunches

tuber
tuber - hlíza, bulva
BrE
/'tju:bə/
AmE
/'tju:bər/

noun - a swollen part on the stem or root of some plants which is under the ground and from which new plants grow

 
wise guy - chytrák, chytrolín (hanlivě)
BrE
/'waɪz gaɪ/
AmE
/'waɪz gaɪ/

noun, American English, informal - somebody who thinks they are very clever or know more than other people and shows it in a way that is annoying

 
traffic island - dopravní ostrůvek
BrE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/
AmE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/

noun - a raised area in the middle of a road, usually a strip, where people can wait until it is safe to cross

capsule
capsule - kabina (kosmická), modul
BrE
/'kæpsju:l/
AmE
/'kæpsl/

noun - the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and spend a lot of time, it is separated from the main rocket