jeans
jeans - džíny
BrE
/'dʒi:nz/
AmE
/'dʒi:nz/

noun - trousers made of a special cloth (denim), they are usually blue and come from Texas

broadcast
broadcast - vysílání
BrE
/'brɔ:dkɑ:st/
AmE
/'brɔ:dkæst/

noun - the TV or radio signals that are sent through air; a TV or radio programme

cards
cards - karty (hrací)
BrE
/'kɑ:dz/
AmE
/'kɑ:rdz/

noun - oblong pieces of hard paper with special symbols on them that are used for playing

complain
complain - reklamovat, stěžovat si
BrE
/kəm'pleɪn/
AmE
/kəm'pleɪn/

verb - to say that you are not happy or satisfied with a product or a service

current affairs
current affairs - aktuality, aktuální zprávy, současné události
BrE
/ˌkʌrənt ə'feəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌrənt ə'ferz/

noun - news reports about events that have happened very recently or are happening at the moment

lip
lip - ret, pysk
BrE
/'lɪp/
AmE
/'lɪp/

noun - one of the two edges of a mouth, they are soft and pink or red

spaghetti
spaghetti - špagety
BrE
/spə'geti/
AmE
/spə'get̬i/

noun - long strings of pasta that are boiled and eaten with tomato sauce and cheese etc.

 
quilt - deka (prošívaná), přikrývka (prošívaná), prošívaná deka
BrE
/'kwɪlt/
AmE
/'kwɪlt/

noun - a large thing that you use to cover yourself with when you are in bed

put away
put away - sklidit, odklidit, uklidit, dát pryč
BrE
/ˌpʊt ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬ə'weɪ/

verb - to return something to its usual place because you are not using it any more

 
cold turkey - absťák (nejen drogový)
BrE
/ˌkəʊld 'tɜ:ki/
AmE
/ˌkoʊld 'tɜ:rki/

noun, informal - the unpleasant feeling of suddenly not having something you are addicted to (esp. a drug)

 
fixer-upper - koupená věc vyžadující renovaci (např. dům)
BrE
/'fɪksə'rʌpə/
AmE
/'fɪksə'rʌpər/

noun, informal - something (usually a house) that you buy and that you are going to renovate yourself

 
workload - pracovní zátěž, pracovní vytížení, vytížení
BrE
/'wɜ:kləʊd/
AmE
/'wɜ:kloʊd/

noun - the amount of work you are supposed to do in a specific amount of time

 
tolerant - tolerantní, snášenlivý
BrE
/'tɒlərənt/
AmE
/'tɑ:lərənt/

adjective - respecting other people and their opinions etc. especially if they are different from your own

PJ's
PJ's - pyžamo (zkr.)
BrE
/'pi:ˌdʒeɪz/
AmE
/'pi:ˌdʒeɪz/

noun, American English, informal - (short) a loose shirt and trousers that sometimes people wear when they are in bed

PJs
PJs - pyžamo (zkr.)
BrE
/'pi:ˌdʒeɪz/
AmE
/'pi:ˌdʒeɪz/

noun, American English, informal - (short) a loose shirt and trousers that sometimes people wear when they are in bed