chop shop - ilegální dílna (kde rozebírají kradená auta)
BrE
/'tʃɒpˌʃɒp/
AmE
/'tʃɒpˌʃɒp/

noun, informal - a place or garage where stolen vehicles are dismantled

 
brain drain - odliv mozků (vzdělaných lidí do jiné země)
BrE
/'breɪn ˌdreɪn/
AmE
/'breɪn ˌdreɪn/

noun, informal - the situation when qualified and skilled people move to a different country where they can earn more money

 
toy boy - zajíček (výrazně mladší partner ženy)
BrE
/'tɔɪ ˌbɔɪ/
AmE
/'tɔɪ ˌbɔɪ/

noun, informal - an attractive young whose partner is and older, often successful woman

 
boy toy - zajíček (výrazně mladší partner ženy)
BrE
/'bɔɪ ˌtɔɪ/
AmE
/'bɔɪ ˌtɔɪ/

noun, informal - an attractive young whose partner is and older, often successful woman

 
pome - malvice (plod s jadřincem)
BrE
/'pəʊm/
AmE
/'poʊm/

noun - a type of fruit with many small seeds in the middle (e.g. apples, pears)

 
drupe - peckovice, peckovité ovoce
BrE
/'dru:p/
AmE
/'dru:p/

noun - a type of fruit with a large stone in the middle (e.g. the cherries, apricots)

 
kernel - jádro (ořechu, pecky), zrno (kukuřice)
BrE
/'kɜ:nl/
AmE
/'kɜ:rnl/

noun - the inner part of a nut or stone; the yellow seed of the maize plant

 
balsamic vinegar - balzamikový ocet
BrE
/bɔ:lˌsæmɪk 'vɪnɪgə/
AmE
/bɔ:lˌsæmɪk 'vɪnɪgər/

noun - a thick dark vinegar with strong taste

 
embalm - balzamovat, nabalzamovat
BrE
/ɪm'bɑ:m/
AmE
/ɪm'bɑ:m/

verb - to treat a dead body with special substances so that it does not decay

nutcracker
nutcracker - louskáček (ořechů)
BrE
/'nʌtˌkrækə/
AmE
/'nʌtˌkrækər/

noun - a tool that you use to open the shells of nuts

 
macadamia - makadámiový ořech
BrE
/ˌmækə'deɪmiə/
AmE
/ˌmækə'deɪmiə/

noun - a sweet white nut

 
pecan - pekanový ořech
BrE
/'pi:kən/
AmE
/pɪ'kɑ:n/

noun - a long sweet nut, similar to a walnut

pruning
pruning - prořezávání (stromků)
BrE
/'pru:nɪŋ/
AmE
/'pru:nɪŋ/

noun - the act off trimming a tree or plant

 
prune back - zredukovat, snížit, omezit
BrE
/ˌpru:n'bæk/
AmE
/ˌpru:n'bæk/

verb - to make something smaller by removing parts that are not necessary or needed

 
prune - zredukovat, snížit, omezit
BrE
/'pru:n/
AmE
/'pru:n/

verb - to make something smaller by removing parts that are not necessary or needed