motor pool
motor pool - vozový park
BrE
/'məʊtəˌpu:l/
AmE
/'moʊt̬ərˌpu:l/

noun - all the cars owned by a company

 
carpool lane - jízdní pruh pro vozidla s více cestujícími
BrE
/'kɑ:pu:lˌleɪn/
AmE
/'kɑ:rpu:lˌleɪn/

noun - a lane on a highway etc. for vehicles with more than one passengers

mortgage
mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rgɪdʒ/

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

 
subpar - podprůměrný, podřadný
BrE
/ˌsʌb'pɑ:/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'pɑ:r/

adjective - below expectations, below average (often connected with quality)

 
ibuprofen - ibuprofen
BrE
/ˌaɪbjʊ:'prəʊfen/
AmE
/ˌaɪbjʊ:'proʊfen/

noun, technical - a drug that reduces pain and inflammation

stethoscope
stethoscope - stetoskop, fonendoskop
BrE
/'steθəskəʊp/
AmE
/'steθəskoʊp/

noun - a medical instrument that is used to listen to internal body sounds

intensive care unit
intensive care unit - jednotka intenzivní péče
BrE
/ɪnˌtensɪv 'keə jʊ:nɪt/
AmE
/ɪnˌtensɪv 'ker jʊ:nɪt/

noun - the department in a hospital that provides intensive care to people who are seriously ill

ICU
ICU - JIP (jednotka intenzivní péče)
BrE
/ˌaɪ si: 'ju:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ si: 'ju:/

noun - short for intensive care unit

rhinestone
rhinestone - štrasový kamínek (skleněná napodobenina drahokamu)
BrE
/'raɪnstəʊn/
AmE
/'raɪnstoʊn/

noun - a jewel made of glass that is designed to resemble a gem or diamond

 
abomination - nehoráznost, ohavnost
BrE
/əˌbɒmɪ'neɪʃn/
AmE
/əˌbɑ:mɪ'neɪʃn/

noun, formal - something extremely offensive; something causing hatred and disgust

spark plug
spark plug - zapalovací svíčka (motoru)
BrE
/'spɑ:kˌplʌg/
AmE
/'spɑ:rkˌplʌg/

noun - a device in an internal combustion engine that produces an electric spark to ignite the mixture of air and fuel

eye-rolling
eye-rolling - způsobující obrácení očí v sloup, způsobující kroucení očima
BrE
/'aɪˌrəʊlɪŋ/
AmE
/'aɪˌroʊlɪŋ/

adjective, informal - making you move your eyes upwards to show that you find something annoying, irritating or silly

eye-roll
eye-roll - obrácení očí v sloup, zakroucení očima
BrE
/'aɪˌrəʊl/
AmE
/'aɪˌroʊl/

noun - the act of moving your eyes upwards to show that you find something annoying, irritating or silly

 
shoestring - tkanička do bot, tkanička (do bot)
BrE
/'ʃu:strɪŋ/
AmE
/'ʃu:strɪŋ/

noun, American English - a long string that is used to fasten shoes

 
bleat - mé (zvuk kozy)
BrE
/'bli:t/
AmE
/'bli:t/

interjection - the sound made by a goat