police department
police department - policejní stanice
BrE
/pə'li:sdɪˌpɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/pə'li:sdɪˌpɑ:rtmənt/

noun - a building where the police work, where you can find help, where criminals are brought etc.

 
wind up - natáhnout (hodiny apod.)
BrE
/ˌwaɪnd'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwaɪnd'ʌp/

verb - to make something work by turning something round and round, e.g. a clock, a toy etc.

 
motivate - motivovat
BrE
/'mɒtɪveɪt/
AmE
/'mɑ:t̬əveɪt/

verb - to give someone the feeling that they want to achieve something, which makes them work hard

 
strain - namoct si, natáhnout si
BrE
/'streɪn/
AmE
/'streɪn/

verb - to injure a muscle or a part of the body by making it work too hard

 
lifespan - životnost (produktu)
BrE
/'laɪfspæn/
AmE
/'laɪfspæn/

noun - (of a product or idea) the length of time that something is expected to work properly

 
first thing - hned ráno, jako první věc
BrE
/ˌfɜ:st'θɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌfɜ:rst'θɪŋ/

adverb - as soon as you get up, or as soon as you start work in the morning

 
modelling - modeling
BrE
/'mɒdəlɪŋ/
AmE
/'mɑ:dəlɪŋ/

noun - to work of a person showing clothes at fashion shows, posing for photographers and cameras etc.

 
fair - veletrh, výstava
BrE
/'feə/
AmE
/'fer/

noun - an event at which people who work in a particular industry sell and advertise their products

 
go on vacation - jet na dovolenou
BrE
/ˌgəʊ ɒn və'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ ən veɪ'keɪʃn/

verb, American English - to spend a period of time away (not going to work or school) relaxing, travelling etc.

 
wind - natáhnout (hodiny apod.)
BrE
/'waɪnd/
AmE
/'waɪnd/

verb - to make something work by turning something round and round, e.g. a clock, a toy etc.

 
leave - dovolená
BrE
/'li:v/
AmE
/'li:v/

noun - the time when you do not go to work, e.g. because you have a baby etc.

 
sick pay - nemocenská
BrE
/'sɪk peɪ/
AmE
/'sɪk peɪ/

noun - the money that you get from your employer because you are ill and not able to work

 
payslip - výplatní páska
BrE
/'peɪslɪp/
AmE
/'peɪslɪp/

noun, British English - a piece of paper that an employee always gets with the money they are paid for work

 
sick leave - nemocenská, neschopenka (časové období)
BrE
/'sɪk ˌli:v/
AmE
/'sɪk ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time you do not go to work because of an illness, injury, disease etc.

maternity leave
maternity leave - mateřská (dovolená)
BrE
/mə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/mə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of paid absence from work in the weeks before and after a woman gives birth