first resort - první možnost, první krok
BrE
/ˌfɜ:st rɪ'zɔ:t/
AmE
/ˌfɜ:rst rɪ'zɔ:rt/

noun - the first course of action that should be taken to solve a problem

sentence element
sentence element - větný člen
BrE
/'sentənsˌeləmənt/
AmE
/'sentənsˌeləmənt/

noun - a part of the sentence, such as subject, verb, object, complement or adverbial

 
cushion - tlumit, ztlumit, zmírnit, chránit vycpávkou
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

verb - to make the effect of a fall or hit softer or less painful

tension
tension - pnutí, napětí, napnutí
BrE
/'tenʃn/
AmE
/'tenʃn/

noun - (of a muscle, string, wire etc.) the state of being tightened, not relaxed

 
thrust - tah (motoru), síla (motoru)
BrE
/'θrʌst/
AmE
/'θrʌst/

noun - the force of a jet or rocket engine necessary to push something forward

 
turf - drn (travní), travní dlaždice
BrE
/'tɜ:f/
AmE
/'tɜ:rf/

noun, British English - a square piece of grass that has been cut out of the ground

right of way
right of way - přednost (v jízdě), přednost v jízdě
BrE
/ˌraɪtəv'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌraɪt̬əv'weɪ/

noun, American English - the right of a vehicle or person to go before others in traffic

priority
priority - přednost (v jízdě)
BrE
/praɪ'ɒrəti/
AmE
/praɪ'ɑ:rəti/

noun - the right of a vehicle or person to go before others in traffic

 
truncation - zkrácení, osekání, zestručnění, useknutí konce
BrE
/trʌŋ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/trʌŋ'keɪʃn/

noun, formal - the act of making something shorter by cutting off a part of it

 
pedal boat - šlapadlo, šlapací loď
BrE
/'pedlˌbəʊt/
AmE
/'pedlˌboʊt/

noun - a small recreational boat that is powered by pedals operated with the feet

cremation
cremation - kremace, spálení, zpopelnění, pohřeb žehem
BrE
/krə'meɪʃn/
AmE
/krə'meɪʃn/

noun - the act or process of burning a dead body until only ashes remain

 
superintendent - komisař (policejní), policejní komisař
BrE
/ˌsu:pərɪn'tendənt/
AmE
/ˌsu:pərɪn'tendənt/

noun, British English - a senior officer in the police, ranking above inspector and below chief superintendent

brink
brink - kraj, okraj (srázu apod.)
BrE
/'brɪŋk/
AmE
/'brɪŋk/

noun, literary - the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water

 
Breton - bretonština
BrE
/'bretən/
AmE
/'bretən/

noun - a Celtic language spoken by some people in the north-west of France

run over
run over - přetéct
BrE
/ˌrʌn'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌrʌn'oʊvər/

verb - to flow over the edge of a container because it is too full