ma'am
ma'am - paní
BrE
/'mɑ:m/
AmE
/'mæm/

noun - a polite way of addressing a woman whose name you do not know

play up
play up - zlobit, vypovídat poslušnost
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/

verb, British English - (esp. of children) to misbehave; (esp. of machines) to not work properly; (of body parts) to hurt or cause pain

 
particle - částice, částečka, kousíček
BrE
/'pɑ:tɪkl/
AmE
/'pɑ:rtɪkl/

noun - a very small piece of something

gift
gift - talent, nadání, zvláštní dar
BrE
/'gɪft/
AmE
/'gɪft/

noun - a special talent, a special ability

 
encyclopedic - komplexní, vyčerpávající
BrE
/ɪnˌsaɪklə'pi:dɪk/
AmE
/ɪnˌsaɪklə'pi:dɪk/

adjective - having a lot of information, containing details

 
punchbag - boxovací pytel
BrE
/'pʌntʃbæg/
AmE
/'pʌntʃbæg/

noun, British English - a stuffed or inflated bag that is used to train boxing or help people vent their anger

 
pleasantly - příjemně, přívětivě, mile
BrE
/'plezəntli/
AmE
/'plezəntli/

adverb - in a nice, enjoyable way

wholesale
wholesale - velkoobchod
BrE
/'həʊlseɪl/
AmE
/'hoʊlseɪl/

noun - the business of selling goods in large quantities, usually not to end users

humongous
humongous - ohromný, obrovský, obří
BrE
/hju:'mʌŋgəs/
AmE
/hju:'mʌŋgəs/

adjective - huge, enormous

headset
headset - sluchátka s mikrofonem, sluchátka (s mikrofonem)
BrE
/'hedset/
AmE
/'hedset/

noun - an apparatus with a microphone that you put on your head and it plays music etc. through small speakers directly into your ears

earphones
earphones - sluchátka
BrE
/'ɪəfəʊnz/
AmE
/'ɪrfoʊnz/

noun - an apparatus that you put on your head and it plays music etc. through small speakers directly into your ears

 
be in the closet - nepřiznat sexuální orientaci
BrE
/ˌbi ɪn ðə 'klɒzɪt/
AmE
/ˌbi ɪn ðə 'klɑ:zət/

verb - not to tell people that you are gay

superstore
superstore - hypermarket
BrE
/'su:pəstɔ:/
AmE
/'su:pərstɔ:/

noun - a very large shop selling a large variety of products, usually bigger than a supermarket

 
gatecrash - přijít bez pozvání
BrE
/'geɪtˌkræʃ/
AmE
/'geɪtˌkræʃ/

verb - to come (to a party) uninvited

 
acute - čárka (diakritické znaménko)
BrE
/ə'kju:t/
AmE
/ə'kju:t/

noun - a diacritic above a vowel specifying how it should be pronounced