IOU - dlužní úpis
BrE
/ˌaɪ əʊ 'ju:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ oʊ 'ju:/

noun, informal - a note or document that acknowledges the existence of a debt (abbreviation for 'I owe you')

 
owe - vděčit, děkovat, moci děkovat
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to achieve something, because someone helped you or did something for you

 
owe - dlužit, být zavázán, být vděčný
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to feel the need to do something for someone, because they have done something for you too

crown
crown - koruna (stromu)
BrE
/'kraʊn/
AmE
/'kraʊn/

noun - the top part of a tree that consists of twigs, branches and leaves

 
self-appraisal - sebehodnocení
BrE
/ˌselfə'preɪzl/
AmE
/ˌselfə'preɪzl/

noun - the process of evaluating your own work and your own achievements

 
hot-air - horkovzdušný
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t'er/

adjective - using hot air

hot-air balloon
hot-air balloon - horkovzdušný balon
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə bə'lu:n/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t'er bə'lu:n/

noun - a large bag filled with hot air used in the past for travelling through the air

 
spark - probudit (např. zájem), podnítit
BrE
/'spɑ:k/
AmE
/'spɑ:rk/

verb - to make something start suddenly

sparkler
sparkler - prskavka
BrE
/'spɑ:klə/
AmE
/'spɑ:rklər/

noun - a hand-held firework that produces bright sparks

 
unjustified - bezdůvodný, neopodstatněný
BrE
/ʌn'dʒʌstɪfaɪd/
AmE
/ʌn'dʒʌstɪfaɪd/

adjective - unfair, unreasonable

plywood
plywood - překližka
BrE
/'plaɪwʊd/
AmE
/'plaɪwʊd/

noun - a material that is made of thin layers of wood stuck together

 
pitched - šikmý
BrE
/'pɪtʃt/
AmE
/'pɪtʃt/

adjective - (of a roof) not flat

partly cloudy
partly cloudy - polojasno
BrE
/ˌpɑ:tli 'klaʊdi/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:rtli 'klaʊdi/

adjective - (of weather) with some clouds and some sunshine

cold cuts
cold cuts - uzeniny, masové řezy
BrE
/'kəʊld kʌts/
AmE
/'koʊld kʌts/

noun, American English - thin slices of cooked meats that are usually eaten cold

sleety
sleety - rozbředlý (o sněhu), s plískanicí
BrE
/'sli:ti/
AmE
/'sli:ti/

adjective - having rain and snow together