consumables - spotřební zboží
BrE
/kən'sju:məblz/
AmE
/kən'su:məblz/

noun, technical - goods that are intended to be used up or depleted, such as food, fuel, and office supplies

 
general election - všeobecné volby, parlamentní volby
BrE
/ˌdʒenrəl ɪ'lekʃn/
AmE
/ˌdʒenrəl ɪ'lekʃn/

noun - an election in which voters choose representatives for a country's legislative body, such as parliament or congress

 
pawn - dát do zástavy, zastavit
BrE
/'pɔ:n/
AmE
/'pɔ:n/

verb - to use a valuable object as a guarantee that you will pay back money that you borrow

 
briquette - briketa (uhlí)
BrE
/brɪ'ket/
AmE
/brɪ'ket/

noun - a small block of pressed coal dust that is used as fuel or burned in a fire

fixture
fixture - příslušenství bytu, pevné vybavení
BrE
/'fɪkstʃə/
AmE
/'fɪkstʃər/

noun - a piece of furniture or equipment that is permanently fixed in a house, such as a bath

daylight saving time
daylight saving time - letní čas
BrE
/ˌdeɪlaɪt 'seɪvɪŋ taɪm/
AmE
/ˌdeɪlaɪt 'seɪvɪŋ taɪm/

noun, American English - the time when clocks are one hour ahead of standard time during the summer (abbreviated as DST)

pin
pin - kuželka
BrE
/'pɪn/
AmE
/'pɪn/

noun - a tall bottle-shaped object that players try to knock down in a game such as bowling

 
legume - luštěnina
BrE
/'legju:m/
AmE
/'legju:m/

noun - a plant that has seeds in long pods, such as a bean plant or a pea plant

 
half fare - poloviční jizdné
BrE
/ˌhɑ:f 'feə/
AmE
/ˌhæf 'feər/

noun - the sum paid for a journey on public transport, by certain groups such as pensioners, children etc.

 
play at - hrát na (něco)
BrE
/'pleɪˌæt/
AmE
/'pleɪˌæt/

verb - to pretend you are someone or that you are doing something as part of a children's game

activist
activist - aktivista
BrE
/'æktɪvɪst/
AmE
/'æktɪvɪst/

noun - a person who takes part in activities such as public protests to make political or social changes

 
scrub - drhnutí (kartáčem), vydrhnutí (kartáčem)
BrE
/'skrʌb/
AmE
/'skrʌb/

noun - an act of cleaning something by rubbing it hard with an instrument, such as a stiff brush

hammock
hammock - houpací síť
BrE
/'hæmək/
AmE
/'hæmək/

noun - a piece of strong material which is hung between two trees or posts, used as a bed

 
counterfoil - kontrolní útržek, stvrzenka
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɔɪl/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɔɪl/

noun, British English - the part of a ticket, cheque or other document that is kept as a record of purchase

 
suspend - dočasně vyloučit, suspendovat
BrE
/sə'spend/
AmE
/sə'spend/

verb - to officially order someone to leave their job or school for some time, especially as a punishment