castrate - kastrovat, vykastrovat
BrE
/kæ'streɪt/
AmE
/'kæstreɪt/

verb - to remove the testicles of a male animal or a man

 
gridlocked - patový
BrE
/'grɪdlɒkt/
AmE
/'grɪdlɑ:kt/

adjective - not making any progress possible

 
gridlock - patová situace
BrE
/'grɪdˌlɒk/
AmE
/'grɪdˌlɑ:k/

noun - a situation in which no progress seems to be possible

 
gridlocked - ucpaný (např. silnice)
BrE
/'grɪdlɒkt/
AmE
/'grɪdlɑ:kt/

adjective - (of roads) not making the movement of cars possible, jammed

 
matinée - odpolední představení
BrE
/'mætɪneɪ/
AmE
/ˌmætn'eɪ/

noun - a performance of a show or play in the afternoon

 
pastille - pastilka
BrE
/'pæstl/
AmE
/pə'sti:l/

noun, British English - a small sweet that usually contains medicine for a sore throat

chiffon
chiffon - šifon (průsvitná látka)
BrE
/'ʃɪfɒn/
AmE
/ʃɪ'fɑ:n/

noun - a light thin fabric that you can see through

flambé
flambé - flambovaný
BrE
/'flɒmbeɪ/
AmE
/flɑ:m'beɪ/

adjective - covered with alcohol that has been set to fire

flambé
flambé - flambovat
BrE
/'flɒmbeɪ/
AmE
/flɑ:m'beɪ/

verb - to put alcohol to food and set fire to it

 
jazzy - hýřící barvami, okázalý, nápadný
BrE
/'dʒæzi/
AmE
/'dʒæzi/

adjective, informal - too bright, too fancy, attracting too much attention

snazzy
snazzy - šmrncovní, stylový, módní, nóbl
BrE
/'snæzi/
AmE
/'snæzi/

adjective, informal - stylish, very fashionable

amount
amount - částka, suma
BrE
/ə'maʊnt/
AmE
/ə'maʊnt/

noun - a sum of money

 
banister - zábradlí
BrE
/'bænɪstə/
AmE
/'bænɪstər/

noun - a structure on the side of stairs that you can hold onto when you walk up and down the stairs

 
stairway - schody, schodiště
BrE
/'steəweɪ/
AmE
/'sterweɪ/

noun - a set of stairs

 
rusty - pozapomenutý, zašlý
BrE
/'rʌsti/
AmE
/'rʌsti/

adjective - not as good as it used to be, because you have not used it a long time