commit - zavázat se
BrE
/kə'mɪt/
AmE
/kə'mɪt/

verb - to promise that you will definitely do something

board game
board game - desková hra
BrE
/'bɔ:d geɪm/
AmE
/'bɔ:rd geɪm/

noun - a game played on a board, such as chess, Scrabble or Monopoly

 
brief - pověření, odpovědnost
BrE
/'bri:f/
AmE
/'bri:f/

noun, British English, formal - given responsibility for dealing with something

rub out
rub out - vygumovat
BrE
/'rʌb aʊt/
AmE
/'rʌb aʊt/

verb, British English - to remove something that you have written, using a rubber

 
nursery school - mateřská školka
BrE
/'nɜ:səri sku:l/
AmE
/'nɜ:rsəri sku:l/

noun - a school for very young children, mainly between the ages of about two and five

 
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