envoy - vyslanec, posel
BrE
/'envɔɪ/
AmE
/'envɔɪ/

noun - a person who is sent as a representative from a government or an organization to another

Frisbee
Frisbee - létající talíř
BrE
/'frɪzbi/
AmE
/'frɪzbi/

noun - (trademark) a light plastic disc, that is thrown from one player to another in a game

 
vertigo - závrať
BrE
/'vɜ:tɪgəʊ/
AmE
/'vɜ:rt̬ɪgoʊ/

noun - the feeling of dizziness or sickness when you are looking down from a very high place

 
hedge - pojistit se, ochránit se (před něčím)
BrE
/'hedʒ/
AmE
/'hedʒ/

verb - to do something to protect yourself from something unpleasant that might affect you, especially losing money

shavings
shavings - hobliny
BrE
/'ʃeɪvɪŋz/
AmE
/'ʃeɪvɪŋz/

noun - very thin pieces, especially of wood, that are cut from a surface using a sharp tool

 
read up on - načíst si (o)
BrE
/ˌri:d'ʌpˌɒn/
AmE
/ˌri:d'ʌpˌɑ:n/

verb - to get a lot of information on a particular subject from books and other printed sources

policewoman
policewoman - policistka
BrE
/pə'li:swʊmən/
AmE
/pə'li:swʊmən/

noun - a woman whose job is to protect people from criminals and see that law is obeyed

 
prop - podpěra, opora
BrE
/'prɒp/
AmE
/'prɑ:p/

noun - a thing used to support something to hold it in place or prevent it from falling

 
shade - odstín, druh (např. pravdy)
BrE
/'ʃeɪd/
AmE
/'ʃeɪd/

noun - a form of something that is only slightly different from other forms of the same thing

 
detox - detoxikovat, odstranit škodlivé látky
BrE
/'di:ˌtɒks/
AmE
/'di:ˌtɑ:ks/

verb, informal - to remove harmful substances from your body by eating only healthy foods to improve your health

break-in
break-in - vloupání, vloupačka
BrE
/'breɪkɪn/
AmE
/'breɪkɪn/

noun - the illegal act of coming into somebody's house etc. in order to steal things from it

colander
colander - cedník (tvaru mísy)
BrE
/'kʌləndə/
AmE
/'kɑ:ləndər/

noun - a bowl with holes in it used to separate water from solid things (washing food etc.)

 
corrupted - poškozený (např. soubor), porušený (např. soubor)
BrE
/kə'rʌptɪd/
AmE
/kə'rʌptɪd/

adjective - (of computer files, data etc.) containing mistakes that prevent the file from being opened or read

 
intolerant - netolerantní
BrE
/ɪn'tɒlərənt/
AmE
/ɪn'tɑ:lərənt/

adjective - not respecting other people and their opinions etc. especially if they are different from your own

teardrop
teardrop - kapka slzy, slza
BrE
/'tɪədrɒp/
AmE
/'tɪrdrɑ:p/

noun - a drop of liquid that comes from your eyes when you are very sad and cry