e-mail
e-mail - elektronická pošta, e-mail
BrE
/'i:meɪl/
AmE
/'i:meɪl/

noun - an internet system in which you can send messages and files etc. from one user to another

waitress
waitress - servírka, číšnice
BrE
/'weɪtrɪs/
AmE
/'weɪtrəs/

noun - a woman who works in a restaurant, takes orders from customers and brings them food and drinks

waiter
waiter - číšník
BrE
/'weɪtə/
AmE
/'weɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who works in a restaurant, takes orders from customers, and brings them food and drinks

 
video-recorder - video, videorekordér
BrE
/'vɪdɪəʊrɪ'kɔ:də/
AmE
/'vɪdɪoʊrɪ'kɔ:rdər/

noun - a machine that can play films on a cassette or record them from TV on a cassette

video recorder
video recorder - video, videorekordér
BrE
/'vɪdɪəʊrɪ'kɔ:də/
AmE
/'vɪdɪoʊrɪ'kɔ:rdər/

noun - a machine that can play films on a cassette or record them from TV on a cassette

 
video - video, videorekordér
BrE
/'vɪdɪəʊ/
AmE
/'vɪdioʊ/

noun - a machine that can play films on a cassette or record them from TV on a cassette

boiling
boiling - vařící, vroucí
BrE
/'bɔɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/'bɔɪlɪŋ/

adjective - (of a liquid) of such a high temperature that bubbles rise from the bottom to the surface

 
overlook - mít výhled na
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'lʊk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'lʊk/

verb - to be in a place from which you can easily see over something or down on something

negative
negative - negativ
BrE
/'negətɪv/
AmE
/'negət̬ɪv/

noun - a piece of film that is used to make photographs from, the colours are inverted in it

 
quinine - chinin
BrE
/kwɪ'ni:n/
AmE
/kwɪ'naɪn/

noun - a drug extracted from the bark of a South American tree which was used to treat malaria

rental
rental - pronájem, pronajmutí, (za)půjčení
BrE
/'rentl/
AmE
/'rent̬l/

noun - the act of lending something someone for money or borrowing something from someone and paying for it

maternity leave
maternity leave - mateřská (dovolená)
BrE
/mə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/mə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of paid absence from work in the weeks before and after a woman gives birth

 
backwards compatibility - zpětná kompatibilita (např. u počítače)
BrE
/'bækwədz kəmˌpætə'bɪlɪti/
AmE
/'bækwərdz kəmˌpæt̬ə'bɪlət̬i/

noun - a property of a product that allows it to use data from earlier versions of the system

 
deal-breaker - přes co nejede vlak, co nelze přehlédnout
BrE
/'di:lˌbreɪkə/
AmE
/'di:lˌbreɪkər/

noun - something that makes you reject something or someone, something that prevents you from going ahead with something

sand down
sand down - obrousit, osmirkovat
BrE
/ˌsænd'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌsænd'daʊn/

verb - to smooth, polish, or remove imperfections from a surface by rubbing it with sandpaper or an abrasive material