hackney carriage - taxi (v Británii)
BrE
/'hækni kærɪdʒ/
AmE
/'hækni kærɪdʒ/

noun, British English, formal - a very formal word used for a taxi in the UK

 
cab - kabina (pro řidiče), místo pro řidiče
BrE
/'kæb/
AmE
/'kæb/

noun - the part of a bus, truck or similar large vehicle in which the driver sits

 
self-adhesive - samolepicí
BrE
/ˌselfəd'hi:sɪv/
AmE
/ˌselfəd'hi:sɪv/

adjective - with one side covered with a sticky substance so that it be stuck to something without the use of glue

southbound
southbound - směřující na jih
BrE
/'saʊθbaʊnd/
AmE
/'saʊθbaʊnd/

adjective - going towards the south

northbound
northbound - směřující na sever
BrE
/'nɔ:θbaʊnd/
AmE
/'nɔ:rθbaʊnd/

adjective - going towards the north

eastbound
eastbound - směřující na východ
BrE
/'i:stbaʊnd/
AmE
/'i:stbaʊnd/

adjective - going towards the east

westbound
westbound - směřující na západ
BrE
/'westbaʊnd/
AmE
/'westbaʊnd/

adjective - going towards the west

reluctantly
reluctantly - neochotně, zdráhavě, váhavě
BrE
/rɪ'lʌktəntli/
AmE
/rɪ'lʌktəntli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something

 
mural - nástěnný
BrE
/'mjʊərəl/
AmE
/'mjʊrəl/

adjective - relating to a wall

 
mural - nástěnná malba
BrE
/'mjʊərəl/
AmE
/'mjʊrəl/

noun - a large painting painted on an outside wall of a building

 
malnutrition - podvýživa, podvyživenost
BrE
/ˌmælnju'trɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌmælnu'trɪʃn/

noun - a poor condition of health caused by having too little food or not much variety of food

 
loony bin - blázinec, cvokhaus
BrE
/'lu:ni bɪn/
AmE
/'lu:ni bɪn/

noun, informal - a hospital for people who are mentally ill (used humorously or as an insult)

 
loony - bláznivý, potrhlý, praštěný
BrE
/'lu:ni/
AmE
/'lu:ni/

adjective, informal - silly, crazy or stranger

 
loony - blázen, cvok, hňup
BrE
/'lu:ni/
AmE
/'lu:ni/

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

 
loon - blázen, cvok, hňup
BrE
/'lu:n/
AmE
/'lu:n/

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way