substrate - podloží, podložní vrstva, živná půda, substrát
BrE
/'sʌbstreɪt/
AmE
/'sʌbstreɪt/

noun - a substance or surface that provides support for something to grow or function

 
commemorative - vzpomínkový, pamětní
BrE
/kə'memərətɪv/
AmE
/kə'memərətɪv/

adjective - designed or serving to honor or remember a person, event, or significant occurrence

tarpaulin
tarpaulin - plachta (nepromokavá), nepromokavá plachta, celta
BrE
/tɑ:'pɔ:lɪn/
AmE
/tɑ:r'pɔ:lɪn/

noun, British English - a large waterproof sheet used for example to protect something from the rain

 
cushion - tlumit, ztlumit, zmírnit, chránit vycpávkou
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

verb - to make the effect of a fall or hit softer or less painful

 
anthropomorphize - personifikovat
BrE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:faɪz/
AmE
/ˌænθrəpə'mɔ:rfaɪz/

verb - to treat things or animals as if they were people (esp. in books)

 
thrust - tah (motoru), síla (motoru)
BrE
/'θrʌst/
AmE
/'θrʌst/

noun - the force of a jet or rocket engine necessary to push something forward

orderly
orderly - zřízenec (nemocniční), sanitář
BrE
/'ɔ:dəli/
AmE
/'ɔ:rdərli/

noun - a person without medical training whose job is to assist doctors and nurses

squeeze
squeeze - vymačkat, vytlačit, vylisovat, vyždímat
BrE
/'skwi:z/
AmE
/'skwi:z/

verb - to get liquid out of something by pressing it hard or twisting it

tour
tour - procestovat, projezdit
BrE
/'tʊə/
AmE
/'tʊr/

verb - to visit a series of places (e.g. as a band playing concerts etc.)

pneumatic drill
pneumatic drill - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo
BrE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmə/
AmE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmər/

noun, British English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

jackhammer
jackhammer - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo
BrE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmə/
AmE
/'ˌdʒækˌhæmər/

noun, American English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

debut
debut - poprvé vystoupit, poprvé se objevit
BrE
/'deɪbju:/
AmE
/deɪ'bju:/

verb - (of a show, play, actor or performer) to appear for the first time

 
astute - prozíravý, chytrý, mazaný, prohnaný
BrE
/ə'stju:t/
AmE
/ə'stu:t/

adjective - able to understand a situation very quickly and often take advantage of it

 
removal - stěhování (nábytku)
BrE
/rɪ'mu:vl/
AmE
/rɪ'mu:vl/

noun, British English - the act of taking furniture and other things from one house to another

 
damp squib - fiasko, propadák
BrE
/ˌdæmp'skwɪb/
AmE
/ˌdæmp'skwɪb/

noun, British English, informal - something that is disappointing although it was expected to be exciting or effective