third time lucky - do třetice všeho dobrého
BrE
/ˌθɜ:d taɪm 'lʌki/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rd taɪm 'lʌki/

phrase - used when you have tried to do a particular thing twice before and hope that you will succeed the next time

 
errands - zařizování
BrE
/'erəndz/
AmE
/'erəndz/

noun - small tasks you have to do (usually in a town, city etc.) that involve delivering things, buying things, collecting things, etc.

 
consumer durables - zboží dlouhodobé spotřeby
BrE
/kənˌsju:mə 'djʊərəblz/
AmE
/kənˌsu:mər 'dʊrəblz/

noun, technical - products that have a long lifespan, such as appliances, furniture, and vehicles

 
durable goods - zboží dlouhodobé spotřeby
BrE
/'djʊərəblˌgʊdz/
AmE
/'dʊrəblˌgʊdz/

noun, technical - products that have a long lifespan, such as appliances, furniture, and vehicles

 
durables - zboží dlouhodobé spotřeby
BrE
/'djʊərəblz/
AmE
/'dʊrəblz/

noun, technical - products that have a long lifespan, such as appliances, furniture, and vehicles

 
search me - nemám tušení, vůbec netuším, nemám páru, nemám potuchy
BrE
/ˌsɜ:tʃ'mi:/
AmE
/ˌsɜ:rtʃ'mi:/

phrase, informal - a phrase that we say when we don't have the slightest idea

 
unused - nepoužitý
BrE
/ˌʌn'ju:zd/
AmE
/ˌʌn'ju:zd/

adjective - never have been used or is not being used at the moment

mashed potatoes
mashed potatoes - bramborová kaše
BrE
/ˌmæʃt pɒ'teɪtəʊz/
AmE
/ˌmæʃt pɒ'teɪt̬oʊz/

noun - boiled potatoes that have been mixed with milk and crushed until smooth

 
distance - odstup (ve vztazích)
BrE
/'dɪstəns/
AmE
/'dɪstəns/

noun - a situation in which two people do not have a close relationship

 
ineffectively - neúčinně, neefektivně
BrE
/ˌɪnɪ'fektɪvli/
AmE
/ˌɪnɪ'fektɪvli/

adverb - in a way that does not have the intended result or effect

 
better half - drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek
BrE
/ˌbetə 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/ˌbetər 'hæf/

noun, informal - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

 
other half - drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek
BrE
/ˌʌðə 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/ˌʌðər 'hæf/

noun, informal - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

significant other
significant other - drahá polovička, protějšek, partner
BrE
/sɪgˌnɪfɪkənt 'ʌðə/
AmE
/sɪgˌnɪfɪkənt 'ʌðər/

noun - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

objection
objection - námitka, nesouhlas
BrE
/əb'dʒekʃn/
AmE
/əb'dʒekʃn/

noun - a reason you have for not liking something or being against something

 
lost property - ztráty a nálezy
BrE
/ˌlɒst'prɒpəti/
AmE
/ˌlɑ:st'prɑ:pərt̬i/

noun - an office where you go when you have lost or found something