insurance
insurance - pojištění
BrE
/ɪn'ʃʊərəns/
AmE
/ɪn'ʃʊrəns/

noun - an arrangement in which you pay some money to a company and if something bad happens to you or your property, they pay the cost etc.

Zimmer frame
Zimmer frame - chodítko
BrE
/'zɪməˌfreɪm/
AmE
/'zɪmərˌfreɪm/

noun, British English - (trademark) a light frame that you push in front of you when you are not able to walk properly, used especially if you are old or ill

 
take back - vzít zpět, odvolat, vrátit zpět
BrE
/ˌteɪk'bæk/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'bæk/

verb - to say that you didn't mean what you said and admit you shouldn't have said it, to change what has been done as if it never happened

dizzy
dizzy - mající závrať, pociťující motání hlavy
BrE
/'dɪzi/
AmE
/'dɪzi/

adjective - feeling as if the world is turning around you and that you might fall, usually as a result of being somewhere very high, or of an illness

guarantee
guarantee - záruka
BrE
/ˌgerən'ti:/
AmE
/ˌgerən'ti:/

noun - a promise that something will be done or will happen, a written promise that a product will be repaired or replaced if something is wrong with it

pawnbroker
pawnbroker - zastavárna, zastavárník
BrE
/'pɔ:nbrəʊkə/
AmE
/'pɑ:nbroʊkər/

noun - a shop (or its owner) where you can borrow money if you leave there a valuable object as a form of security that you will pay it back

 
en passant - braní mimochodem (v šachu)
BrE
/ɑ:n pɑ:'sɑ:n/
AmE
/ɑ:n pɑ:'sɑ:n/

adverb - (French) a special move in chess in which the pawn that has moved by two squares can be captured as if it had only moved by one square

 
pre-nup - předmanželská smlouva
BrE
/'pri:nʌp/
AmE
/'pri:nʌp/

noun, informal - short for prenuptial agreement (an official agreement made by a couple before they get married, in which they agree what will happen to their possessions if they get divorced)

 
guarantee - zaručit, garantovat, dát záruku
BrE
/ˌgerən'ti:/
AmE
/ˌgerən'ti:/

verb - to promise that something will be done or will happen, to give a written promise that a product will be repaired or replaced if something is wrong with it

 
cholesterol - cholesterol
BrE
/kə'lestrɒl/
AmE
/kə'lestərɑ:l/

noun - a substance containing a lot of fat that exists in the blood of all animals, if there is too much of it in a person's blood, it can cause heart disease

flatter
flatter - přidávat na kráse, slušet, zkrášlovat, lichotit
BrE
/'flætə/
AmE
/'flæt̬ər/

verb - to make someone look more attractive or feel better about themselves

 
flatterer - lichotník
BrE
/'flætərə/
AmE
/'flætərər/

noun - someone who says nice things to make others feel good or to get something they want

flattered
flattered - polichocený, polichocen, potěšen
BrE
/'flætəd/
AmE
/'flætərd/

adjective - feeling pleased or honoured by praise or attention received from others

 
flattering - lichotivý, lichotící, potěšující, milý, přidávající na kráse
BrE
/'flætərɪŋ/
AmE
/'flætərɪŋ/

adjective - making someone look good or feel good about themselves

scent
scent - vůně, aroma, příjemná vůně
BrE
/'sent/
AmE
/'sent/

noun - a pleasant smell that something has