pol - politik
BrE
/'pɒl/
AmE
/'pɑ:l/

noun, American English, informal - a short form of the word 'politician'

 
politic - rozumný, moudrý, prozíravý
BrE
/'pɒlətɪk/
AmE
/'pɑ:lətɪk/

adjective, formal - wise, sensible

give sth a miss
give sth a miss - nechat si něco ujít (úmyslně)
BrE
/ˌgɪv sʌmθɪŋə'mɪs/
AmE
/ˌgɪv sʌmθɪŋə'mɪs/

verb, British English - to decide not to do something

 
in the picture - ve hře
BrE
/ˌɪnðə'pɪktʃə/
AmE
/ˌɪnðə'pɪktʃər/

adverb - involved in a situation

 
pick sb's pocket - okrást, obrat (vybrat kapsy nebo tašku)
BrE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbədiz 'pɒkɪt/
AmE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbədiz 'pɑ:kɪt/

verb - to steal something from someone's pocket or bag

 
sweet potato - batát (sladká brambora)
BrE
/ˌswi:t pə'teɪtəʊ/
AmE
/ˌswi:t pə'teɪt̬oʊ/

noun - a large, orange, sweet vegetable similar to a potato

 
sweet potato - batát (sladká brambora)
BrE
/ˌswi:t pə'teɪtəʊ/
AmE
/ˌswi:t pə'teɪt̬oʊ/

a large, orange, sweet vegetable similar to a potato

stick blender
stick blender - tyčový mixér, ponorný mixér
BrE
/'stɪk ˌblendə/
AmE
/'stɪk ˌblendər/

noun - a stick-like mixer with small blades inside a cup-like end

 
dash - trocha, špetka, ždibec, kapka
BrE
/'dæʃ/
AmE
/'dæʃ/

noun - a little quantity of something added to something else

 
maker - přístroj (na něco)
BrE
/'meɪkə/
AmE
/'meɪkər/

noun - (in a phrase) something or someone that makes the thing mentioned in the phrase

 
personnel - personální (oddělení)
BrE
/ˌpɜ:sə'nel/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:rsə'nel/

noun - the part of a company that looks after its employees and is responsible for hiring new employees

 
waffle cone - oplatkový kornout
BrE
/'wɒfl ˌkəʊn/
AmE
/'wɑ:fl ˌkoʊn/

noun - an edible biscuit-like holder for ice cream

 
backlit - podsvícený, nasvícený zezadu
BrE
/'bæklɪt/
AmE
/'bæklɪt/

adjective - lit from behind

 
squabble - hašteření, handrkování, dohadování (malicherné)
BrE
/'skwɒbl/
AmE
/'skwɑ:bl/

noun - an argument about something insignificant

 
squabble - hašteřit se, handrkovat se, dohadovat se
BrE
/'skwɒbl/
AmE
/'skwɑ:bl/

verb - to argue about something insignificant