lawnmower
lawnmower - sekačka na trávu
BrE
/'lɔ:nməʊə/
AmE
/'lɔ:nmoʊər/

noun - a machine that you use to cut the grass

 
life sentence - doživotní trest, doživotí
BrE
/'laɪf sentəns/
AmE
/'laɪf sent̬əns/

noun - a punishment of being in prison for the rest of your life

 
libel - urážka na cti, písemná urážka
BrE
/'laɪbl/
AmE
/'laɪbl/

noun - a piece of false information about somebody published in a newspaper etc., esp. that causes others to have a bad opinion of the person

loan
loan - půjčka (v bance apod.)
BrE
/'ləʊn/
AmE
/'loʊn/

noun - the money you borrow from a bank

lottery
lottery - loterie
BrE
/'lɒtəri/
AmE
/'lɑ:t̬əri/

noun - a way of winning money by chance, you need to buy a ticket and be lucky

low-priced
low-priced - levný, laciný
BrE
/'ləʊˌpraɪst/
AmE
/'loʊˌpraɪst/

adjective - cheap, not expensive

 
lookalike - dvojník
BrE
/'lʊkəlaɪk/
AmE
/'lʊkəlaɪk/

noun - somebody who looks like a famous person

 
lengthy - zdlouhavý
BrE
/'leŋθi/
AmE
/'leŋθi/

adjective - too long and boring

license plate
license plate - poznávací značka
BrE
/'laɪsns pleɪt/
AmE
/'laɪsns pleɪt/

noun, American English - the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified

 
lose the way - ztratit se
BrE
/ˌlu:z ðə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌlu:z ðə'weɪ/

verb - to become lost, not knowing how to go back

landmark
landmark - orientační bod, památka
BrE
/'lændmɑ:k/
AmE
/'lændmɑ:rk/

noun - a building or something that can be easily recognized and which can help you to realize where you are

level crossing
level crossing - železniční přejezd
BrE
/ˌlevl'krɒsɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌlevl'krɑ:sɪŋ/

noun - a place where a railway crosses a road

 
lower - spustit (dolů), sklopit
BrE
/'ləʊə/
AmE
/'loʊər/

verb - to let somebody or something go down

leather
leather - kožený
BrE
/'leðə/
AmE
/'leðər/

adjective - made of the skin of an animal

 
left-wing - levicový
BrE
/ˌleft'wɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌleft'wɪŋ/

adjective - connected with a political party or politicians that want more social change than others