commute - dojíždění, cesta do práce

noun - the journey to work every day (esp. a longer distance)

 

word-of-mouth - ústní, mluvený, řečený, šířený slovně

adjective - communicated is the spoken way, by one person telling another

cane sugar - třtinový cukr

noun - sugar that is made from the juice of sugar cane

 

that's why - proto

phrase - used after a statement to emphasize the explanation just given

 

gridlocked - ucpaný (např. silnice)

adjective - (of roads) not making the movement of cars possible, jammed

 

fresher - nováček (na VŠ), prvák (na začátku semestru)

noun, British English, informal - a first-year student at the beginning of their studies

 

McDonald's - McDonald (restaurace)

noun - one of the most popular chains of fast-food restaurants

conduct - dirigovat

verb - to lead and control the musical act of an orchestra

postage and packing - poštovné a balné

noun, British English - the cost of having something packed and posted to you

cone off - uzavřít část silnice pomocí kuželů

verb, British English - to close a part of the road using traffic cones

 

squeaky - pisklavý, vrzavý, skřípavý

adjective - making very high noises, similar to the ones mice make

pipeline - potrubí, potrubní vedení

noun - a series of pipes that are usually under the ground

 

issue - vydání, vystavení (např. dokladu)

noun - the act of officially giving someone something, e.g. a passport

 

contemplation - hloubání, zamyšlení, zadumání, rozjímání

noun, formal - the act of considering something or thinking about something deeply

 

extraterrestrial - mimozemská bytost, mimozemšťan

noun - a living creature that comes from outside the planet Earth