motor pool
motor pool - vozový park
BrE
/'məʊtəˌpu:l/
AmE
/'moʊt̬ərˌpu:l/

noun - all the cars owned by a company

 
carpool lane - jízdní pruh pro vozidla s více cestujícími
BrE
/'kɑ:pu:lˌleɪn/
AmE
/'kɑ:rpu:lˌleɪn/

noun - a lane on a highway etc. for vehicles with more than one passengers

mortgage
mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rgɪdʒ/

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

 
subpar - podprůměrný, podřadný
BrE
/ˌsʌb'pɑ:/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'pɑ:r/

adjective - below expectations, below average (often connected with quality)

brick and mortar
brick and mortar - nemovitosti, stavby
BrE
/ˌbrɪkən'mɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌbrɪkən'mɔ:rtər/

noun - buildings, especially when considered as an investment

bricks-and-mortar
bricks-and-mortar - kamenný (fyzicky existující, např. obchod)
BrE
/ˌbrɪksən'mɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌbrɪksən'mɔ:rtər/

adjective, British English - referring to traditional physical stores or businesses with a physical presence, as opposed to online or virtual establishments

 
small change - drobáky, drobné, malé drobné, drobné mince
BrE
/ˌsmɔ:l'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/ˌsmɔ:l'tʃeɪndʒ/

noun - coins of low value

 
break - rozměnit (na drobné)
BrE
/'breɪk/
AmE
/'breɪk/

verb, American English - to exchange a banknote for coins

 
socket - důlek, jamka, lůžko (oka, kloubu, čepu apod.)
BrE
/'sɒkɪt/
AmE
/'sɑ:kɪt/

noun - a hollow space in the surface of the body or an object into which something fits

outlet
outlet - zásuvka (elektřiny)
BrE
/'aʊtlet/
AmE
/'aʊtlet/

noun, American English - a thing fastened to the wall where you can plug in electrical appliances

 
sparkly - jiskřivý, třpytivý, blyštivý
BrE
/'spɑ:kli/
AmE
/'spɑ:rkli/

adjective - shining with small, brilliant points of light

 
bristly - ježatý, štětinatý, naježený
BrE
/'brɪsli/
AmE
/'brɪsli/

adjective - covered with, resembling, or having stiff, coarse hairs or spine

 
steely - pevný, tvrdý, nezlomný, odhodlaný
BrE
/'sti:li/
AmE
/'sti:li/

adjective - very strong and determined

 
disorderly - chaotický, neuspořádaný, neukázněný, výtržnický
BrE
/dɪs'ɔ:dəli/
AmE
/dɪs'ɔ:rdərli/

adjective, formal - without order, untidy; causing trouble, behaving in a violet way

 
prickly - ožehavý, ošemetný (např. problém)
BrE
/'prɪkli/
AmE
/'prɪkli/

adjective - difficult to deal with (e.g. a problem), causing a lot of disagreements