polyester
polyester - polyester (materiál)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪ'estə/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪ'estər/

noun - artificial cloth that is often used to make clothes

walking stick
walking stick - vycházková hůl
BrE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/
AmE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/

noun - a stick that you carry with you when walking and use as a support

 
brother - bratr (člen bratrstva)
BrE
/'brʌðə/
AmE
/'brʌðər/

noun - a member of a brotherhood

criterion
criterion - kritérium
BrE
/kraɪ'tɪəriən/
AmE
/kraɪ'tɪriən/

noun - a standard you use to judge or decide something

 
crease - pomačkat, pomačkat se, zmačkat, zmačkat se
BrE
/'kri:s/
AmE
/'kri:s/

verb - to make lines on something by bending, folding or crushing it, or to develop such lines by being bent, folded or crushed

 
overbook - mít příliš mnoho rezervací
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'bʊk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'bʊk/

verb - to have/make more reservations than rooms or seats available

 
were - být (min. konjunktiv)
BrE
/'wɜ:/
AmE
/'wɜ:/

verb - (subjunctive) to exist, to live, to become

shopping basket
shopping basket - nákupní košík
BrE
/'ʃɒpɪŋˌbɑ:skɪt/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:pɪŋˌbæskɪt/

noun - a container for holding and carrying things you are going to buy

 
nutter - magor, cvok, pako
BrE
/'nʌtə/
AmE
/'nʌtər/

noun, British English, informal - a crazy person

 
basket case - případ na odpis, země/firma se zhroucenou ekonomikou
BrE
/'bɑ:skɪt keɪs/
AmE
/'bæskɪt keɪs/

noun, informal - (of a country, organization or company) with many economic problems

nutcase
nutcase - cvok, blázen, magor
BrE
/'nʌtkeɪs/
AmE
/'nʌtkeɪs/

noun, informal - a crazy person

abrasive
abrasive - brusný materiál
BrE
/ə'breɪsɪv/
AmE
/ə'breɪsɪv/

noun - a rough material used for polishing something

 
abrasive - hrubý (o člověku), otravný
BrE
/ə'breɪsɪv/
AmE
/ə'breɪsɪv/

adjective - (of a person) irritating or offensive

abrasive
abrasive - brusný, abrazivní, hrubý, drsný
BrE
/ə'breɪsɪv/
AmE
/ə'breɪsɪv/

adjective - rough, coarse, capable of being used to polish something or grind something

 
careerist - kariérista
BrE
/kə'rɪərɪst/
AmE
/kə'rɪrɪst/

noun - someone whose career is more important than than other things