needle
needle - jehla, injekční jehla
BrE
/'ni:dl/
AmE
/'ni:dl/

noun - a very thin, hollow piece of metal used to put medicine into the body, to take blood etc.

 
bombard - ostřelovat, bombadrovat (doslova i přeneseně)
BrE
/bɒm'bɑ:rd/
AmE
/bɑ:m'bɑ:rd/

verb - to attack a place using large guns or bombs, or to do something too much (e.g. ask questions)

protractor
protractor - úhloměr
BrE
/prə'træktə/
AmE
/prə'træktər/

noun - a trasparent plastic instrument (like a ruler) that is used to measure angles of 0 to 180 degrees

condiment
condiment - ochucovadlo, dochucovadlo
BrE
/'kɒndɪmənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ndɪmənt/

noun, formal - a substance that is added to food to improve its taste, such as salt, pepper, mustard, ketchup, etc.

 
nozzle - tryska, hubice
BrE
/'nɒzl/
AmE
/'nɑ:zl/

noun - a part that is attached to the end of a hose or pipe to control the stream better

 
lease - pronajmout, pronajmout si
BrE
/'li:s/
AmE
/'li:s/

verb, formal - to use a house, a piece of land etc under a lease, or to let someone use it

remote
remote - dálkový ovladač, ovladač
BrE
/rɪ'məʊt/
AmE
/rɪ'moʊt/

noun, informal - a device that you can use to control your TV without having to get out of your armchair

gossip
gossip - drbat, pomlouvat, klevetit
BrE
/'gɒsɪp/
AmE
/'gɑ:sɪp/

verb - to spread information about other people's private lives and their behaviour, it doesn't always have to be true

 
audit - revidovat, (pře)kontrolovat, zkontrolovat
BrE
/'ɔ:dɪt/
AmE
/'ɑ:dɪt/

verb - to make an official examination of an organization's accounts to make sure that they have been done correctly

 
hands-free - handsfree
BrE
/ˌhands'fri:/
AmE
/ˌhands'fri:/

adjective - (e.g. a phone) that doesn't have to be held in your hand when you want to use it

 
pass for - být brán za, být považován za
BrE
/'pɑ:s fɔ:/
AmE
/'pæs fɔ:r/

verb - to be accepted as someone that you are not, to be mistaken for someone who you are not

 
veto - vetovat
BrE
/'vi:təʊ/
AmE
/'vi:t̬oʊ/

verb - to refuse to accept a new act etc. when it has been approved of by the parliament etc.

paint
paint - barva
BrE
/'peɪnt/
AmE
/'peɪnt/

noun - a coloured liquid that is put on walls (to give it a colour) or used to make pictures

decanter
decanter - karafa, dekantační nádoba
BrE
/dɪ'kæntə/
AmE
/dɪ'kæntər/

noun - a decorative glass or crystal bottle, typically with a stopper, used for serving wine, whiskey, or other liquids, often to allow them to breathe or to present them elegantly

 
fuss - dělat povyk, dělat si starosti, rozčilovat se (zbytečně)
BrE
/'fʌs/
AmE
/'fʌs/

verb - to show excessive concern or worry about something that is often unimportant or to behave in a nervous or anxious way, especially when trying to fix or arrange something