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.

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

 
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)

 
desensitize - přestávat si uvědomovat
BrE
/di:'sensətaɪz/
AmE
/di:'sensətaɪz/

verb - to start becoming less aware of a particular problem or situation because you are getting used to it

 
desensitise - přestávat si uvědomovat
BrE
/di:'sensətaɪz/
AmE
/di:'sensətaɪz/

verb, British English - to start becoming less aware of a particular problem or situation because you are getting used to it

 
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

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.

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

 
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

address
address - adresovat
BrE
/ə'dres/
AmE
/ə'dres/

verb - to determine who a letter or parcel should be delivered to, esp. by writing an address on it

anger
anger - hněv, zlost, naštvanost
BrE
/'æŋgə/
AmE
/'æŋgər/

noun - a feeling of wanting to hurt or fight somebody, especially because they have done something bad to you

 
far-sighted - prozíravý, předvídavý
BrE
/ˌfɑ:'saɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:r'saɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - able to anticipate problems that may come in the future and do what is necessary to avoid them

flail
flail - pohazovat (něčím), házet (sebou), máchat (např. rukama), potácet se, zmítat se
BrE
/'fleɪl/
AmE
/'fleɪl/

verb - to move your body wildly without much control, to move your arms and legs wildly without much control

be on a diet
be on a diet - držet dietu
BrE
/'bi: ɒn ə 'daɪət/
AmE
/'bi: ənə'daɪət/

verb - to eat only certain kinds of food or stop eating very much in order to lose weight etc.