linen closet
linen closet - prádelník, skříň na prádlo
BrE
/'lɪnɪnˌklɒzət/
AmE
/'lɪnɪnˌkʌklɑ:zət/

noun, American English - a storage cabinet used for keeping household linens such as sheets, towels, and tablecloths

linen cupboard
linen cupboard - prádelník, skříň na prádlo
BrE
/'lɪnɪnˌkʌbəd/
AmE
/'lɪnɪnˌkʌbərd/

noun, British English - a storage cabinet used for keeping household linens such as sheets, towels, and tablecloths

scam artist
scam artist - podvodník, expert na podvody
BrE
/'skæmˌɑ:tɪst/
AmE
/'skæmˌɑ:rt̬ɪst/

noun - a fraud, a person who uses other people's confidence to steal from them etc.

breast
breast - zdolat, dojít na vrchol
BrE
/'brest/
AmE
/'brest/

verb, formal - to reach the top of something, e.g. a hill or slope

hanging loop
hanging loop - poutko, poutko na pověšení
BrE
/'hæŋɪŋlu:p/
AmE
/'hæŋɪŋlu:p/

noun - a small strip of fabric attached to clothes or towels so you can hang them on a hook

 
string - navléknout (např. na šňůrku)
BrE
/'strɪŋ/
AmE
/'strɪŋ/

verb - to put something together in a line on a piece of thread etc.

blinker
blinker - blinkr, směrovka (na autě)
BrE
/'blɪnkə/
AmE
/'blɪnkər/

noun, informal - one of the lights at the front or back of a car that you use when you want to inform other drivers that you are about to change direction

 
ruin - zruinovat, přivést na mizinu
BrE
/'ru:ɪn/
AmE
/'ru:ɪn/

verb - to make someone lose all their money

tear up
tear up - roztrhat, roztrhat na kusy
BrE
/ˌteər'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌter'ʌp/

verb - to destroy something by ripping it into pieces

wristband
wristband - pásek, náramek (na zápěstí)
BrE
/'rɪstbænd/
AmE
/'rɪstbænd/

noun - a strip of material that you wear around your wrist to show who you are, who you belong to, or who you support

 
stain - mořidlo (nátěr na dřevo)
BrE
/'steɪn/
AmE
/'steɪn/

noun - a special liquid that is used to colour wood

turnkey
turnkey - na klíč (např. dům)
BrE
/'tɜ:nki:/
AmE
/'tɜ:rnki:/

adjective - prepared and ready to be used immediately, e.g. a property, a piece of equipment or computer software

stomach
stomach - mít žaludek na něco
BrE
/'stʌmək/
AmE
/'stʌmək/

verb - to be able to accept something unpleasant

put on weight
put on weight - ztloustnout, přibrat na váze
BrE
/ˌpʊtɒn'weɪt/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬ɑ:n'weɪt/

verb - to become fat

battery-powered
battery-powered - na baterie, bateriový, akumulátorový
BrE
/ˌbætərɪ 'paʊəd/
AmE
/ˌbæt̬ərɪ 'paʊrd/

adjective - powered or operated with batteries, without an electric cable