battery-operated
battery-operated - na baterie, bateriový, akumulátorový
BrE
/ˌbætərɪ 'ɒpəreɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌbæt̬ərɪ 'ɑ:pəreɪt̬ɪd/

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

 
light - světlo na semaforu, semafor
BrE
/'laɪt/
AmE
/'laɪt/

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet using green for go and red for stop

 
grievous bodily harm - těžké ublížení na zdraví
BrE
/ˌgri:vəs ˌbɒdəli 'hɑ:m/
AmE
/ˌgri:vəs ˌbɑ:dəli 'hɑ:rm/

noun, British English, technical - the crime of causing someone serious injury

 
flatcar - plošinový vůz (na železnici)
BrE
/'flætkɑ:/
AmE
/'flætkɑ:r/

noun - a railway carriage without a roof or sides that is used for carrying goods, especially wood

 
momentarily - krátce, na chvilku, chvilkově
BrE
/'məʊməntrəli/
AmE
/ˌməʊmən'terəli/

adverb - for a short while

 
jobbing - na volné noze, nezávislý
BrE
/'dʒɒbɪŋ/
AmE
/'dʒɑ:bɪŋ/

adjective, British English - working for different companies or different people, not having a regular job

 
post - příspěvek, post (na internetu)
BrE
/'pəʊst/
AmE
/'poʊst/

noun - a message sent to an online discussion board or a social media site for everyone to read

 
at hand - nedaleký, blízký, na dosah
BrE
/æt'hænd/
AmE
/æt'hænd/

adjective - not distant

 
google - vygooglit (hledat na internetu)
BrE
/'gu:gl/
AmE
/'gu:gl/

verb - to search for something on the internet

rollerblade
rollerblade - jezdit na kolečkových bruslích
BrE
/'rəʊləbleɪd/
AmE
/'rəʊlərbleɪd/

verb - to move on a surface wearing Rollerblades

Post-it
Post-it - samolepící lísteček na vzkazy
BrE
/'pəʊst ɪt/
AmE
/'pəʊst ɪt/

noun - (trademark) a small colored piece of paper that is sticky on one side, used for short messages

swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

 
ask after - ptát se na (někoho)
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/ˌæsk'æftər/

verb, British English - to ask how somebody is doing

 
check off - odškrtnout si (na seznamu)
BrE
/ˌtʃek'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'ɑ:f/

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.

 
vocabulary notebook - slovníček, sešit na slovíčka
BrE
/və'kæbjələri ˌnəʊtbʊk/
AmE
/və'kæbjəleri ˌnoʊtbʊk/

noun - a small book into which you can write foreign language words you've learned