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

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

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

 
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

 
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

 
caster - sypátko (např. na cukr)
BrE
/'kɑ:stə/
AmE
/'kæstər/

noun - a container with many holes in the top that is used to scatter salt or sugar on food

 
sifter - sypátko (např. na cukr)
BrE
/'sɪftə/
AmE
/'sɪftər/

noun, British English - a container with small holes in the top that is used for scattering sugar or a similar substance onto things

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

 
pooper-scooper - lopatka na psí extrementy
BrE
/'pu:pə ˌsku:pə/
AmE
/'pu:pər ˌsku:pər/

noun, informal - a tool used to remove dogs' solid waste from the streets by their owners

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

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

noun - a special liquid that is used to colour wood

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

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

 
flake - rozdělit na kusy (jídlo)
BrE
/'fleɪk/
AmE
/'fleɪk/

verb - to break something, especially food, into small pieces

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

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

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

verb - to search for something on the internet