stick shift
stick shift - řadící páka
BrE
/'stɪk ʃɪft/
AmE
/'stɪk ʃɪft/

noun, American English - a stick in a car that is used to change gears

gearstick
gearstick - řadící páka
BrE
/'gɪəstɪk/
AmE
/'gɪrstɪk/

noun, British English - a stick in a car that is used to change gears

 
petrify - vyděsit (k smrti), nahnat děsný strach
BrE
/'petrəfaɪ/
AmE
/'petrəfaɪ/

verb - to make someone or something extremely frightened or paralyzed with fear

odometer
odometer - počítač ujetých kilometrů, kilometrovník, počítadlo ujetých kilometrů
BrE
/əʊ'dɒmɪtə/
AmE
/oʊ'dɑ:mət̬ər/

noun, American English - a device in a vehicle used to measure the distance traveled

 
run a bath - napustit vanu, napustit vodu do vany
BrE
/ˌrʌn ə'bɑ:θ/
AmE
/ˌrʌn ə'bæθ/

verb - to fill the bathtub with water before you take a bath

chore
chore - nepříjemná práce, nudná povinnost, otravná práce, otrava
BrE
/'tʃɔ:/
AmE
/'tʃɔ:r/

noun - something that you have to do that is boring and unpleasant

forklift operator
forklift operator - řidič vysokozdvižného vozíku
BrE
/'fɔ:klɪftˌɒpəreɪtə/
AmE
/'fɔ:rklɪftˌɑ:pəreɪt̬ər/

noun - a person whose job is to drive and control a special vehicle with a special device at the front that allows it to lift heavy objects

 
stereotype - vidět stereotypně, vnímat stereotypně, vytvářet si předsudky
BrE
/'steriətaɪp/
AmE
/'steriətaɪp/

verb - to form an idea or opinion that a lot of people have about a group of people or things, which doesn't necessarily have to be true

 
ventricle - srdeční komora
BrE
/'ventrɪkl/
AmE
/'ventrɪkl/

noun - one of the two lower chambers responsible for pumping blood out of the heart to the rest of the body or to the lungs for oxygenation

dummy
dummy - figurína, panák, krejčovská panna
BrE
/'dʌmi/
AmE
/'dʌmi/

noun - a large model of a person or a part of the body that is used to show clothes on in a shop or to make clothes

seal
seal - těsnění, těsnící spoj
BrE
/'si:l/
AmE
/'si:l/

noun - a strip or piece of material (usually rubber or plastic) that is put on something to prevent water, air or dirt to get in or out

 
ultimatum - ultimátum
BrE
/ˌʌltɪ'meɪtəm/
AmE
/ˌʌltɪ'meɪt̬əm/

noun - a warning to a person or a group of people that if they don't do what you tell them, you will do something to punish them

 
huh - co
BrE
/'hʌ/
AmE
/'hʌ/

interjection - the sound we make when we don't understand someone and want them to repeat what they said, or when we want someone to agree with us

voter
voter - volič
BrE
/'vəʊtə/
AmE
/'voʊt̬ər/

noun - a person who has the right to express their opinion in a formal situation in which a candidate has to be chosen for a post etc.

insurance
insurance - pojištění
BrE
/ɪn'ʃʊərəns/
AmE
/ɪn'ʃʊrəns/

noun - an arrangement in which you pay some money to a company and if something bad happens to you or your property, they pay the cost etc.