plain clothes
plain clothes - civilní oblečení, civil
BrE
/ˌpleɪn'kləʊz/
AmE
/ˌpleɪn'kloʊz/

noun - regular clothes that police officers wear instead of a uniform if they don't want people to know that they are police officers

 
plain - jasný, srozumitelný
BrE
/'pleɪn/
AmE
/'pleɪn/

adjective - clear, understandable, easy to understand

 
kid sister - malá sestra
BrE
/ˌkɪd'sɪstə/
AmE
/ˌkɪd'sɪstər/

noun, informal - someone's younger sister

 
kid brother - malý brácha
BrE
/ˌkɪd'brʌðə/
AmE
/ˌkɪd'brʌðər/

noun, informal - someone's younger brother

 
vitally - životně (např. důležitý)
BrE
/'vaɪtəli/
AmE
/'vaɪt̬əli/

adverb - extremely (important)

Sellotape
Sellotape - izolepa, průhledná lepicí páska, samolepicí páska
BrE
/'seləteɪp/
AmE
/'seləteɪp/

noun, British English - (trademark) a thin clear tape that is sticky on one side

Scotch tape
Scotch tape - izolepa, průhledná lepicí páska, lepicí páska
BrE
/'skɒtʃ teɪp/
AmE
/'skɑ:tʃ teɪp/

noun, American English - (trademark) a thin clear tape that is sticky on one side

inner tube
inner tube - duše (u pneumatiky)
BrE
/'ɪnə 'tju:b/
AmE
/'ɪnər 'tu:b/

noun - a rubber tube inside a tire that holds the air

 
washtub - škopek, necku
BrE
/'wɒʃtʌb/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃtʌb/

noun - a large round container used for washing clothes in in the past

 
wrecker - ničitel, kazisvět
BrE
/'rekə/
AmE
/'rekər/

noun - a person who destroys things

 
issue - vydání, vystavení (např. dokladu)
BrE
/'ɪʃu:/
AmE
/'ɪʃu:/

noun - the act of officially giving someone something, e.g. a passport

 
shipwreck - ztroskotání
BrE
/'ʃɪprek/
AmE
/'ʃɪprek/

noun - the destruction of a ship at sea due to an accident or a storm

 
thingummy - cosi, něco
BrE
/'θɪŋəmi/
AmE
/'θɪŋəmi/

noun, informal - used to refer to something or someone when you do not know the name or do not want to mention it

 
codling - mladá treska
BrE
/'kɒdlɪŋ/
AmE
/'kɒdlɪŋ/

noun - an immature cod

 
fingerling - mladá ryba
BrE
/'fɪŋgəlɪŋ/
AmE
/'fɪŋgəlɪŋ/

noun - a very young fish