housing estate - sídliště, obytná čtvrť
BrE
/'haʊzɪŋ ɪˌsteɪt/
AmE
/'haʊzɪŋ ɪˌsteɪt/

noun - an area where there are many houses or apartment buildings built close together

 
prefabricated - prefabrikovaný
BrE
/'ˌpri:ˌfæbrɪkeɪtɪd/
AmE
/'ˌpri:ˌfæbrɪket̬ɪd/

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.

 
precast - prefabrikovaný
BrE
/'ˌpri:ˌkɑ:st/
AmE
/'ˌpri:ˌkæst/

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.

 
bouncy - skákací
BrE
/'baʊnsi/
AmE
/'baʊnsi/

adjective - something that bounces when it hits a hard surface

 
bouncy ball - hopík, skákací míček
BrE
/ˌbaʊnsi'bɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌbaʊnsi'bɔ:l/

noun - a small elastic ball that will bounce when it hits a hard surface

 
drift off - usnout, usínat, začít klimbat
BrE
/ˌdrɪft'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌdrɪft'ɑ:f/

verb - to start sleeping

 
drowse - klimbat, dřímat, spát
BrE
/'draʊz/
AmE
/'draʊz/

verb - to sleep lightly

 
designer - značkový
BrE
/dɪ'zaɪnə/
AmE
/dɪ'zaɪnər/

adjective - made by a well-known fashion designer

 
sleeper - spací vůz, lůžkový vůz
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun - a railway carriage with beds where people can sleep

 
sleeper - spáč
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun - someone who sleeps in a particular way

 
sleeper - pražec
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun, British English - one of the wooden or concrete pieces that connect two rails together

 
tie - pražec
BrE
/'taɪ/
AmE
/'taɪ/

noun, American English - one of the wooden or concrete pieces that connect two rails together

 
skedaddle - frčet, mazat
BrE
/skɪ'dædl/
AmE
/skɪ'dædl/

verb, informal - to go somewhere quickly, to leave quickly

 
as cool as a cucumber - v naprostém klidu
BrE
/əz'ku:l əzə'kju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/əz'ku:l əzə'kju:kʌmbər/

adjective - completely calm even in a difficult situation

 
pickled cucumber - nakládaná okurka, kyselá okurka
BrE
/ˌpɪkld'kju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/ˌpɪkld'kju:kʌmbər/

noun, American English - a cucumber preserved in salty water or a kind of vinegar sauce