asparagus
asparagus - chřest
BrE
/ə'spærəgəs/
AmE
/ə'spærəgəs/

noun - a long thin vegetable in the form of a stem, it can be either green or white

 
tab - účet (k zaplacení později), účet na baru, účet
BrE
/'tæb/
AmE
/'tæb/

noun - a bill for things, usually food or drinks in a bar or restaurant, to be paid later

second helping
second helping - přidání si (u jídla)
BrE
/ˌsekənd 'helpɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌsekənd 'helpɪŋ/

noun - if you have a second helping, you get a second portion of the same food (or drink)

contraption
contraption - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/kən'træpʃn/
AmE
/kən'træpʃn/

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

 
headhunt - lanařit (zaměstnance), vyhledávat zaměstnance, přetáhnout zaměstnance
BrE
/'hedhʌnt/
AmE
/'hedhʌnt/

verb - to find a suitable person for a particular job and persuade them to leave their current job

pick sb's brains
pick sb's brains - tahat rozumy (z někoho)
BrE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbɒdiz 'breɪnz/
AmE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbɑ:diz 'breɪnz/

verb, informal - to ask somebody a lot of questions about something, especially because they know a lot about it

 
C - cé, céčko (známka)
BrE
/'si:/
AmE
/'si:/

noun - a mark for an exam or a piece of work that shows that your work is average

trainer
trainer - trenér, cvičitel, školitel, instruktor
BrE
/'treɪnə/
AmE
/'treɪnər/

noun - a person who teaches people or animals and prepares them for a particular job, sport or activity

 
freelancer - člověk pracující na volné noze (nezávislý pracovník)
BrE
/'fri:lɑ:nsə/
AmE
/'fri:lænsər/

noun - a person who works for different companies or different people and does not have a regular job

left luggage office
left luggage office - úschovna zavazadel
BrE
/ˌleft'lʌgɪdʒˌɒfɪs/
AmE
/ˌleft'lʌgɪdʒˌɑ:fɪs/

noun, British English - a place at the station, airport etc., where you can leave your luggage for a short time

medication
medication - medikace, lék, léčivo
BrE
/ˌmedɪ'keɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌmedɪ'keɪʃən/

noun - a substance or a pill etc, that is used when people are ill to make them better

schedule
schedule - naplánovat, rozvrhnout
BrE
/'ʃedju:l/
AmE
/'skedʒl/

verb - to plan something at a particular time, to arrange for something to happen at a particular time

 
sunbed - solárium, solárko (ve tvaru postele)
BrE
/'sʌnbed/
AmE
/'sʌnbed/

noun, British English - a structure like a bed with ultraviolet lights that you lie on to make your skin browner

 
test tube baby - dítě ze zkumavky
BrE
/ˌtest tju:b 'beɪbi/
AmE
/ˌtest tu:b 'beɪbi/

noun - a child that is conceived outside the women's body by a special medical procedure called the IVF

vaccine
vaccine - vakcína
BrE
/'væksi:n/
AmE
/væk'si:n/

noun - a substance usually used in injections to help people or animals not to get a particular disease