hammock
hammock - houpací síť
BrE
/'hæmək/
AmE
/'hæmək/

noun - a piece of strong material which is hung between two trees or posts, used as a bed

 
counterfoil - kontrolní útržek, stvrzenka
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɔɪl/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɔɪl/

noun, British English - the part of a ticket, cheque or other document that is kept as a record of purchase

pin
pin - kuželka
BrE
/'pɪn/
AmE
/'pɪn/

noun - a tall bottle-shaped object that players try to knock down in a game such as bowling

 
post - příspěvek, post (na internetu)
BrE
/'pəʊst/
AmE
/'poʊst/

noun - a message sent to an online discussion board or a social media site for everyone to read

 
curator - správce, kurátor
BrE
/kjʊə'reɪtə/
AmE
/'kjʊreɪtər/

noun - a person who is in charge of the object in a museum or an art gallery, etc.

 
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

elk
elk - los (evropský), los evropský
BrE
/'elk/
AmE
/'elk/

noun, British English - a large European animal that looks like a deer and has large flat antlers on its head

 
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

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

 
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

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)

 
no-brainer - nad čím se nemusí přemýšlet, jasná věc, snadná otázka
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'breɪnə/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'breɪnər/

noun, informal - a simple question to answer, a simple decision to take, something you don't need to think about

embankment
embankment - násep, val, nábřeží
BrE
/ɪm'bæŋkmənt/
AmE
/ɪm'bæŋkmənt/

noun - a long sloping wall of stone or earth that is built to support a road, railway etc.

 
stud - kanec (přeneseně)
BrE
/'stʌd/
AmE
/'stʌd/

noun, informal - a man who is very good at sex, has sex a lot and is admired for it

excavation
excavation - vykopávka, vykopání, vykopávání
BrE
/ˌekskə'veɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌekskə'veɪʃən/

noun - the act of digging a hole in the ground; a hole in the ground made by digging