traffic island - dopravní ostrůvek
BrE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/
AmE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/

noun - a raised area in the middle of a road, usually a strip, where people can wait until it is safe to cross

 
cut in - předbíhat, předběhnout
BrE
/ˌkʌt'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌkʌt̬'ɪn/

verb, American English - to stand in a line of people in front of those who were there before you

 
line up - stát ve frontě, řadit se do fronty, stát v řadě
BrE
/'laɪn ʌp/
AmE
/'laɪn ʌp/

verb, American English - to stand in a line, waiting for something (e.g. to buy tickets)

 
queue-jumping - předbíhání (ve frontě)
BrE
/'kju:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/
AmE
/'kju:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/

noun - going to the front of a queue instead of the back

 
hoglet - mládě (prasátka či ježka)
BrE
/'hɒglət/
AmE
/'hɑ:glət/

noun - the young of a hog or a hedgehog

 
on the road - na cestách
BrE
/ˌɒn ðə'rəʊd/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ðə'roʊd/

adverb - travelling, especially by car

 
Rd - ulice (v názvu)
BrE
/'rəʊd/
AmE
/'roʊd/

noun - a street, often used in names

 
road - ulice
BrE
/'rəʊd/
AmE
/'roʊd/

noun - a street, often used in names

semaphore
semaphore - signalizace praporky, signalizace pažemi, semafor (abeceda)
BrE
/'seməfɔ:/
AmE
/'seməfɔ:r/

noun - a signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a particular pattern

stoplight
stoplight - semafory, semafor
BrE
/'stɒplaɪt/
AmE
/'stɑ:plaɪt/

noun, American English - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red

 
light - světlo na semaforu, semafor
BrE
/'laɪt/
AmE
/'laɪt/

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet using green for go and red for stop

 
talking of - když mluvíme o, když se tak bavíme o
BrE
/'tɔ:kɪŋ ɒv/
AmE
/'tɑ:kɪŋ ɑ:v/

phrase - while we are talking about someone or something

chagrined
chagrined - zklamaný, naštvaný, rozčarovaný, roztrpčený
BrE
/'ʃægrɪnd/
AmE
/ʃə'grɪnd/

adjective, formal - disappointed and/or annoyed by something

 
DWI - řízení pod vlivem (zkr.)
BrE
/ˌdi: dʌblju: 'aɪ/
AmE
/ˌdi: dʌblju: 'aɪ/

noun, formal - short for 'driving while intoxicated', driving when drunk or drugged

 
intoxicated - opilý, pod vlivem alkoholu (drog)
BrE
/ɪn'tɒksɪkeɪtɪd/
AmE
/ɪn'tɑ:ksɪkeɪt̬ɪd/

adjective, formal - under the influence of alcohol or drugs