spokesperson
spokesperson - mluvčí (muž či žena)
BrE
/'spəʊkspɜ:sən/
AmE
/'spoʊkspɜ:rsən/

noun - a man or a woman whose job is to speak on behalf of someone

 
Golden Globe - Zlatý glóbus
BrE
/ˌgəʊldən 'gləʊb/
AmE
/ˌgoʊldən 'gloʊb/

noun - an award that is given in recognition of astonishing achievement in the film industry

 
cut to the chase - jít rovnou k věci
BrE
/ˌkʌt tə ðə 'tʃeɪs/
AmE
/ˌkʌt tə ðə 'tʃeɪs/

verb, informal - to start dealing with the important thing, instead of talking about less important things

aground
aground - na mělčině, na zemi
BrE
/ə'graʊnd/
AmE
/ə'graʊnd/

adverb - (of ships) on the ground or in shallow water and therefore unable to move

checkout
checkout - odhlášení, odepsání (se) (např. z hotelu)
BrE
/'tʃekaʊt/
AmE
/'tʃekaʊt/

noun - the act of leaving a place (e.g. a hotel) and paying for services etc.

 
parmesan - parmazán
BrE
/ˌpɑ:mɪ'zæn/
AmE
/'pɑrməˌʒɑ:n/

noun - a hard type of cheese that is often grated and used in pasta dishes

 
South America - Jižní Amerika
BrE
/ˌsaʊθə'merɪkə/
AmE
/ˌsaʊθə'merɪkə/

noun - a continent in the Western Hemisphere that is to the south of North America

coloured pencil
coloured pencil - pastelka
BrE
/ˌkʌləd'pensl/
AmE
/ˌkʌlərd'pensl/

noun - a kind of pencil you use to write or draw something in different colours

 
thumbs-up - palec nahoru
BrE
/'θʌmzˌʌp/
AmE
/'θʌmzˌʌp/

adjective, informal - a sign that you make by raising your thumb to show approval of something

 
outline - nastínit, načrtnout
BrE
/'aʊtlaɪn/
AmE
/'aʊtlaɪn/

verb - to describe only the most important parts of something and leave out the details

 
portion - rozdělit na části, naporcovat
BrE
/'pɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/'pɔ:rʃn/

verb - to divide something into parts (especially of food before it is served to people)

 
networking - sdílení, seznamování, získávání kontaktů
BrE
/'netwɜ:kɪŋ/
AmE
/'netwɜ:rkɪŋ/

noun - meeting or contacting people, especially because of business opportunities, sharing information, getting advice etc.

 
North America - Severní Amerika
BrE
/ˌnɔ:θə'merɪkə/
AmE
/ˌnɔ:rθə'merɪkə/

noun - a continent in the Western Hemisphere that is to the north of South America

 
washable - možný prát, pratelný
BrE
/'wɒʃəbl/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃəbl/

adjective - that can be washed in a washing machine with no risk of damaging it

Hoover
Hoover - vysavač
BrE
/'hu:və/
AmE
/'hu:vər/

noun, British English - (trademark) a machine that you use to clean the carpet of dust and dirt