choux pastry
choux pastry - odpalované těsto
BrE
/'ʃu: ˌpeɪstri/
AmE
/'ʃu: ˌpeɪstri/

noun, technical - a type of pastry which, when baked, forms a hollow case for filling with cream

butternut squash
butternut squash - máslová dýně
BrE
/'bʌtənʌtˌskwɒʃ/
AmE
/'bʌt̬rənʌtˌskwɑ:ʃ/

noun - a kind of vegetable (technically a fruit) like a pear-shaped pumpkin with orange flesh

 
cobble - dlažební kámen, dlažební kostka, kočičí hlava (na dláždění vozovek)
BrE
/'kɒbl/
AmE
/'kɑ:bl/

noun - a small stone that was used in the past to make the surfaces of roads

 
cobblestone - dlažební kámen, dlažební kostka, kočičí hlava (na dláždění vozovek)
BrE
/'kɒblstəʊn/
AmE
/'kɑ:blstoʊn/

noun - a small stone that was used in the past to make the surfaces of roads

trick-or-treating
trick-or-treating - koledování (halloweenské)
BrE
/ˌtrɪk ɔ:'tri:tɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌtrɪk ə'tri:t̬ɪŋ/

noun - the Halloween custom of going from house to house in costumes and asking for candy

 
crumple - zhroutit se, sesypat se (např. při zranění nebo v šoku)
BrE
/'krʌmpl/
AmE
/'krʌmpl/

verb - (of a person) to fall to the ground suddenly and usually in an uncontrolled way

 
dummy - loutka břichomluvce
BrE
/'dʌmi/
AmE
/'dʌmi/

noun - a small model of a person that a ventriloquist uses to pretend it can speak

 
roux - jíška (zahušťovací prostředek při vaření)
BrE
/'ru:/
AmE
/'ru:/

noun - a mixture of flour and fat that is used to make sauces and soups thicker

contraceptive
contraceptive - antikoncepce (prostředek či metoda)
BrE
/ˌkɒntrə'septɪv/
AmE
/ˌkɑntrə'septɪv/

noun - a method or a means of preventing conception (such as a condom, the pill etc.)

necktie
necktie - kravata, vázanka
BrE
/'nektaɪ/
AmE
/'nektaɪ/

noun, American English - a thin piece of cloth that men usually wear around their neck on formal ocassions

 
log - záznam, zápis, protokol, palubní deník, lodní deník
BrE
/'lɒg/
AmE
/'lɑ:g/

noun - an official record of events that happened, especially during a flight or a ship journey

 
cab - kabina (pro řidiče), místo pro řidiče
BrE
/'kæb/
AmE
/'kæb/

noun - the part of a bus, truck or similar large vehicle in which the driver sits

 
maintenance - udržení, zachování
BrE
/'meɪntənəns/
AmE
/'meɪnt̬ənəns/

noun - the act of making something continue in the same way or at the same standard

swell up
swell up - opuchnout, napuchnout, naběhnout (opuchnout)
BrE
/swel'ʌp/
AmE
/swel'ʌp/

verb - to become larger, often about a part of the body that has been hurt etc.

 
ethnic - etnický, národnostní
BrE
/'eθnɪk/
AmE
/'eθnɪk/

adjective - relating to a group of people who have the same cultural, racial, or national background