affinity - blízký vztah, úzký vztah, spříznění
BrE
/ə'fɪnəti/
AmE
/ə'fɪnət̬i/

noun, formal - a close relationship between two people or things; a natural liking of someone or something

 
collection - sbírání, vyzvednutí
BrE
/kə'lekʃən/
AmE
/kə'lekʃən/

noun - an act of bringing things into one place or taking something away from a place

 
convicted felon - člověk s trestní minulostí
BrE
/kən'vɪktɪd 'felən/
AmE
/kən'vɪktɪd 'felən/

noun, American English - a person who was found guilty of a crime and went to prison for it

 
last resort - krajní případ, poslední možnost, východisko z nouze
BrE
/ˌlɑ:st rɪ'zɔ:t/
AmE
/ˌlæst rɪ'zɔ:rt/

noun - situation in which everything else fails and you have only one course of action left

kohlrabi
kohlrabi - kedluben
BrE
/kəʊl'rɑ:bi/
AmE
/koʊl'rɑ:bi/

noun - a vegetable of the cabbage family which has a thick round stem that is eaten

 
fastener - zapínání
BrE
/'fɑ:snə/
AmE
/'fæsnər/

noun - a button, zip or something similar used to join together two parts, especially of clothes

 
tenderloin - svíčková (hovězí)
BrE
/'tendəlɔɪn/
AmE
/'tendərlɔɪn/

noun - very tender meat from a muscle at the lower back of a cow, pig etc.

snowed in
snowed in - zasněžený, zapadaný sněhem, odříznutý od světa (sněhem)
BrE
/ˌsnəʊd'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌsnoʊd'ɪn/

verb, American English - to be blocked with snow, to be unable to leave a place because of snow

 
cover art - vzhled obalu, grafické zpracování obalu
BrE
/'kʌvəˌɑ:t/
AmE
/'kʌvərˌɑ:rt/

noun - the pictures, drawings, photos etc. on the cover of a book, videogame, movie DVD etc.

 
dip - dip, omáčka
BrE
/'dɪp/
AmE
/'dɪp/

noun - a thick creamy sauce into which pieces of food are dipped before you eat them

 
water - slzet, sbíhat se (sliny), slinit
BrE
/'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/'wɑ:t̬ər/

verb - to produce a lot of saliva because you can smell or see some nice food

 
fraternal - dvojvaječný (o dvojčatech)
BrE
/frə'tɜ:nl/
AmE
/frə'tɜ:rnl/

adjective - (of twins) born on the same day from the same mother but two different eggs

 
imperial - imperiální (systém měr)
BrE
/ɪm'pɪərɪəl/
AmE
/ɪm'pɪərɪəl/

adjective - relating to the system of measurement that uses units such as inches, pounds, feet etc.

 
what if - co když, co kdyby
BrE
/'wɒt ɪf/
AmE
/'wɑt ɪf/

phrase - the words we use at the beginning of a question asking about a hypothetical possibility

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.)