high season
high season - hlavní sezóna
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'si:zn/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'si:zn/

noun - a time of the year when there are many people visiting or using a place or service

low season
low season - období mimo sezónu, mezisezóna
BrE
/ˌləʊ'si:zn/
AmE
/ˌloʊ'si:zn/

noun - a time of the year when there are fewer people visiting or using a place or service

 
betcha - to si piš, na to vem jed
BrE
/'betʃə/
AmE
/'betʃə/

phrase, informal - informal contraction of "bet you," meaning to express confidence or certainty about something happening or being true

 
nickname - přezdívat
BrE
/'nɪkneɪm/
AmE
/'nɪkneɪm/

verb - to use a name for something or somebody that people made up instead of the real name

 
fanfare - fanfára, tuš
BrE
/'fænfeə/
AmE
/'fænfer/

noun - a short, loud piece of music played on trumpets or other instruments to announce a special event

life vest
life vest - záchranná vesta
BrE
/'laɪf vest/
AmE
/'laɪf vest/

noun, American English - a kind of rubber jacket filled with air that makes you float if you fall into water

 
cookie cutter - vykrajovátko (na těsto)
BrE
/'kʊkiˌkʌtə/
AmE
/'kʊkiˌkʌtər/

noun - an object that you use for cutting dough or pastry to make cookies of a particular shape

 
wasteful - nehospodárný, plný plýtvání, rozhazovačný
BrE
/'weɪstfl/
AmE
/'weɪstfl/

adjective - using something carelessly and ineffficiently so that some of it may not be saved or used later

 
strabismus - šilhavost, šilhání
BrE
/strə'bɪzməs/
AmE
/strə'bɪzməs/

noun, technical - a condition of the eye muscles which causes your eyes to look in a slightly different direction

squint
squint - šilhavost, šilhání, strabismus
BrE
/'skwɪnt/
AmE
/'skwɪnt/

noun - a condition of the eye muscles which causes your eyes to look in a slightly different direction

 
imminence - bezprostřednost, blízkost
BrE
/'ɪmɪnəns/
AmE
/'ɪmɪnəns/

noun - the state of something going to happen very soon (especially when talking about something unpleasant or undesirable)

 
extension lead - prodlužovací kabel, prodlužovačka
BrE
/ɪk'stenʃnˌli:d/
AmE
/ɪk'stenʃnˌli:d/

noun, British English - an extra electric wire that you use when the wire of a device is not long enough

 
extension cord - prodlužovací kabel, prodlužovačka
BrE
/ɪk'stenʃnˌkɔ:d/
AmE
/ɪk'stenʃnˌkɔ:rd/

noun, American English - an extra electric wire that you use when the wire of a device is not long enough

specimen
specimen - vzorek (např. krve k testování)
BrE
/'spesɪmən/
AmE
/'spesɪmən/

noun - a small amount of something that is taken to be tested or examined (e.g. blood or urine)

 
crab - muňka, filcka
BrE
/'kræb/
AmE
/'kræb/

noun - a small insect (a type of louse) that can live in the hair near your sex organs