jump rope
jump rope - švihadlo
BrE
/'dʒʌmpˌrəʊp/
AmE
/'dʒʌmpˌroʊp/

noun, American English - a piece of rope held by both ends in your hands that you swing over your head and under your feet

ottoman
ottoman - taburet, podnožka, polstrované sedátko
BrE
/'ɒtəmən/
AmE
/'ɑ:t̬əmən/

noun - a piece of furniture like a box with a cushioned top that you can sit on or rest your feet on

 
spare rib - vepřové žebro, vepřové žebírko, vepřové žebro ploché (výsek z vepřových žeber)
BrE
/ˌspeə'rɪb/
AmE
/ˌspeə'rɪb/

noun - a pig's rib with some meat on it that has been cut from the lower part of the pig (usually plural)

 
call centre - telefonické centrum
BrE
/'kɔ:l sentə/
AmE
/'kɔ:l sentər/

noun, British English - an office in which a lot of employees work using phones, for example providing information to customers, or taking customers’ orders

 
strut - pyšná chůze, vykračování
BrE
/'strʌt/
AmE
/'strʌt/

noun - an act of walking in a proud way with your head up and chest out, as if you are very important

 
dry run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik
BrE
/ˌdraɪ'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌdraɪ'rʌn/

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

 
dummy run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik
BrE
/ˌdʌmi'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌdʌmi'rʌn/

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

narcissist
narcissist - narcista, narcis (člověk)
BrE
/'nɑ:sɪsɪst/
AmE
/'nɑ:rsɪsɪst/

noun - a person who is convinced of his or her importance and always wants people to pay attention to him or her

 
direct debit - inkaso, placení inkasem
BrE
/deˌrekt 'debɪt/
AmE
/deˌrekt 'debɪt/

noun, British English - an instruction to your bank to allow another organisation to transfer an amount of money from your bank account into theirs

wing mirror
wing mirror - postranní zrcátko, vnější zrcátko
BrE
/'wɪŋˌmɪrə/
AmE
/'wɪŋˌmɪrər/

noun, British English - a mirror fastened to the side of a car that makes it possible for you to see what is behind you

side-view mirror
side-view mirror - zpětné zrcátko
BrE
/ˌsaɪdvju:'mɪrə/
AmE
/ˌsaɪdvju:'mɪrər/

noun, American English - a mirror fastened to the side of a car that makes it possible for you to see what is behind you

 
entrée - předkrm nebo hlavní chod
BrE
/'ɒntreɪ/
AmE
/'ɑ:ntreɪ/

noun - a small dish served before the main course (usually British usage) or the main dish of a meal (usually American usage)

 
reform - polepšit se, napravit
BrE
/rɪ'fɔ:m/
AmE
/rɪ'fɔ:rm/

verb - to improve your behavior so that you stop doing things that society does not approve of; to make someone do this

padlock
padlock - visací zámek
BrE
/'pædlɒk/
AmE
/'pædlɑ:k/

noun - a type of lock that is used to fasten one thing to another, it is usually put on gates or bicycles

 
Greenwich - Greenwich (místo v Anglii, kterým prochází nultý poledník)
BrE
/'grenɪtʃ/
AmE
/'grenɪtʃ/

noun - an area of south-east London where you can find the original British Royal Observatory through which the 0 meridian passes