loppers
loppers - dlouhé zahradnické nůžky
BrE
/'lɒpəz/
AmE
/'lɑ:prz/

noun - a garden tool similar to a pair of scissors with very long handles that is used to cut twigs and small brunches

plain clothes
plain clothes - civilní oblečení, civil
BrE
/ˌpleɪn'kləʊz/
AmE
/ˌpleɪn'kloʊz/

noun - regular clothes that police officers wear instead of a uniform if they don't want people to know that they are police officers

production line
production line - montážní linka, výrobní linka
BrE
/prə'dʌkʃənˌlaɪn/
AmE
/prə'dʌkʃənˌlaɪn/

noun - a system in a factory in which a products passes along a line of workers and machines until it is finally complete

assembly line
assembly line - montážní linka
BrE
/ə'sembliˌlaɪn/
AmE
/ə'sembliˌlaɪn/

noun - a system in a factory in which a products passes along a line of workers and machines until it is finally complete

 
back up - zálohovat (informace v počítači)
BrE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/

verb - to make a copy of a file in your computer and store it somewhere in case something happens to the original file

 
rivalry - soupeření, rivalita
BrE
/'raɪvəlri/
AmE
/'raɪvəlri/

noun - a state in which people, companies, etc. compete with each other for the same thing, especially for a long period of time

 
meth - metamfetamin (pervitin)
BrE
/'meθ/
AmE
/'meθ/

noun, informal - an very addictive drug, it comes in the form of colorles odorless crystals, it is also known as ice, tina or glass

encyclopedia
encyclopedia - encyklopedie, naučný slovník, atlas
BrE
/ɪnˌsaɪklə'pi:diə/
AmE
/ɪnˌsaɪklə'pi:diə/

noun - a book or set of books containing information about many different subjects or about one particular subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order

nag
nag - otrava, rýpal, prudič, kdo neustále něco připomíná, kdo neustále komanduje, kdo neustále něčím otravuje
BrE
/'næg/
AmE
/'næg/

noun - a person who annoys someone by telling them what to do, reminding them of something, asking them questions etc. all the time

 
remuneration - odměňování, odměna, mzda
BrE
/rɪˌmju:nə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/rɪˌmju:nə'reɪʃn/

noun - the money you get for the work you have done, the act of paying money to someone who has done some work

 
whodunnit - detektivka, napínavá detektivka
BrE
/ˌhu:'dʌnɪt/
AmE
/ˌhu:'dʌnɪt/

noun, formal - a kind of detective story which makes you wonder about who committed the crime, which you usually cannot guess until the end

carve
carve - vyřezat, vytesat, vyrýt, vydlabat
BrE
/'kɑ:v/
AmE
/'kɑ:rv/

verb - to cut wood or stone into a special shape; to cut a pattern on the surface of something, usually wood or stone

candle
candle - svíčka
BrE
/'kændl/
AmE
/'kændl/

noun - a thing that is made of wax, it has a wick which you can light in order to see in the dark

 
estimate - odhad
BrE
/'estɪmət/
AmE
/'estɪmət/

noun - an opinion or a preliminary calculation of how much something is going to cost, how big something is going to be etc.

oxygen
oxygen - kyslík
BrE
/'ɒksɪdʒən/
AmE
/'ɑ:ksɪdʒən/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 8) the gas in the atmosphere that is needed by living things in order to live