rumble strip
rumble strip - čára s akustickým a vibračním efektem, varovný pruh, akustický pruh, zvukový pás
BrE
/'rʌmbl strɪp/
AmE
/'rʌmbl strɪp/

noun - a series of small bumps or grooves on the road that make noise and vibration when driven over, used to warn drivers

handball
handball - házená (sport)
BrE
/'hændbɔ:l/
AmE
/'hændbɔ:l/

noun - a game in which two teams of seven players try to throw a ball into the opposing team’s goal, using their hands

 
premiere - mít premiéru, být poprvé uveden
BrE
/'premieə/
AmE
/prɪ'mɪr/

verb - to perform a play or a similar type of entertainment or to show a film to an audience for the first time

crosswalk
crosswalk - přechod pro chodce
BrE
/'krɒswɔ:k/
AmE
/'krɑ:swɔ:k/

noun, American English - a place where people can walk across a road, it is usually marked by white stripes on the surface of the road

 
traffic island - dopravní ostrůvek
BrE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/
AmE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/

noun - a raised area in the middle of a road, usually a strip, where people can wait until it is safe to cross

 
overdraft - přečerpání účtu, kontokorent
BrE
/'əʊvədrɑ:ft/
AmE
/'əʊvərdræft/

noun - an amount of money that someone owes to the bank because he spent more money than he'd had in his bank account

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

tuber
tuber - hlíza, bulva
BrE
/'tju:bə/
AmE
/'tju:bər/

noun - a swollen part on the stem or root of some plants which is under the ground and from which new plants grow

floorball
floorball - florbal
BrE
/'flɔ:bɔ:l/
AmE
/'flɔ:rbɔ:l/

noun - a type of hockey played indoors on a floor (not ice) with plastic sticks and a plastic ball with holes in it

 
radar trap - měřený úsek (projíždějících vozidel), policejní radar
BrE
/'reɪdɑ: træp/
AmE
/'reɪdɑ:r træp/

noun - a place on a road where the police measure the speed of passing cars and catch drivers who are going too fast

speed trap
speed trap - měřený úsek (projíždějících vozidel), policejní radar
BrE
/'spi:d træp/
AmE
/'spi:d træp/

noun - a place on a road where the police measure the speed of passing cars and catch drivers who are going too fast

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

condom
condom - kondom, prezervativ
BrE
/'kɒndəm/
AmE
/'kɑ:ndəm/

noun - a thin rubber covering that a man wears on his penis during sex to prevent pregnancy or the spread of a disease

 
meatloaf - sekaná (upečené mleté maso)
BrE
/'mi:tləʊf/
AmE
/'mi:tloʊf/

noun - finely chopped meat that is mixed with herbs and other ingredients and cooked in an oven in the shape of a loaf

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