traffic light
traffic light - světlo na semaforu
BrE
/'træfɪk laɪt/
AmE
/'træfɪk laɪt/

noun - one of the three lights - red, yellow or green - that tell you whether you have to stop your car or whether you can go

 
up to - na (něčím rozhodnutí)
BrE
/'ʌp tʊ/
AmE
/'ʌp tʊ/

preposition - for somebody to decide, someone's responsibility

 
prove - (na)kynout, vykynout
BrE
/'pru:v/
AmE
/'pru:v/

verb - to become larger before being baked

 
one-night - na jednu noc
BrE
/'wʌnˌnaɪt/
AmE
/'wʌnˌnaɪt/

adjective - happening for one night only

 
at the end - na konci (čeho)
BrE
/ˌæt ði: 'end/
AmE
/ˌæt ði: 'end/

adverb - in the final part of something

 
hit the road - vyrazit (na cestu)
BrE
/hɪt ðə 'rəʊd/
AmE
/hɪt ðə 'roʊd/

verb, informal - to begin or resume a journey

burn ointment
burn ointment - mastička na popáleniny
BrE
/'bɜ:n ˌɔɪntmənt/
AmE
/'bɜ:rn ˌɔɪntmənt/

noun - a kind of sticky substance that is rubbed on the skin in order to heal burns

 
sleeping tablet - prášek na spaní
BrE
/'sli:pɪŋˌtæblət/
AmE
/'sli:pɪŋˌtæblət/

noun, British English - a pill you take to help you sleep

sleeping pill
sleeping pill - prášek na spaní
BrE
/'sli:pɪŋˌpɪl/
AmE
/'sli:pɪŋˌpɪl/

noun - a pill you take to help you sleep

 
on the tip of (one's) tongue - (mít) na jazyku
BrE
/ɒn ðə ˌtɪp əv 'tʌŋ/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə ˌtɪp əv 'tʌŋ/

adverb - being sure you know something, but you cannot remember it

 
go on vacation - jet na dovolenou
BrE
/ˌgəʊ ɒn və'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ ən veɪ'keɪʃn/

verb, American English - to spend a period of time away (not going to work or school) relaxing, travelling etc.

 
undercharge - (na)účtovat méně
BrE
/ˌʌndə'tʃɑ:dʒ/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'tʃɑ:rdʒ/

verb - to ask someone for less money than something is actually worth

 
on - na (např. dovolené)
BrE
/'ɒn/
AmE
/'ɑ:n/

preposition - the preposition used with trips, journeys, holidays etc.

 
on the dot - přesně na čas
BrE
/ɒn ðə 'dɒt/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə 'dɑ:t/

adverb, informal - right on time

 
fret - pražec (na hmatníku)
BrE
/'fret/
AmE
/'fret/

noun - one of the bars extending across the neck of a stringed instrument (e.g. the guitar)