study - studie
BrE
/'stʌdi/
AmE
/'stʌdi/

noun - a document describing the results of someone's research

 
contact - kontakt (komunikace)
BrE
/'kɒntækt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntækt/

noun - the state of being in touch, maintaining communication

 
failure - selhání
BrE
/'feɪljə/
AmE
/'feɪljər/

noun - the event of something stopping to function normally

 
human resources - lidské zdroje
BrE
/ˌhju:mən rɪ'sɔ:sɪz/
AmE
/ˌhju:mən 'ri:sɔ:rsɪz/

noun - the people who work for an organisation etc.

 
there - tam (ve vazbách THERE IS), pomocný podmět označující místo
BrE
/'ðeə/
AmE
/'ðer/

adverb - in that place (used instead of the subject)

 
oddness - podivnost, zvláštnost, výstřednost, neobvyklost, odlišnost
BrE
/'ɒdnəs/
AmE
/'ɑ:dnəs/

noun - the quality of being strange or unusual; the state of being odd or different from what is expected or normal

guardrail
guardrail - svodidlo, svodidla
BrE
/'gɑ:dreɪl/
AmE
/'gɑ:rdreɪl/

noun, American English - a strong metal or concrete barrier along the side of a road that prevents vehicles from going off the road

breakdown lane
breakdown lane - odstavný pruh
BrE
/'breɪkdaʊn leɪn/
AmE
/'breɪkdaʊn leɪn/

noun, American English - the lane at the side of a motorway or highway where vehicles can stop in case of breakdown or emergency

 
murkiness - zakalenost, temnota, šerost, nejasnost, nepřehlednost
BrE
/'mɜ:kinəs/
AmE
/'mɜ:rkinəs/

noun - the quality of being dark, gloomy, or hard to see through; the quality of being unclear or difficult to understand

 
academia - akademická obec, vědecká obec, akademické prostředí
BrE
/ˌækə'di:miə/
AmE
/ˌækə'di:miə/

noun - the environment or community concerned with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship, typically in universities or other academic institutions

pepper mill
pepper mill - mlýnek na pepř
BrE
/'pepəˌmɪl/
AmE
/'pepərˌmɪl/

noun - a kitchen equipment used for grinding whole peppercorns into ground pepper, often adjustable to control the coarseness of the grind

 
carbon footprint - uhlíková stopa
BrE
/ˌkɑ:bən'fʊtprɪnt/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:rbən'fʊtprɪnt/

noun - the total amount of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, released into the atmosphere by a person, organization, event, or product

 
key - tónina
BrE
/'ki:/
AmE
/'ki:/

noun - the scale or group of pitches that forms the basis of a composition, typically centered around a particular tonic note

automatic transmission
automatic transmission - automatická převodovka, automatické řazení
BrE
/ˌɔ:təmætɪk trænz'mɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɔ:t̬əmætɪk trænz'mɪʃn/

noun - a type of gearbox in a car that changes gears automatically without the need for the driver to shift manually

 
windshield washer fluid - tekutina do ostřikovačů, směs do ostřikovačů
BrE
/'wɪndʃi:ldˌwɒʃəˌflu:ɪd/
AmE
/'wɪndʃi:ldˌwɑ:ʃərˌflu:ɪd/

noun, American English - a liquid solution used to clean the windscreen of a vehicle, typically mixed with water and sprayed onto the windscreen