contraceptive
contraceptive - antikoncepční
BrE
/ˌkɒntrə'septɪv/
AmE
/ˌkɑntrə'septɪv/

adjective - used to prevent pregnancy, connected with the method of preventing pregnancy

 
hackney cab - taxi (v Británii)
BrE
/'hækni kæb/
AmE
/'hækni kæb/

noun, British English, formal - a very formal word used for a taxi in the UK

 
hackney carriage - taxi (v Británii)
BrE
/'hækni kærɪdʒ/
AmE
/'hækni kærɪdʒ/

noun, British English, formal - a very formal word used for a taxi in the UK

 
blister - bublinka, vada (na nátěru, kovu apod.)
BrE
/'blɪstə/
AmE
/'blɪstər/

noun - a swelling on a painted surface or the surface of metal

 
panther - panter, levhart
BrE
/'pænθə/
AmE
/'pænθər/

noun - a large black wild animal that belongs to the cat family

 
remedy - právní řešení
BrE
/'remədi/
AmE
/'remədi/

noun, technical - (law) the way of solving a problem by taking legal steps

 
chemo - chemoterapie
BrE
/'ki:məʊ/
AmE
/'ki:moʊ/

noun, informal - the treatment of cancer that uses chemical substances (short for chemotherapy)

 
looting - rabování
BrE
/'lu:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'lu:tɪŋ/

noun - the activity of stealing from shops after a riot, fire, etc.

 
confluence - soutok (řek)
BrE
/'kɒnfluəns/
AmE
/'kɑ:nfluəns/

noun - the place where two rivers flow together and become one river

 
actual - přímo ten, ten jeden, skutečně ten
BrE
/'æktʃʊəl/
AmE
/'æktʃʊəl/

adjective - a word used to emphasize that something is really the thing

countertop
countertop - pracovní plocha (např. na kuchyňské lince)
BrE
/'kaʊntətɒp/
AmE
/'kaʊnt̬ərtɑ:p/

noun, American English - the surface of a kitchen cupboard etc. that you work on

dehumidifier
dehumidifier - odvlhčovač (vzduchu)
BrE
/ˌdi:hju:'mɪdɪfaɪə/
AmE
/ˌdi:hju:'mɪdɪfaɪər/

noun - a machine that makes the air in a room less humid

humidifier
humidifier - zvlhčovač (vzduchu)
BrE
/hju:'mɪdɪfaɪə/
AmE
/hju:'mɪdɪfaɪər/

noun - a machine that makes the air in a room more humid

tow
tow - odtažení, odtah (např. vozidla)
BrE
/'təʊ/
AmE
/'toʊ/

noun - the act of pulling something, especially a vehicle behind another vehicle

 
butt - terč, oběť, cíl (výsměchu, vtipu, žertu)
BrE
/'bʌt/
AmE
/'bʌt/

noun - the person or thing that is laughed at or joked about