electric storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka
BrE
/ɪ'lektrɪkˌstɔ:m/
AmE
/ɪ'lektrɪkˌstɔ:rm/

noun, British English - bad weather with rain, bright flashes in the sky and thunder

 
electrical storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka
BrE
/ɪ'lektrɪklˌstɔ:m/
AmE
/ɪ'lektrɪklˌstɔ:rm/

noun - bad weather with rain, bright flashes in the sky and thunder

 
lightning storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka
BrE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌstɔ:m/
AmE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌstɔ:rm/

noun - bad weather with rain, electrical flashes in the sky and thunder

 
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

 
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

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

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

birthday party
birthday party - narozeninová oslava, oslava narozenin
BrE
/'bɜ:θdeɪˌpɑ:ti/
AmE
/'bɜ:rθdeɪˌpɑ:rt̬i/

noun - a celebration held to mark the anniversary of a person’s birth

 
downright - vyložený, úplný, naprostý
BrE
/'daʊnraɪt/
AmE
/'daʊnraɪt/

adjective - complete, thorough, absolute, used esp. to emphasize the obviousness of something

 
downright - vyloženě, úplně, naprosto, zcela
BrE
/'daʊnraɪt/
AmE
/'daʊnraɪt/

adverb - completely, thoroughly, absolutely, used esp. to emphasize the obviousness of something

 
second best - druhořadý, nouzový, náhradní, přijetelný
BrE
/ˌsekənd 'best/
AmE
/ˌsekənd 'best/

adjective - acceptable but worse than the best and not wanted so much

 
rib-eye - vysoký roštěnec, vysoká roštěná
BrE
/'rɪbaɪ/
AmE
/'rɪbaɪ/

noun - a cut of meat, usually beef, from the animal's rib area

 
tow-away - odtažení, odtah (vozidla)
BrE
/'təʊəwaɪ/
AmE
/'toʊəwaɪ/

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