incompetent
incompetent - nekompetentní, nezpůsobilý
BrE
/ɪn'kɒmpɪtənt/
AmE
/ɪn'kɑ:mpɪtənt/

adjective - not having the skill to do a job or a task properly

 
punctuality - dochvilnost, přesnost
BrE
/ˌpʌŋktʃu'æləti/
AmE
/ˌpʌŋktʃu'æləti/

noun - to arrive somewhere or do something at the right time, not late

cuddle
cuddle - přitulení, objetí
BrE
/'kʌdl/
AmE
/'kʌdl/

noun - the act of keeping very close to somebody in a loving way

landfill
landfill - skládka (zavážková)
BrE
/'lændfɪl/
AmE
/'lændfɪl/

noun - a place where large amounts of waste are buried under the earth

counterfeit
counterfeit - padělaný, falešný
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɪt/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɪt/

adjective, formal - made to look exactly like the original in order to deceive people

 
aloofness - odtažitost, odměřenost
BrE
/ə'lu:fnəs/
AmE
/ə'lu:fnəs/

noun - the quality of being unfriendly or not interested in people, uninvolved, distant

 
subsidy - dotace (státním firmám apod.)
BrE
/'sʌbsədi/
AmE
/'sʌbsədi/

noun - money paid by a government to a company that benefits the public

 
Tudor - Tudor, Tudorovec
BrE
/'tju:də/
AmE
/'tu:dər/

noun - a member of the family that ruled England between 1485 and 1603

 
stub - kontrolní útržek (vstupenky)
BrE
/'stʌb/
AmE
/'stʌb/

noun - the small part of a ticket that is given back to you

 
chap - popraskat, rozpraskat (ruce, rty)
BrE
/'tʃæp/
AmE
/'tʃæp/

verb - (of the skin on hands or lips) to become dry and sore

 
chapped - popraskaný (rty, kůže)
BrE
/'tʃæpt/
AmE
/'tʃæpt/

adjective - (of the skin on hands or lips) rough, dry and often painful

 
highlights - melír, melírované vlasy
BrE
/'haɪlaɪts/
AmE
/'haɪlaɪts/

noun - a hairstyle with strips of hair that are lighter than the rest

 
buckeye - kaštan koňský, jírovec maďal (nejedlý)
BrE
/'bʌkaɪ/
AmE
/'bʌkaɪ/

noun, American English - a tree or shrub of the horse-chestnut family, or its nut

 
ballot box - volební urna, hlasovací urna
BrE
/'bælət bɒks/
AmE
/'bælət bɑ:ks/

noun - a box where you put the piece of paper with your vote

 
engine room - strojovna
BrE
/'endʒɪnˌru:m/
AmE
/'endʒɪnˌru:m/

noun - a place on a boat or a ship where the engines are