husk
husk - vyloupat, oloupat, zbavit slupky, zbavit obalu
BrE
/'hʌsk/
AmE
/'hʌsk/

verb - to remove the outer covering or shell from something, especially from grains, seeds, or nuts

plane
plane - platan (strom)
BrE
/'pleɪn/
AmE
/'pleɪn/

noun - a large deciduous tree with broad leaves and mottled bark, belonging to the genus Platanus

foetus
foetus - plod, fetus (v těhotenství)
BrE
/'fi:təs/
AmE
/'fit̬əs/

noun - a developing human or animal embryo from about the eighth week after conception until birth

flick through
flick through - prolistovat (např. časopis), pročíst si (rychle), zběžně přečíst
BrE
/ˌflɪk'θru:/
AmE
/ˌflɪk'θru:/

verb - to quickly look through the pages of a book, magazine, etc., without reading everything carefully

partridge
partridge - koroptev, křepelka
BrE
/'pɑ:trɪdʒ/
AmE
/'pɑ:rtrɪdʒ/

noun - a small, fat bird that lives on the ground and is often hunted for food

 
lingua franca - lingua franca (dorozumívací jazyk)
BrE
/ˌlɪŋgwə'fræŋkə/
AmE
/ˌlɪŋgwə'fræŋkə/

noun - a language used for communication between people who do not share the same native language

 
Brythonic - brythonský, britanský
BrE
/brɪ'θɒnɪk/
AmE
/brɪ'θɑ:nɪk/

adjective - connected with one of the branches of Celtic languages that includes Welsh, Cornish and Breton

 
turntable - gramofon, talíř gramofonu
BrE
/'tɜ:nteɪbl/
AmE
/'tɜ:nteɪbl/

noun - a record player, the rotating platform on a record player where vinyl records are placed

 
hard-boiled - vařený natvrdo (o vejcích)
BrE
/'hɑ:dbɔɪld/
AmE
/'hɑ:dbɔɪld/

adjective - (of an egg) cooked in its shell until the inside (yolk and white) is solid

board
board - herní deska, hrací deska
BrE
/'bɔ:d/
AmE
/'bɔ:rd/

noun - a flat surface used for playing games, often marked with designs specific to the game

 
ex-president - bývalý prezident, ex-prezident, někdejší hlava státu
BrE
/ˌeks'prezɪdənt/
AmE
/ˌeks'prezɪdənt/

noun - a person who previously held the position of president but is no longer in office

bottleneck
bottleneck - zúžení místo (na silnici), úzký průjezd (kde dochází k zácpám nebo omezením)
BrE
/'bɒtlnek/
AmE
/'bɑ:t̬lnek/

noun - a narrow or busy place in a road where the traffic slows down or stops

artichoke
artichoke - artyčok
BrE
/'ɑ:tɪtʃəʊk/
AmE
/'ɑ:rtɪtʃoʊk/

noun - a vegetable with a large flower bud, eaten cooked, especially the fleshy leaves and heart

understandably
understandably - pochopitelně, logicky, přirozeně, srozumitelně
BrE
/ˌʌndə'stændəbli/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'stændəbli/

adverb - in a way that is easy to understand or that is reasonable given the situation

busser
busser - pomocník číšníka, pracovník sklízející stoly, sběrač nádobí
BrE
/'bʌsə/
AmE
/'bʌsər/

noun, American English - a person who clears tables, removes dirty dishes, and helps the waiters in a restaurant