makeshift
makeshift - provizorní, prozatímní, nouzový, dočasný
BrE
/'meɪkʃɪft/
AmE
/'meɪkʃɪft/

adjective - temporary and low of quality, used for a short time instead of the real thing

air conditioner
air conditioner - klimatizace (přístroj), klimatizační jednotka
BrE
/'eə kənˌdɪʃənə/
AmE
/'er kənˌdɪʃənər/

noun - a machine that keeps the air in a building, train, plane etc. clean and cool

 
court of law - soud
BrE
/ˌkɔ:təv'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rt̬əv'lɑ:/

noun - the process in which a judge or judges decide matters in civil or criminal cases

palm tree
palm tree - palma
BrE
/'pɑ:mˌtri:/
AmE
/'pɑ:mˌtri:/

noun - a kind of tropical tree which has large leaves at the top and no branches

 
knot - uzel (jednotka rychlosti - 1,85 km/h)
BrE
/'nɒt/
AmE
/'nɑ:t/

noun - a unit of measuring the speed, it is is equal to 1.853 km per hour

 
spoof - parodie (na něco)
BrE
/'spu:f/
AmE
/'spu:f/

noun, informal - a copy of a book, film or TV show that makes fun of the original

 
Laundromat - prádelna (veřejná), samoobslužná prádelna
BrE
/'lɔ:nrəmæt/
AmE
/'lɔ:nrəmæt/

noun - (trademark) a place where you pay to use the washing machines and wash your clothes

cramp
cramp - omezit, znemožnit, stísnit
BrE
/'kræmp/
AmE
/'kræmp/

verb - to prevent the development or progress of something or somebody; to limit someone or something

 
bring forward - přesunout na dřívější čas
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ 'fɔ:wəd/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ 'fɔ:rwərd/

verb - to change the time or date of something so that it happens earlier than planned

 
nursery school - mateřská školka
BrE
/'nɜ:səri sku:l/
AmE
/'nɜ:rsəri sku:l/

noun - a school for very young children, mainly between the ages of about two and five

 
lifespan - délka života
BrE
/'laɪfspæn/
AmE
/'laɪfspæn/

noun - the length of time that a person, animal or plant is expected to live for

kohlrabi
kohlrabi - kedluben
BrE
/kəʊl'rɑ:bi/
AmE
/koʊl'rɑ:bi/

noun - a vegetable of the cabbage family which has a thick round stem that is eaten

 
mould - typ (člověka)
BrE
/'məʊld/
AmE
/'moʊld/

noun - a style showing the attitudes, behavior or lifestyle that are typical of someone or something

 
typify - být typickým příkladem
BrE
/'tɪpɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'tɪpɪfaɪ/

verb - to have all the usual features of something and be a typical example of it

 
typecast - typově zařadit (herce)
BrE
/'taɪpkɑ:st/
AmE
/'taɪpkæst/

verb - to always give an actor or an actress the same kind of character to play