chives
chives - pažitka, šnytlík
BrE
/'tʃaɪvz/
AmE
/'tʃaɪvz/

noun - the leaves of a plant with long hollow cylindrical leaves that are used as seasoning

 
message - poselství, vzkaz, sdělení
BrE
/'mesɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mesɪdʒ/

noun - the important idea in something (in a speech, in an article, in a book etc.)

 
ozone - ozon
BrE
/'əʊzəʊn/
AmE
/'oʊzoʊn/

noun - a form of oxygen found high in the Earth's atmosphere, where it absorbs ultraviolet radiation

 
hit-and-run - který ujel z místa nehody, kdy viník ujel z místa nehody
BrE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌhɪtən'rʌn/

adjective - connected with a car accident in which the person hurt someone and then drove away

 
acquisition - nabytí, získání, osvojení, získávání, osvojování
BrE
/ˌækwɪ'zɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌækwɪ'zɪʃn/

noun - the act or process of gaining something (such as a skill, a habit, knowledge etc.)

 
miss - minutí, netrefení
BrE
/'mɪs/
AmE
/'mɪs/

noun - the act of not hitting something or moving very close past something without hitting it

 
Julia Roberts - Julia Roberts
BrE
/ˌdʒu:liə'rɒbəts/
AmE
/ˌdʒu:liə'rɑ:bərts/

noun - a Hollywood actress who became famous especially for her role in the movie Pretty Woman

 
pull strings - zatahat za nitky, kontaktovat vlivné lidi
BrE
/ˌpʊl 'strɪŋz/
AmE
/ˌpʊl 'strɪŋz/

verb - to use the influence that you have to get something done or to achieve something

 
so be it - budiž, ať, ať se tak stane
BrE
/səʊ 'bi: ɪt/
AmE
/soʊ 'bi: ɪt/

phrase, formal - used to show that you accept the situation and will not try to change it

 
tuition fees - školné
BrE
/tju:'ɪʃən ˌfi:z/
AmE
/tu:'ɪʃən ˌfi:z/

noun, British English - the money that a student pays to a university or a college for their teaching

Jacuzzi
Jacuzzi - vířivka (ochranná známka)
BrE
/dʒə'ku:zi/
AmE
/dʒə'ku:zi/

noun - (trademark) a heated bath in which the water moves around, producing a pleasant bubbling effect

 
séance - seance, sezení
BrE
/'seɪɒns/
AmE
/'seɪɑ:ns/

noun - a meeting of people who try to communicate with the spirit of a dead person

contraceptive
contraceptive - antikoncepce (prostředek či metoda)
BrE
/ˌkɒntrə'septɪv/
AmE
/ˌkɑntrə'septɪv/

noun - a method or a means of preventing conception (such as a condom, the pill etc.)

 
imperial - imperiální (systém měr)
BrE
/ɪm'pɪərɪəl/
AmE
/ɪm'pɪərɪəl/

adjective - relating to the system of measurement that uses units such as inches, pounds, feet etc.

driveway
driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)
BrE
/'draɪvweɪ/
AmE
/'draɪvweɪ/

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.