renovation
renovation - renovace, oprava, rekonstrukce, modernizace
BrE
/ˌrenə'veɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌrenə'veɪʃn/

noun - the process of improving or modernizing something, especially a building, by repairing and updating it

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

gulch
gulch - roklina
BrE
/'gʌltʃ/
AmE
/'gʌltʃ/

noun - a narrow and steep-sided ravine or valley, often with a stream at the bottom

 
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

crossing guard
crossing guard - strážce přechodu, hlídač u přechodu, hlídka u přechodu
BrE
/'krɒsɪŋ gɑ:d/
AmE
/'krɑ:sɪŋ gɑ:rd/

noun, American English - a person who helps children and other pedestrians cross the street safely, usually near schools

 
sire - pane, veličenstvo, můj pane, králi
BrE
/'saɪə/
AmE
/'saɪr/

noun, dated - a respectful form of address used for a king or nobleman, especially in the past

caliper
caliper - posuvné měřítko, šuplera
BrE
/'kælɪpə/
AmE
/'kælɪpər/

noun - a measuring instrument used to measure the distance between two opposite sides of an object

coolant
coolant - chladící kapalina, chladivo, chladící směs
BrE
/'ku:lənt/
AmE
/'ku:lənt/

noun - a liquid substance used in the cooling system of an engine to regulate its temperature

expiry date
expiry date - datum spotřeby
BrE
/ɪk'spaɪəri deɪt/
AmE
/ɪk'spaɪəri deɪt/

noun, British English - the last day when food, medicine, or another product is safe or good to use

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

 
ethnic - etnický, národnostní
BrE
/'eθnɪk/
AmE
/'eθnɪk/

adjective - relating to a group of people who have the same cultural, racial, or national background

 
forethought - prozíravost, předvídavost, rozvaha, uvážlivost
BrE
/'fɔ:θɔ:t/
AmE
/'fɔ:rθɑ:t/

noun - careful thinking or planning about what might happen in the future, especially to avoid problems

janitor
janitor - údržbář, správce domu
BrE
/'dʒænɪtə/
AmE
/'dʒænɪt̬ər/

noun, American English - a person whose job is to maintain a building, fix things around the building etc.

 
rhythm guitar - doprovodná kytara
BrE
/ˌrɪðəm gɪ'tɑ:/
AmE
/ˌrɪðəm gɪ'tɑ:r/

noun - the guitar that provides rhythmic accompaniment to a singer or other instruments in a band

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