recliner
recliner - polohovací křeslo
BrE
/rɪ'klaɪnə/
AmE
/rɪ'klaɪnər/

noun - a comfortable chair with an adjustable back and footrest, allowing the user to lean back and relax

condominium
condominium - byt v osobním vlastnictví, vlastnický byt
BrE
/ˌkɒndə'mɪniəm/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:ndə'mɪniəm/

noun, American English - an apartment in a building where every apartment is owned by the people who live in it

eye-roll
eye-roll - obrácení očí v sloup, zakroucení očima
BrE
/'aɪˌrəʊl/
AmE
/'aɪˌroʊl/

noun - the act of moving your eyes upwards to show that you find something annoying, irritating or silly

warning triangle
warning triangle - výstražný trojúhelník
BrE
/'wɔ:nɪŋˌtraɪæŋgl/
AmE
/'wɔ:rnɪŋˌtraɪæŋgl/

noun - a portable device placed on the road to alert other drivers of a hazard or emergency situation

dipstick
dipstick - měřič hladiny oleje, tyčinka na měření hladiny oleje
BrE
/'dɪpstɪk/
AmE
/'dɪpstɪk/

noun - a tool used to measure the level of fluid in a container, typically oil in an engine

snow chains
snow chains - sněhové řetězy
BrE
/'snəʊˌtʃeɪnz/
AmE
/'snoʊˌtʃeɪnz/

noun - the chains or cables you put on your car tires for better grip on snow and ice

fungus gnat
fungus gnat - smutnice
BrE
/'fʌŋgəsˌnæt/
AmE
/'fʌŋgəsˌnæt/

noun, technical - a very tine black insect which you can find in and around the soil of potted plants

asparagus
asparagus - chřest
BrE
/ə'spærəgəs/
AmE
/ə'spærəgəs/

noun - a long thin vegetable in the form of a stem, it can be either green or white

measuring tape
measuring tape - metr (svinovací i krejčovský)
BrE
/'meʒərɪŋ teɪp/
AmE
/'meʒərɪŋ teɪp/

noun - a long strip of cloth, or flexible plastic or metal used to measure the length of things

 
u-turn - obrat, otočka, otočení do protisměru
BrE
/'ju:tɜ:n/
AmE
/'ju:tɜ:rn/

noun - a turn, usually of a car, made to go back in the direction it has come from

 
personnel - personální (oddělení)
BrE
/ˌpɜ:sə'nel/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:rsə'nel/

noun - the part of a company that looks after its employees and is responsible for hiring new employees

 
groom - upravit, urovnat, vyhladit, učesat (přeneseně)
BrE
/'gru:m/
AmE
/'gru:m/

verb - to improve the look or condition of something or someone to make them more acceptable or agreeable

 
liner - vystýlka, vložka
BrE
/'laɪnə/
AmE
/'laɪnər/

noun - a piece of material that is used to cover the inside of something, usually to protect it

 
imminence - bezprostřednost, blízkost
BrE
/'ɪmɪnəns/
AmE
/'ɪmɪnəns/

noun - the state of something going to happen very soon (especially when talking about something unpleasant or undesirable)

 
coaster - pobřežní plavidlo
BrE
/'kəʊstə/
AmE
/'koʊstər/

noun - a ship that sails along the coast from port to port, not going further out to sea