stretch
stretch - protažení, protažení se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - the act of straightening your body or a part of your body e.g. as an excercise etc.

 
counterfoil - kontrolní útržek, stvrzenka
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɔɪl/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɔɪl/

noun, British English - the part of a ticket, cheque or other document that is kept as a record of purchase

 
strabismus - šilhavost, šilhání
BrE
/strə'bɪzməs/
AmE
/strə'bɪzməs/

noun, technical - a condition of the eye muscles which causes your eyes to look in a slightly different direction

squint
squint - šilhavost, šilhání, strabismus
BrE
/'skwɪnt/
AmE
/'skwɪnt/

noun - a condition of the eye muscles which causes your eyes to look in a slightly different direction

atomizer
atomizer - lahvička s rozprašovačem, nádoba s rozprašovačem, rozprašovač
BrE
/'ætəmaɪzə/
AmE
/'ætəmaɪzər/

noun - a container with a mechanism that changes a liquid into a fine spray, or the mechanism itself

Abominable Snowman
Abominable Snowman - yeti, sněžný muž
BrE
/əˌbɒmɪnəbl'snəʊmæn/
AmE
/əˌbɑ:mɪnəbl'snoʊmæn/

noun - an mythical creature from Himalayan folklore that looks like a large ape and lives in the mountains

yeti
yeti - yeti, sněžný muž
BrE
/'jeti/
AmE
/'jet̬i/

noun - an mythical creature from Himalayan folklore that looks like a large ape and lives in the mountains

 
edition - náklad (celkový počet vydání)
BrE
/ɪ'dɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪ'dɪʃn/

noun - the total number of copies of a particular book, magazine, etc. that are printed at one time

 
subcontractor - subdodavatel
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'træktə/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:nˌtræktər/

noun - a person or a company that does part of the work given to another person or company

 
half fare - poloviční jizdné
BrE
/ˌhɑ:f 'feə/
AmE
/ˌhæf 'feər/

noun - the sum paid for a journey on public transport, by certain groups such as pensioners, children etc.

 
square - čtverečný (např. metr)
BrE
/'skweə/
AmE
/'skwer/

adjective - used after a number with units of measurement of length to express the size of an area

 
lassie - děvčátko
BrE
/'læsi/
AmE
/'læsi/

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a girl (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

 
laddie - klouček
BrE
/'lædi/
AmE
/'lædi/

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a boy (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

 
stiff upper lip - kamenná tvář, schopnost nenechat na sobě nic znát
BrE
/ˌstɪf ʌpə 'lɪp/
AmE
/ˌstɪf ʌpər 'lɪp/

noun - the ability to stay calm and not to show any feelings, especially when you are expected to

 
savings account - spořící účet
BrE
/'seɪvɪŋz əkaʊnt/
AmE
/'seɪvɪŋz əkaʊnt/

noun - an account in a bank that pays interest on the money that you have left in it