spike strip
spike strip - pás s hřeby
BrE
/'spaɪk strɪp/
AmE
/'spaɪk strɪp/

noun - a special police tool placed on the road to stop a car by making its tires lose air

statement
statement - výpověď (např. svědecká), prohlášení
BrE
/'steɪtmənt/
AmE
/'steɪtmənt/

noun - a spoken or written description of what someone saw or knows, given to the police or in court

lead
lead - stopa (ve vyšetřování)
BrE
/'li:d/
AmE
/'li:d/

noun - information or a clue that helps the police to find out more about a crime or a criminal

ladyship
ladyship - jasnost, milost, lordstvo, urozená paní
BrE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/
AmE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/

noun - a title used when speaking to or about a woman who has is a member of the nobility

highway patrol
highway patrol - silniční policie, silniční hlídka, dálniční policie
BrE
/'haɪweɪ pəˌtrəʊl/
AmE
/'haɪweɪ pəˌtroʊl/

, American English - a police unit that watches and controls traffic on roads to keep drivers safe and enforce the law

locker
locker - výdejní box
BrE
/'lɒkə/
AmE
/'lɑ:kər/

noun - a secure box where a package can be delivered and stored until the customer comes to collect it

beachcomber
beachcomber - člověk sbírající věci vyplavené na pláži
BrE
/'bi:tʃkəʊmə/
AmE
/'bi:tʃkoʊmər/

noun - a person who walks along beaches looking for interesting or valuable things that the sea has washed up

 
urchin - uličník, kluk z ulice
BrE
/'ɜ:tʃɪn/
AmE
/'ɜ:rtʃɪn/

noun - a small child who is poor or dirty, often seen on the streets, sometimes used kindly or humorously

cool box
cool box - chladící box, termobox
BrE
/'ku:l bɒks/
AmE
/'ku:l bɑ:ks/

noun - a container that keeps food and drinks cold, often used for picnics, camping, or going to the beach

 
summit - vrcholná schůzka, summit, schůzka na nejvyšší úrovni
BrE
/'sʌmɪt/
AmE
/'sʌmɪt/

noun - a meeting between the leaders of two or more countries, usually to discuss important political or global issues

 
rube - balík, vesničan, buran, prosťáček, venkovan
BrE
/'ru:b/
AmE
/'ru:b/

noun, informal - a person who is inexperienced, unsophisticated, or from the countryside, often seen as naive or lacking social polish

median
median - střední pás (na silnici), střední dělicí pás
BrE
/'mi:diən/
AmE
/'mi:diən/

noun - the strip of land or concrete that separates lanes of traffic going in opposite directions on a road

 
impeachment - ústavní žaloba, obvinění veřejného činitele, řízení o odvolání z funkce, sesazení z funkce
BrE
/ɪm'pi:tʃmənt/
AmE
/ɪm'pi:tʃmənt/

noun, technical - the formal process of charging a public official with serious misconduct, potentially leading to their removal from office

blip
blip - blikající bod na obrazovce, blikající tečka (na radaru apod.)
BrE
/'blɪp/
AmE
/'blɪp/

noun - a temporary spot or flash on a screen, especially one showing the location of something (e.g. aircraft, submarine)

cypress
cypress - cypřiš (strom)
BrE
/'saɪprəs/
AmE
/'saɪprəs/

noun - a coniferous tree with dark green, scale-like leaves, often tall and narrow, belonging to the family Cupressaceae