civilize - civilizovat, zcivilizovat
BrE
/'sɪvəlaɪz/
AmE
/'sɪvəlaɪz/

verb - to teach or educate somebody to behave the way you think is better, more polite, more reasonable

 
embezzlement - zpronevěra
BrE
/ɪm'bezlmənt/
AmE
/ɪm'bezlmənt/

noun - the crime of stealing (or using wrongly) someone else's money or property that was entrusted to you

 
deflate - vyfouknout (vzduch z něčeho), vypustit vzduch (z něčeho)
BrE
/dɪ'fleɪt/
AmE

verb - to let the air out of something (e.g. a tire, a mattress, a ball, a boat etc.)

jam
jam - zácpa (dopravní)
BrE
/'dʒæm/
AmE
/'dʒæm/

noun - a situation in which there are so many cars in the street that they cannot move forward

jam
jam - zácpa (dopravní), dopravní zácpa
BrE
/'dʒæm/
AmE
/'dʒæm/

noun - a situation in which there are so many cars in the street that they cannot move forward

in stock
in stock - na skladě
BrE
/ɪn'stɒk/
AmE
/ɪn'stɑ:k/

adverb - (of goods) available to be sold immediately, without the necessity to order it and wait for it

Indian
Indian - indián
BrE
/'ɪndɪən/
AmE
/'ɪndiən/

noun - a native american, a member of a race that lived in America long before the Europeans arrived

apartment
apartment - byt
BrE
/ə'pɑ:tmənt/
AmE
/ə'pɑ:rtmənt/

noun, American English - the rooms that you use to live in, usually in a large building where many people live

 
secession - odtržení, oddělení, odloučení, vystoupení
BrE
/sɪ'seʃn/
AmE
/sɪ'seʃn/

noun - the action of withdrawing formally from membership in a union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization

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

herringbone
herringbone - rybí kost (vzor na látce apod.)
BrE
/'herɪŋbəʊn/
AmE
/'herɪŋboʊn/

noun - a pattern consisting of short parallel lines arranged in a V-shape, resembling the skeleton of a fish

rogue
rogue - nepoctivý, jednající na vlastní pěst, odpadlý, jednající proti pravidlům
BrE
/'rəʊg/
AmE
/'roʊg/

adjective - someone, especially a police officer or soldier, who acts alone or against the rules instead of following orders

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

bollard
bollard - patník, zábranný sloupek (proti vjezdu)
BrE
/bə'lɑ:d/
AmE
/bə'lərd/

noun, British English - a short, sturdy post fixed in the ground to stop or guide vehicles or to mark an area

 
displace - vytlačit, nahradit, přemístit, odsunout, vypudit
BrE
/dɪs'pleɪs/
AmE
/dɪs'pleɪs/

verb - to force something out of its usual or original position; to take the place of someone or something