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

usurp
usurp - zmocnit se, přisvojit si, uzurpovat
BrE
/ju:'zɜ:p/
AmE
/ju:'zɜ:rp/

verb - to take or seize something, especially a position of power or authority, without the right to do so

 
creature comforts - komfort, pohodlí
BrE
/ˌkri:tʃə'kʌmfəts/
AmE
/ˌkri:tʃər'kʌmfərts/

noun - the physical and material items or conditions that contribute to a person's well-being and satisfaction in life

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

plastic surgeon
plastic surgeon - plastický chirurg
BrE
/'plæstɪkˌsɜ:dʒn/
AmE
/'plæstɪkˌsɜ:rdʒn/

noun - a doctor who performs operations to enhance or alter a person's appearance, often involving the face or body

Iran
Iran - Írán
BrE
/ɪ'rɑ:n/
AmE
/ɪ'rɑ:n/

noun - a country in Western Asia, bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Turkey to the west

 
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

bouillon cube
bouillon cube - kostka bujónu, kostkový bujón
BrE
/'bu:jɒn kju:b/
AmE
/'bu:jɑ:n kju:b/

noun, American English - a small cube made from the dried juices of meat or vegetables, used for making soups or sauces

relay
relay - štafetový závod, štafetový běh, štafeta
BrE
/'ri:leɪ/
AmE
/'ri:leɪ/

noun - a race between teams in which each member only runs a part of the way and another continues

make-up artist
make-up artist - vizážista, vizážistka, maskérka
BrE
/'meɪkʌpˌɑ:tɪst/
AmE
/'meɪkʌpˌɑ:rt̬ɪst/

noun - a person who applies cosmetics to enhance or change someone's appearance, often in the entertainment or fashion industry

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

 
rediscovery - znovuobjevení, znovunalezení
BrE
/ˌri:dɪ'skʌvəri/
AmE
/ˌri:dɪ'skʌvəri/

noun - the action or process of finding or experiencing something again after it has been forgotten, lost, or overlooked

 
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

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