you know - víš, chápeš, víš co
BrE
/jʊ 'nəʊ/
AmE
/jʊ 'noʊ/

phrase, informal - used when you want to explain what you mean to someone by referring to something that the person knows about

 
forceps - kleště (lékařské)
BrE
/'fɔ:seps/
AmE
/'fɔ:rseps/

noun - a medical tool made up of two long parts connected in the middle, used to hold and/or pull something

couch
couch - pohovka, gauč
BrE
/'kaʊtʃ/
AmE
/'kaʊtʃ/

noun - a soft piece of furniture which you can sit or lie on comfortably, it is usually in the living room

view
view - výhled, pohled
BrE
/'vju:/
AmE
/'vju:/

noun - the things or area that you can see from a particular place, e.g. from a window or a lookout point

sofa
sofa - pohovka, gauč
BrE
/'səʊfə/
AmE
/'soʊfə/

noun - a soft piece of furniture which you can sit or lie on comfortably, it is usually in the living room

 
AD - našeho letopočtu, léta Páně
BrE
/ˌeɪ'di:/
AmE
/ˌeɪ'di:/

phrase - an abbreviation that means 'Anno Domini", used to show that the date we are speaking about was after year zero

 
animagus - zvěromág
BrE
/'ænɪməgəs/
AmE
/'ænɪməgəs/

noun - (Harry Potter) a wizard that can change into an animal and has to be registered at the Ministry of Magic

bib
bib - bryndáček, slintáček, bryndák
BrE
/'bɪb/
AmE
/'bɪb/

noun - a piece of cloth that you tie under a baby's chin to protect the baby's clothes while it is eating

chairlift
chairlift - lanovka (sedačková)
BrE
/'tʃeəlɪft/
AmE
/'tʃerlɪft/

noun - a way of transporting people (esp. skiers) on a kind of chair travelling through the air fastened to a cable

caterpillar
caterpillar - housenka
BrE
/'kætəpɪlə/
AmE
/'kæt̬ərpɪlər/

noun - a worm with short legs that exists as an early stage in the life of a butterfly or other insects

common law
common law - anglo-americké právo
BrE
/ˌkɒmən'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mən'lɔ:/

noun, formal - a law system that consists mostly of traditions and past court decisions, rather than by acts passed by the Parliament

couch potato
couch potato - povaleč, pecivál, pohodlný člověk
BrE
/'kaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ/
AmE
/'kaʊtʃ pəˌteɪt̬oʊ/

noun - a kind of person who does not like working very much and prefers lying on the sofa, watching TV etc.

headache
headache - bolest hlavy
BrE
/'hedeɪk/
AmE
/'hedeɪk/

noun - the pain in your head that you feel when you are ill or when you have been working too much

knock down
knock down - porazit
BrE
/ˌnɒk'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k'daʊn/

verb - to hit somebody (by car etc.) in a way that makes the person fall down, and injures or kills him

 
jet lag - desynchronismus, nemoc časových pásem
BrE
/'dʒetlæg/
AmE
/'dʒetlæg/

noun - the state of feeling tired and uneasy because of a long flight to a place in a different time zone