pedal
pedal - pedál (např. v autě)
BrE
/'pedl/
AmE
/'pedl/

noun - a foot-operated lever or control mechanism in a vehicle (such as accelerator, brake and clutch in a car)

bath
bath - koupat
BrE
/'bɑ:θ/
AmE
/'bæθ/

verb, British English - to wash by immersing in water

 
sponge bath - mytí houbou, mytí žínkou
BrE
/'spʌndʒˌbɑ:θ/
AmE
/'spʌndʒˌbæθ/

noun - a way of cleaning your body using a damp sponge or washcloth instead of getting into a bathtub or shower

 
run a bath - napustit vanu, napustit vodu do vany
BrE
/ˌrʌn ə'bɑ:θ/
AmE
/ˌrʌn ə'bæθ/

verb - to fill the bathtub with water before you take a bath

 
AC - klimatizace
BrE
/ˌeɪ'si:/
AmE
/ˌeɪ'si:/

noun - short for 'air conditioning'

 
IQ - IQ
BrE
/ˌaɪ'kju:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ'kju:/

noun - abbreviation for "intelligence quotient," a measure of a person's intelligence

 
mea culpa - moje chyba, moje vina
BrE
/ˌmeɪə'kʊlpə/
AmE
/ˌmeɪə'kʊlpə/

phrase - a phrase borrowed from latin that we use to admit that something was our fault

 
organic - organický
BrE
/ɔ:'gænɪk/
AmE
/ɔ:r'gænɪk/

adjective - produced by or from living things

 
biogenetics - biogenetika
BrE
/ˌbaɪəʊdʒɪ'netɪks/
AmE
/ˌbaɪəʊdʒɪ'netɪks/

noun - study of genes' role in shaping life

 
polish up - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪʃ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪʃ'ʌap/

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

polish up
polish up - leštit, naleštit
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪʃ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪʃ'ʌp/

verb - to make something clean and shiny (esp. by rubbing it)

 
polish - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/'pɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪʃ/

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

 
polish - leštění, vyleštění, přeleštění
BrE
/'pɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪʃ/

noun - an act of polishing something

 
May Day - První máj
BrE
/'meɪˌdeɪ/
AmE
/'meɪˌdeɪ/

noun - a festival celebrated on May 1st marking the start of spring and in some countries also known as International Workers' Day

 
Labour Day - Den práce
BrE
/'leɪbəˌdeɪ/
AmE
/'leɪbərˌdeɪ/

noun - a public holiday to honor workers and their contributions celebrated in many countries, typically on the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada, and on May 1st in many other countries