brown - osmahnout dohněda, nechat zhnědnout
BrE
/'braʊn/
AmE
/'braʊn/

verb - to cook or heat food until it turns brown

 
parboil - předvařit, částečně uvařit, krátce povařit
BrE
/'pɑ:bɔɪl/
AmE
/'pɑ:rbɔɪl/

verb - to cook something until it is partly cooked so that you can cook it completely later

shave
shave - odříznout, odkrojit (malou část, tenké plátky)
BrE
/'ʃeɪv/
AmE
/'ʃeɪv/

verb - to cut very thin pieces or slices from the surface of something

shave off
shave off - odříznout, odkrojit (malou část, tenké plátky)
BrE
/ˌʃeɪv'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌʃeɪv'ɑ:f/

verb - to cut very thin pieces or slices from the surface of something

 
lace - zašněrovat, zavázat tkaničkou
BrE
/'leɪs/
AmE
/'leɪs/

verb - to fasten a piece of clothing with laces

 
lace - stříknout, přidat malé množství (většinou alkoholu, drogy nebo jedu)
BrE
/'leɪs/
AmE
/'leɪs/

verb - to add a small amount of alcohol, a drug or poison to a drink

 
in pawn - v zástavě, zastavený
BrE
/ɪn'pɔ:n/
AmE
/ɪn'pɑ:n/

adjective - (of a valuable object) used as a guarantee that you will pay back the money that you borrowed

pawnshop
pawnshop - zastavárna
BrE
/'pɔ:nʃɒp/
AmE
/'pɑ:nʃɑ:p/

noun - a shop where you can borrow money if you leave there a valuable object as a form of security that you will pay it back

pawnbroker
pawnbroker - zastavárna, zastavárník
BrE
/'pɔ:nbrəʊkə/
AmE
/'pɑ:nbroʊkər/

noun - a shop (or its owner) where you can borrow money if you leave there a valuable object as a form of security that you will pay it back

 
pawn - dát do zástavy, zastavit
BrE
/'pɔ:n/
AmE
/'pɔ:n/

verb - to use a valuable object as a guarantee that you will pay back money that you borrow

 
pawn - figurka (přeneseně)
BrE
/'pɔ:n/
AmE
/'pɔ:n/

noun - a person controlled by somebody else

 
seedy - pochybný, zanedbaný, špinavý, zpustlý, nevalné pověsti (člověk, místo)
BrE
/'si:di/
AmE
/'si:di/

adjective, informal - a person or a place that is dirty and unpleasant and may be connected with illegal or immoral activities

specimen
specimen - vzorek (např. krve k testování)
BrE
/'spesɪmən/
AmE
/'spesɪmən/

noun - a small amount of something that is taken to be tested or examined (e.g. blood or urine)

specimen
specimen - exemplář, jedinec
BrE
/'spesɪmən/
AmE
/'spesɪmən/

noun - a typical example of something, usually an animal or a plant

 
vent - průduch, větrací otvor, ventilace
BrE
/'vent/
AmE
/'vent/

noun - an opening or pipe through which air, gas or liquid can escape or entre a space