polyester
polyester - polyester (materiál)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪ'estə/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪ'estər/

noun - artificial cloth that is often used to make clothes

walking stick
walking stick - vycházková hůl
BrE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/
AmE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/

noun - a stick that you carry with you when walking and use as a support

 
brother - bratr (člen bratrstva)
BrE
/'brʌðə/
AmE
/'brʌðər/

noun - a member of a brotherhood

criterion
criterion - kritérium
BrE
/kraɪ'tɪəriən/
AmE
/kraɪ'tɪriən/

noun - a standard you use to judge or decide something

 
stretch - úsek země, pás země
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - an area of land

stretch
stretch - protažení, protažení se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - the act of straightening your body or a part of your body e.g. as an excercise etc.

truncheon
truncheon - obušek, pendrek (policejní)
BrE
/'trʌnʃən/
AmE
/'trʌnʃən/

noun, British English - a short thick stick used by police officers as a weapon

nightstick
nightstick - obušek, pendrek (policejní)
BrE
/'naɪtˌstɪk/
AmE
/'naɪtˌstɪk/

noun, American English - a short thick stick used by police officers as a weapon

opening
opening - volná pracovní pozice, volné místo
BrE
/'əʊpənɪŋ/
AmE
/'oʊpənɪŋ/

noun - a job that is available

taste
taste - cítit (chuť), poznat chuť
BrE
/'teɪst/
AmE
/'teɪst/

verb - to detect or recognize a particular flavour

 
above-mentioned - výše zmíněný, výše uvedený
BrE
/əˌbʌv 'menɜnd/
AmE
/əˌbʌv 'menɜnd/

adjective - mentioned higher up in a text

sleepyhead
sleepyhead - ospalec
BrE
/'sli:pihed/
AmE
/'sli:pihed/

noun, informal - a person who is sleepy

 
gatecrasher - nezvaný host
BrE
/'geɪtkræʃə/
AmE
/'geɪtkræʃər/

noun - a person who comes to a party etc. uninvited

 
archetypal - typický ve všech ohledech, archetypální
BrE
/ˌɑ:ki'taɪpl/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rki'taɪpl/

adjective, formal - very typical, having all the typical qualities of a certain type of person or thing

 
leverage - pákový efekt
BrE
/'li:vərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'levərɪdʒ/

noun, technical - the use of a lever and a small amount of force to lift a heavy object