municipality - obec, správní jednotka
BrE
/mju:ˌnɪsɪ'pæləti/
AmE
/mju:ˌnɪsɪ'pæləti/

noun - a city, town, or district with its own local government

 
screen saver - spořič obrazovky
BrE
/'skri:n seɪvə/
AmE
/'skri:n seɪvər/

noun - a program that produces a moving image that replaces a computer's display, it is used to protect a computer screen

 
fad - pobláznění, móda, výstřelek
BrE
/'fæd/
AmE
/'fæd/

noun - something that is only popular for a short period of time

 
swivel chair - otáčecí židle
BrE
/swɪvl 'tʃeə/
AmE
/swɪvl 'tʃer/

noun - a chair that can turn around, usually used in offices

 
commonplace - běžná fráze, klišé
BrE
/'kɒmənpleɪs/
AmE
/'kɑ:mənpleɪs/

noun, formal - a boring remark that is very often used

 
commonplace - běžná věc, samozřejmost
BrE
/'kɒmənpleɪs/
AmE
/'kɑ:mənpleɪs/

noun, formal - an event that happens often

 
commonplace - běžný, obvyklý
BrE
/'kɒmənpleɪs/
AmE
/'kɑ:mənpleɪs/

adjective - happening often; not unusual

 
well done - dobře propečený
BrE
/ˌwel 'dʌn/
AmE
/ˌwel 'dʌn/

adjective - (of meat) cooked completely so that it does not have any red part

 
pre-nup - předmanželská smlouva
BrE
/'pri:nʌp/
AmE
/'pri:nʌp/

noun, informal - short for prenuptial agreement (an official agreement made by a couple before they get married, in which they agree what will happen to their possessions if they get divorced)

 
prenuptial agreement - předmanželská smlouva
BrE
/pri:ˌnʌpʃl ə'gri:mənt/
AmE
/pri:ˌnʌpʃl ə'gri:mənt/

noun - an official agreement made by a couple before they get married, in which they agree what will happen to their possessions if they get divorced

 
klutzy - neohrabaný, nešikovný
BrE
/'klʌtsi/
AmE
/'klʌtsi/

adjective - clumsy, often dropping things, moving awkwardly

insulated
insulated - izolovaný, chráněný, pokrytý ochrannou vrstvou
BrE
/'ɪnsjuleɪtɪd/
AmE
/'ɪnsəleɪtɪd/

adjective - covered with a material which prevents heat, cold, sound or electricity from getting out or in

 
isolate - izolovat, oddělit, odloučit, separovat
BrE
/'aɪsəleɪt/
AmE
/'aɪsəleɪt/

verb - to separate somebody or something from somebody or something else, usually physically or socially

 
adhesive - lepidlo, lep, pojivo
BrE
/æd'hi:sɪv/
AmE
/æd'hi:sɪv/

noun - a substance that is used to stick two things together

duct tape
duct tape - lepicí páska (široká), izolační páska (např. na potrubí)
BrE
/'dʌktˌteɪp/
AmE
/'dʌktˌteɪp/

noun, American English - thick cloth tape, usually silvery grey in colour, with one sticky side that is used for repairing things such as tubes and pipes