dehydrator
dehydrator - sušička potravin
BrE
/ˌdi:haɪ'dreɪtə/
AmE
/ˌdi:'haɪdreɪt̬r/

noun - a device that removes moisture from food (usually fruit) so it can be stored longer or preserved

 
bottle bank - kontejner na sklo
BrE
/'bɒtl bæŋk/
AmE
/'bɑ:tl bæŋk/

noun, British English - a large container into which people can put empty bottles so that the glass can be recycled

 
assuming - jestliže, za předpokladu že
BrE
/ə'sju:mɪŋ/
AmE
/ə'su:mɪŋ/

conjunction - used to consider a possible situation, so that you can think about what the results might be

 
ballot - tajná volba, volba
BrE
/'bælət/
AmE
/'bælət/

noun - the system of voting for someone in secret, so others do not know who you voted for

dock
dock - dok, přístaviště, loděnice
BrE
/'dɒk/
AmE
/'dɑ:k/

noun - a place where you can 'park' a ship so that it can be loaded, unloaded or repaired

traffic jam
traffic jam - zácpa (dopravní), dopravní zácpa
BrE
/'træfɪkˌdʒæm/
AmE
/'træfɪkˌdʒæm/

noun - a situation in which there are so many cars in the street that they cannot move forward

jam
jam - zácpa (dopravní)
BrE
/'dʒæm/
AmE
/'dʒæm/

noun - a situation in which there are so many cars in the street that they cannot move forward

jam
jam - zácpa (dopravní), dopravní zácpa
BrE
/'dʒæm/
AmE
/'dʒæm/

noun - a situation in which there are so many cars in the street that they cannot move forward

 
renovated - renovovaný
BrE
/'renəveɪtɪd/
AmE
/'renəveɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - restored to its former state, rebuilt so that is as good as it was or even better

deafen
deafen - ohlušit
BrE
/'defn/
AmE
/'defn/

verb - (esp. of sound) to make someone deaf, to be so loud that you can't hear other things

 
terraform - změnit tvář planety
BrE
/'terəfɔ:m/
AmE
/'terəfɔ:rm/

verb - to change the surface of a planet so that it looks like Earth (usually in sci-fi)

 
mortgagee - hypoteční věřitel
BrE
/ˌmɔ:gə'dʒi:/
AmE
/ˌmɔ:rgə'dʒi:/

noun - an organization, usually a bank, that lends money to people so they can buy their own property

hanging loop
hanging loop - poutko, poutko na pověšení
BrE
/'hæŋɪŋlu:p/
AmE
/'hæŋɪŋlu:p/

noun - a small strip of fabric attached to clothes or towels so you can hang them on a hook

usurp
usurp - zmocnit se, přisvojit si, uzurpovat
BrE
/ju:'zɜ:p/
AmE
/ju:'zɜ:rp/

verb - to take or seize something, especially a position of power or authority, without the right to do so

 
revoke - zrušit, odvolat
BrE
/rɪ'vəʊk/
AmE
/rɪ'vəʊk/

verb, formal - to officially cancel something (an agreement, a law, a permission etc.) so that is no longer in effect