trivet
trivet - podložka pod hrnec
BrE
/'trɪvɪt/
AmE
/'trɪvɪt/

noun - a stand that you can put a hot pot or a hot pan on to protect the surface underneath, it comes in many shapes and forms

 
put out - vypnout, zhasnout (světlo)
BrE
/ˌpʊt'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'aʊt/

verb - to make a light stop working using a switch or button

 
terrific - strašný, ohromný, děsný
BrE
/tə'rɪfɪk/
AmE
/tə'rɪfɪk/

adjective - too big, too difficult, too large

 
terrifically - úžasně, strašně (velmi)
BrE
/tə'rɪfɪkli/
AmE
/tə'rɪfɪkli/

adverb, informal - amazingly, extremely (in a positive way)

 
umpteenth - několikátý
BrE
/ʌmp'ti:nθ/
AmE
/ʌmp'ti:nθ/

determiner, informal - having an unspecified position in a sequence

 
to the nth degree - na nejvyšší stupeň
BrE
/ˌtʊ ði: ˌenθ dɪ'gri:/
AmE
/ˌtʊ ði: ˌenθ dɪ'gri:/

adverb - extremely

 
nth - ntý, několikátý
BrE
/'enθ/
AmE
/'enθ/

determiner - having an unspecified or variable position in a sequence

 
zeroth - nultý
BrE
/'zɪərəʊθ/
AmE
/'zɪroʊθ/

determiner - coming before 1st in a sequence

pompous
pompous - nadutý, nabubřelý, nafoukaný
BrE
/'pɒmpəs/
AmE
/'pɑ:mpəs/

adjective - displaying an exaggerated sense of dignity or importance

 
in the know - zasvěcený, znalý, mající informace (které ostatní nemají)
BrE
/ˌɪnðə'nəʊ/
AmE
/ˌɪnðə'noʊ/

adverb, informal - having more information about something than other people

 
galley - kuchyňka, kuchyň (v letadle, na lodi)
BrE
/'gæli/
AmE
/'gæli/

noun - a kitchen or kitchenette on a ship or plane

 
eardrum - ušní bubínek
BrE
/'ɪədrʌm/
AmE
/'ɪrdrʌm/

noun - a thin piece of tissue in the ear that vibrates when sound waves hit it, transmitting sound to the inner ear

 
Adam's apple - ohryzek (anat.)
BrE
/ˌædəmz'æpl/
AmE
/ˌædəmz'æpl/

noun - a visible protrusion in the front of the neck, typically larger in males, formed by the thyroid cartilage surrounding the vocal cords

 
staple - sešít, secvaknout (sešívačkou)
BrE
/'steɪpl/
AmE
/'steɪpl/

verb - to attach something to something else using a stapler (e.g. sheets of paper)

staple
staple - svorka, skobka (do sešívačky)
BrE
/'steɪpl/
AmE
/'steɪpl/

noun - a piece of thin wire that you push into sheets of paper using a special tool to hold them together