traffic island - dopravní ostrůvek
BrE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/
AmE
/'træfɪk ˌaɪlənd/

noun - a raised area in the middle of a road, usually a strip, where people can wait until it is safe to cross

 
cut in - předbíhat, předběhnout
BrE
/ˌkʌt'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌkʌt̬'ɪn/

verb, American English - to stand in a line of people in front of those who were there before you

 
line up - stát ve frontě, řadit se do fronty, stát v řadě
BrE
/'laɪn ʌp/
AmE
/'laɪn ʌp/

verb, American English - to stand in a line, waiting for something (e.g. to buy tickets)

 
queue-jumping - předbíhání (ve frontě)
BrE
/'kju:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/
AmE
/'kju:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/

noun - going to the front of a queue instead of the back

 
hoglet - mládě (prasátka či ježka)
BrE
/'hɒglət/
AmE
/'hɑ:glət/

noun - the young of a hog or a hedgehog

 
portrayal - zobrazení, znázornění, ztvárnění
BrE
/pɔ:'treɪəl/
AmE
/pɔ:r'treɪəl/

noun - the act of showing someone or something in a picture, in a book, etc., the way someone or something is shown in a picture, in a book, etc.

cane
cane - tyčka, opěrná tyčka (k rostlinám)
BrE
/'keɪn/
AmE
/'keɪn/

noun - a thin stick that you use to support some plants to protect them from breaking

drumstick
drumstick - drůbeží stehýnko
BrE
/'drʌmstɪk/
AmE
/'drʌmstɪk/

noun - the lower part of the leg of a chicken, turkey or other poultry that is cooked and eaten

drumstick
drumstick - palička na buben
BrE
/'drʌmstɪk/
AmE
/'drʌmstɪk/

noun - a stick that is used to hit a drum

white cane
white cane - slepecká hůl
BrE
/ˌwaɪt 'keɪn/
AmE
/ˌwaɪt 'keɪn/

noun - a long thin white stick that is used by blind people

paintbrush
paintbrush - štětec (malířský)
BrE
/'peɪntbrʌʃ/
AmE
/'peɪntbrʌʃ/

noun - an instrument made of a handle and stiff hairs used for painting

 
representative - charakteristický, typický, reprezentativní
BrE
/ˌreprɪ'zentətɪv/
AmE
/ˌreprɪ'zent̬ət̬ɪv/

adjective - typical of a particular group of things or people

cone off
cone off - uzavřít část silnice pomocí kuželů
BrE
/ˌkəʊn'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkoʊn'ɑ:f/

verb, British English - to close a part of the road using traffic cones

 
conical - kuželovitý
BrE
/'kɒnɪkl/
AmE
/'kɑ:nɪkl/

adjective - cone-shaped

faint
faint - malátný, cítící se na omdlení
BrE
/'feɪnt/
AmE
/'feɪnt/

adjective - feeling very weak, likely to lose consciousness