rush hour
rush hour - dopravní špička
BrE
/'rʌʃˌaʊə/
AmE
/'rʌʃˌaʊər/

noun - the part of the day when there is most traffic on the roads

be expecting
be expecting - čekat dítě
BrE
/bi ɪk'spektɪŋ/
AmE
/bi ɪk'spektɪŋ/

verb, informal - to be pregnant

 
be to - mít (se něco stát)
BrE
/'bi:tʊ/
AmE
/'bi:tʊ/

verb - to be supposed to happen

 
be left - zbýt, zbývat
BrE
/'bi: ˌleft/
AmE
/'bi: ˌleft/

verb - to remain after everything else has gone

 
those - tamti
BrE
/'ðəʊz/
AmE
/'ðoʊz/

determiner - the ones over there

 
that - ten, tamten, onen
BrE
/'ðæt/
AmE
/'ðæt/

determiner - the one over there

checkmate
checkmate - dát mat
BrE
/'tʃekˌmeɪt/
AmE
/'tʃekˌmeɪt/

verb - to put the opponent's king in a position from which there is no escape

 
detective story - detektivní příběh, detektivka
BrE
/dɪ'tektɪv stɔ:ri/
AmE
/dɪ'tektɪv stɔ:ri/

noun - a story in which there is a detective who tries to solve a crime

boil
boil - vařit (ve vodě)
BrE
/'bɔɪl/
AmE
/'bɔɪl/

verb - to cook in water that is so hot that there are bubbles in it

 
no smoking - zákaz kouření
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'sməʊkɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'smoʊkɪŋ/

noun - the words that appear on signs telling people that smoking is not allowed there

 
be behind - být pozadu
BrE
/ˌbi: bɪ'haɪnd/
AmE
/ˌbi: bɪ'haɪnd/

verb - working less quickly than expected

 
be in the mood - mít náladu (na), mít chuť (např. něco dělat)
BrE
/bi: ɪn ðə 'mu:d/
AmE
/bi: ɪn ðə 'mu:d/

verb - to feel like doing something

 
net - čistý (zisk ap.)
BrE
/'net/
AmE
/'net/

adjective - (of an amount of money) left when there is nothing more to be taken away

 
single ticket - jednoduchá, jednosměrná jízdenka
BrE
/ˌsɪŋgl'tɪkɪt/
AmE
/ˌsɪŋgl'tɪkɪt/

noun - a ticket for a train, bus, etc. that is valid only for the journey there

 
single - jednoduchá jízdenka
BrE
/'sɪŋgl/
AmE
/'sɪŋgl/

noun - a ticket for a train, bus, etc. that is valid only for the journey there