memo - interní zpráva (písemná)
BrE
/'meməʊ/
AmE
/'meməʊ/

noun - a message or other information that is sent by one person to another within the same company

 
black sheep - černá ovce (o člověku)
BrE
/ˌblæk 'ʃi:p/
AmE
/ˌblæk 'ʃi:p/

noun, informal - one person in a group of people who is considered to be the outcast, the troublemaker etc.

 
rumour has it - říká se (že), povídá se (že)
BrE
/'ru:mə hæz ɪt/
AmE
/'ru:mər hæz ɪt/

phrase - used to express that you have heard something, but you do not know if it is true

optometrist
optometrist - oční optik, optik
BrE
/ɒp'tɒmətrɪst/
AmE
/ɑ:p'tɑ:mətrɪst/

noun, American English - a specialist whose job is to examine people's eyes and provide them with glasses or contact lenses

 
with a grain of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou
BrE
/wɪð ə ˌgreɪn əv 'sɔlt/
AmE
/wɪð ə ˌgreɪn əv 'sɑ:lt/

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true

 
with a pinch of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou
BrE
/wɪð ə ˌpɪntʃ əv 'sɔlt/
AmE
/wɪð ə ˌpɪntʃ əv 'sɑ:lt/

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true

 
stirrer - míchadlo, promíchávač, míchač
BrE
/'stɜ:rə/
AmE
/'stɜ:rər/

noun - an object (usually a stick) that is used for mixing liquids, or a person who mixes liquids

 
buyer - kupující, kupec, nákupčí
BrE
/'baɪə/
AmE
/'baɪər/

noun - someone who buys things, usually expensive, or someone whose job is to buy things for a company

 
test tube baby - dítě ze zkumavky
BrE
/ˌtest tju:b 'beɪbi/
AmE
/ˌtest tu:b 'beɪbi/

noun - a child that is conceived outside the women's body by a special medical procedure called the IVF

medication
medication - medikace, lék, léčivo
BrE
/ˌmedɪ'keɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌmedɪ'keɪʃən/

noun - a substance or a pill etc, that is used when people are ill to make them better

fender-bender
fender-bender - malá nehoda (na silnici), drobná nehoda, nevážná nehoda
BrE
/'fendəˌbendə/
AmE
/'fendərˌbendər/

noun - a minor road accident where no one is seriously hurt and the cars are only slightly damaged

 
civilize - civilizovat, zcivilizovat
BrE
/'sɪvəlaɪz/
AmE
/'sɪvəlaɪz/

verb - to teach or educate somebody to behave the way you think is better, more polite, more reasonable

lifeboat
lifeboat - záchranný člun
BrE
/'laɪfbəʊt/
AmE
/'laɪfboʊt/

noun - a small boat that is sent out to save people who are in danger in the water

optician
optician - oční optik, optik
BrE
/ɒp'tɪʃn/
AmE
/ɑ:p'tɪʃn/

noun, British English - a specialist whose job is to examine people's eyes and provide them with glasses or contact lenses

 
confirmed - potvrzený, oficiální
BrE
/kən'fɜ:md/
AmE
/kən'fɜ:rmd/

adjective - used to describe someone who has had a particular habit or belief that is unlikely to change