polar - polární
BrE
/'pəʊlə/
AmE
/'poʊlər/

adjective - relating to the North and South Poles or the nearby areas

 
a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)
BrE
/ə ˌstɔ:m ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/
AmE
/ə ˌstɔ:rm ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

 
disappearance - zmizení
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'pɪərns/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'pɪərəns/

noun - the act of becoming invisible, the act of ceasing to exist

 
petition - petice
BrE
/pə'tɪʃn/
AmE
/pə'tɪʃən/

noun - a document signed by a lot of people to request something

 
instinct - instinkt, tušení
BrE
/'ɪnstɪŋkt/
AmE
/'ɪnstɪŋkt/

noun - a natural tendency to do something, especially one you're born with

 
delegate - delegát, vyslanec
BrE
/'delɪgət/
AmE
/'delɪgət/

noun - a person who is chosen to act on behalf of others

 
find - shledat (u soudu)
BrE
/'faɪnd/
AmE
/'faɪnd/

verb - to make a decision about someone's guilt or innocence in court

 
sit around - posedávat, vysedávat (nečinně)
BrE
/ˌsɪt ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌsɪt ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to do spend time in a lazy way, not doing anything

 
microchip - implantovat mikročip, očipovat
BrE
/'maɪkrəʊˌtʃɪp/
AmE
/'maɪkroʊˌtʃɪp/

verb - to put a microchip somewhere as a way of identifying it

 
go - sahat, dosahovat
BrE
/'gəʊ/
AmE
/'goʊ/

verb - used with words like 'further' to show the extent of something

 
mess around with - spustit se s (někým), mít poměr s (někým)
BrE
/mes ə'raʊnd wɪð/
AmE
/mes ə'raʊnd wɪð/

verb, American English, informal - to have a sexual relationship with someone when you should not

 
the Highway Code - pravidla silničního provozu
BrE
/ðə ˌhaɪweɪ 'kəʊd/
AmE
/ðə ˌhaɪweɪ 'koʊd/

noun, British English - the official rules you need to follow when driving a car

 
take away - koupit si jídlo s sebou, s sebou (jídlo), přes ulici (jídlo)
BrE
/ˌteɪk ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ə'weɪ/

verb, British English - to buy food in a restaurant and eat it at home

 
crash - spadnout (o počítačovém programu), zhroutit se (program či počítač)
BrE
/'kræʃ/
AmE
/'kræʃ/

verb - (of a computer or a computer program) to stop working correctly

 
breather - přestávka, krátká pauza, oddech
BrE
/'bri:ðə/
AmE
/'bri:ðər/

noun, informal - a short pause that allows you to relax for a minute