lift
lift - výtah
BrE
/'lɪft/
AmE
/'lɪft/

noun, British English - a machine that can take you from one floor of a building to another

letter
letter - dopis
BrE
/'letə/
AmE
/'let̬ər/

noun - a message written on paper and sent to somebody in an envelope by mail

 
legend - legenda, báje, pověst
BrE
/'ledʒənd/
AmE
/'ledʒənd/

noun - an old popular story about brave people etc., it doesn't have to be true

 
jump up - vyskočit
BrE
/ˌdʒʌmp'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌdʒʌmp'ʌp/

verb - to move into the air by pushing yourself off the ground with your feet

 
investigator - vyšetřovatel
BrE
/ɪn'vestɪgeɪtə/
AmE
/ɪn'vestɪgeɪt̬ər/

noun - the person whose job is to find out information or facts about a crime

 
break the mould - vyjet ze zajetých kolejí
BrE
/ˌbreɪk ðə 'məʊld/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk ðə 'moʊld/

verb - to do completely different things than what people expect from you or the situation

 
cut off - odříznout (se), izolovat (se)
BrE
/ˌkʌt'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkʌt̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to prevent someone or something from leaving a place or communicating with other people

wifi
wifi - wifi
BrE
/'waɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'wɑɪfɑɪ/

noun - wireless computer networking technology that allows computers to send/receive data using radio waves

 
take the edge off - zmírnit (např. stres), odreagovat (se), uvolnit (se)
BrE
/ˌteɪk ði: 'edʒ ɒf/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ði: 'edʒ ɑ:f/

verb - (of alcohol etc.) to make someone less stressed out, less angry, less anxious etc.

skid
skid - dostat smyk
BrE
/'skɪd/
AmE
/'skɪd/

verb - (of a vehicle) to slide in an uncontrolled way, especially on an icy road

 
North America - Severní Amerika
BrE
/ˌnɔ:θə'merɪkə/
AmE
/ˌnɔ:rθə'merɪkə/

noun - a continent in the Western Hemisphere that is to the north of South America

Hoover
Hoover - vysavač
BrE
/'hu:və/
AmE
/'hu:vər/

noun, British English - (trademark) a machine that you use to clean the carpet of dust and dirt

 
make way for - udělat místo (někomu či něčemu), ustoupit z cesty
BrE
/ˌmeɪk'weɪ fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk'weɪ fɔ:r/

verb - to move back or move aside so that someone or something has enough room

 
directory assistance - informace o telefonních číslech
BrE
/dɪ'rektəri ə'sɪstəns/
AmE
/dɪ'rektəri ə'sɪstəns/

noun, American English - a telephone number that you can call to find out someone else's telephone number

 
prude - puritán, puritánka
BrE
/'pru:d/
AmE
/'pru:d/

noun - a person who is easily offended when it comes to sex and other topics