postage stamp
postage stamp - poštovní známka
BrE
/'pəʊstɪdʒ stæmp/
AmE
/'poʊstɪdʒ stæmp/

noun - a thing that you have to buy and stick on something that you want to send by post

 
process - zpracovat
BrE
/'prəʊses/
AmE
/'prɑ:ses/

verb - to work on a material in order to improve it, make it more suitable for further use etc.

patrol
patrol - hlídkovat, hlídat
BrE
/pə'trəʊl/
AmE
/pə'troʊl/

verb - (usually of a group of policemen) to go somewhere regularly in order to prevent crime in the area

wrapping paper
wrapping paper - balicí papír
BrE
/'ræpɪŋˌpeɪpə/
AmE
/'ræpɪŋˌpeɪpər/

noun - a thing that we use to cover a present from all sides with to make it look nice

 
icebreaker - poznámka k prolomení ledů
BrE
/'aɪsbreɪkə/
AmE
/'aɪsbreɪkər/

noun - something you say or do that will make it easier for you to relax and talk to somebody

needle
needle - jehla, injekční jehla
BrE
/'ni:dl/
AmE
/'ni:dl/

noun - a very thin, hollow piece of metal used to put medicine into the body, to take blood etc.

 
bombard - ostřelovat, bombadrovat (doslova i přeneseně)
BrE
/bɒm'bɑ:rd/
AmE
/bɑ:m'bɑ:rd/

verb - to attack a place using large guns or bombs, or to do something too much (e.g. ask questions)

protractor
protractor - úhloměr
BrE
/prə'træktə/
AmE
/prə'træktər/

noun - a trasparent plastic instrument (like a ruler) that is used to measure angles of 0 to 180 degrees

condiment
condiment - ochucovadlo, dochucovadlo
BrE
/'kɒndɪmənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ndɪmənt/

noun, formal - a substance that is added to food to improve its taste, such as salt, pepper, mustard, ketchup, etc.

 
nozzle - tryska, hubice
BrE
/'nɒzl/
AmE
/'nɑ:zl/

noun - a part that is attached to the end of a hose or pipe to control the stream better

 
lease - pronajmout, pronajmout si
BrE
/'li:s/
AmE
/'li:s/

verb, formal - to use a house, a piece of land etc under a lease, or to let someone use it

invoke
invoke - odvolávat se (na něco), dovolávat se (něčeho)
BrE
/ɪn'vəʊk/
AmE
/ɪn'voʊk/

verb - to mention something, usually a law, a theory or someone else's words, to justify what you are doing

remote
remote - dálkový ovladač, ovladač
BrE
/rɪ'məʊt/
AmE
/rɪ'moʊt/

noun, informal - a device that you can use to control your TV without having to get out of your armchair

 
audit - revidovat, (pře)kontrolovat, zkontrolovat
BrE
/'ɔ:dɪt/
AmE
/'ɑ:dɪt/

verb - to make an official examination of an organization's accounts to make sure that they have been done correctly

 
veto - vetovat
BrE
/'vi:təʊ/
AmE
/'vi:t̬oʊ/

verb - to refuse to accept a new act etc. when it has been approved of by the parliament etc.