taxi driver
taxi driver - taxikář, řidič taxi
BrE
/'tæksiˌdraɪvə/
AmE
/'tæksiˌdraɪvər/

noun - a person whose job is to take people to a place by car (the people pay for the journey)

missionary
missionary - misionář
BrE
/'mɪʃənri/
AmE
/'mɪʃəneri/

noun - a person whose job is to convert people to his/her religion, especially in a different country and culture

 
nourish - vyživovat, dodávat živiny, živit
BrE
/'nʌrɪʃ/
AmE
/'nʌrɪʃ/

verb - to provide a plant, an animal, a person etc. with what they need in order to live and grow

 
sensor - čidlo, senzor
BrE
/'sensə/
AmE
/'sensər/

noun - a device that can react to certain physical conditions such as heat, light, etc. to do or show something

pepper shaker
pepper shaker - pepřenka (na mletý pepř)
BrE
/'pepəˌʃeɪkə/
AmE
/'pepərˌʃeɪkər/

noun, American English - a small container designed to hold ground pepper, typically with small perforations to allow for sprinkling pepper onto food

 
antitrust - antimonopolní, protikratelový
BrE
/ˌæntɪ'trʌst/
AmE
/ˌæntɪ'trʌst/

adjective - relating to legislation that prevents or controls trusts, monopolies, or other large combinations of businesses to promote fair competition

sleep mask
sleep mask - oční maska (na zakrytí očí např. při spánku)
BrE
/'sli:pˌmɑ:sk/
AmE
/'sli:pˌmæsk/

noun - a covering that you put on your eyes to prevent light reaching them, usually in order to sleep better

 
adherence - lpění, dodržování, zastávání, věrnost
BrE
/əd'hɪərəns/
AmE
/əd'hɪrəns/

noun - the act of being loyal to a belief, rule, or cause; firm commitment to a belief, rule, or cause

eye mask
eye mask - oční maska (na zakrytí očí např. při spánku)
BrE
/'aɪˌmɑ:sk/
AmE
/'aɪˌmæsk/

noun - a covering that you put on your eyes to prevent light reaching them, usually in order to sleep better

 
remand - vzít do vazby, poslat zpět do vazby, ponechat ve vazbě, uvalit vazbu
BrE
/rɪ'mɑ:nd/
AmE
/rɪ'mænd/

verb, technical - to send someone accused of a crime back into custody to wait for their trial or for further investigation

 
liquidate - provést likvidaci (firmy), zrušit (firmu)
BrE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/
AmE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/

verb, technical - to close down a company or business and sell everything it owned, usually in order to pay its debts

 
embargo - embargo
BrE
/ɪm'bɑ:gəʊ/
AmE
/em'bɑ:rgoʊ/

noun - an official order to stop trade with another country, usually as a punishment or to force a political change

 
cue card - karta s nápovědou, nápověda (napsaná na listu papíru)
BrE
/'kju:ˌkɑ:d/
AmE
/'kju:ˌkɑ:rd/

noun - a piece of paper with the words you were supposed to say (usually shown to actors on stage etc.)

 
answerphone - záznamník, telefonní záznamník
BrE
/'ɑ:nsəˌfəʊn/
AmE
/'ænsərˌfoʊn/

noun, British English - a machine connected to your telephone that enables people to leave you a message when you are not available

slaughter
slaughter - zabíjet, pozabíjet, vyvraždit, zmasakrovat, hromadně vyvraždit
BrE
/'slɔ:tə/
AmE
/'slɔ:t̬ər/

verb - to kill people violently or in large numbers