institutionalise - hospitalizovat
BrE
/ˌɪnstɪ'tju:ʃənəlaɪz/
AmE
/ˌɪnstɪ'tu:ʃənəlaɪz/

verb - to send someone, especially someone who is sick or mentally ill, to stay in a special hospital for a long period

 
throttle - plyn, regulátor pohonu
BrE
/'θrɒtl/
AmE
/'θrɑ:tl/

noun - a device that allows more or less fuel to go into an engine and is used to change the vehicle's speed

 
straight edge - pravítko
BrE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/
AmE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

 
straightedge - pravítko
BrE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/
AmE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

shears
shears - velké nůžky (např. zahradnické nebo na drůbež)
BrE
/'ʃɪəz/
AmE
/'ʃɪrz/

noun - a kind of large scissors used e.g. in the garden to trim bushes or in the kitchen to cut poultry etc.

bandage
bandage - obvaz
BrE
/'bændɪdʒ/
AmE
/'bændɪdʒ/

noun - a strip of cloth or other material used to cover an injured part of the body, usually to prevent bleeding etc.

blackmail
blackmail - vydírání
BrE
/'blækmeɪl/
AmE
/'blækmeɪl/

noun - an illegal act in which you threaten somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

 
terminator - terminátor
BrE
/'tɜ:mɪneɪtə/
AmE
/'tɜ:rməneɪt̬ər/

noun - (from a movie) a robot which came from the future to kill an important person in order to change the future

parachute
parachute - padák
BrE
/'pærəʃu:t/
AmE
/'pærəʃu:t/

noun - a piece of equipment that enables a person to jump from a plane and fall slowly and safely to the ground

 
label - označit štítkem, označit nálepkou
BrE
/'leɪbl/
AmE
/'leɪbl/

verb - a fasten a piece of paper to an object in order to say what it is, how much it costs etc.

have
have - prožívat, zažívat, dávat si, užívat si, dát si, prožít
BrE
/'hæv/
AmE
/'hæv/

verb - to experience or enjoy (a holiday, a good weekend etc), to use (e.g. a shower, bath), eat (e.g. breakfast, lunch, dinner)

rear-view mirror
rear-view mirror - zpětné zrcátko
BrE
/ˌrɪəvju:'mɪrə/
AmE
/ˌrɪrvju:'mɪrər/

noun - a mirror fastened to the windshield of a car that makes it possible for you to see what is behind you

 
prescribe - předepsat (lék)
BrE
/prɪ'skraɪb/
AmE
/prɪ'skraɪb/

verb - (of a doctor) to write a special document for the chemist, which allows you to use some kind of medicine etc.

fight
fight - rvačka
BrE
/'faɪt/
AmE
/'faɪt/

noun - a situation in which you use weapons or your own body to try to defeat somebody, usually in a violent way

 
Shrieking Shack - Chroptící chýše
BrE
/'ʃri:kɪŋʃæk/
AmE
/'ʃri:kɪŋʃæk/

noun - (Harry Potter) the haunted house in Hogsmeade that everyone tries to avoid, it is connected to Hogwarts by a secret passage