wing mirror
wing mirror - postranní zrcátko, vnější zrcátko
BrE
/'wɪŋˌmɪrə/
AmE
/'wɪŋˌmɪrər/

noun, British English - a mirror fastened to the side of a car that makes it possible for you to see what is behind you

side-view mirror
side-view mirror - zpětné zrcátko
BrE
/ˌsaɪdvju:'mɪrə/
AmE
/ˌsaɪdvju:'mɪrər/

noun, American English - a mirror fastened to the side of a car that makes it possible for you to see what is behind you

mat
mat - podložka, žíněnka, karimatka
BrE
/'mæt/
AmE
/'mæt/

noun - a piece of soft material that you put on the floor to lie on or to protect yourself in some sports

 
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

fight
fight - boj, zápas, souboj
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

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

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

 
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

 
Slytherin - Zmijozel
BrE
/'slɪðərɪn/
AmE
/'slɪðərɪn/

noun - (Harry Potter) one of the four houses at Hogwarts where Voldermort belonged to and where Draco Malfoy or Snape belong to

 
count down - odpočítávat
BrE
/ˌkaʊnt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌkaʊnt'daʊn/

verb - to count backwards (esp. before something is supposed to happen - an explosion of a bomb, the launch of a rocket etc.)

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

 
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.

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)