pile-up
pile-up - řetězová nehoda
BrE
/'paɪlʌp/
AmE
/'paɪlʌp/

noun - a road accident involving many cars at the same time

pickle
pickle - nakládat (např. okurky)
BrE
/'pɪkl/
AmE
/'pɪkl/

verb - to preserve food (e.g. cucumbers, onions etc.) in salty water or a kind of vinegar sauce

punctual
punctual - dochvilný
BrE
/'pʌŋktʃʊəl/
AmE
/'pʌŋktʃʊəl/

adjective - being always on time

 
performance - výkon, provedení
BrE
/pə'fɔ:məns/
AmE
/pər'fɔ:rməns/

noun - the way and effectivity in which something is done

 
patience - trpělivost
BrE
/'peɪʃns/
AmE
/'peɪʃns/

noun - willingness to wait calmly; the ability to wait for something calmly

plug in
plug in - zastrčit (do zásuvky), zastrčit zástrčku
BrE
/ˌplʌg'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌplʌg'ɪn/

verb - to insert the plug into a socket

pick at
pick at - šťourat se v (nose apod.)
BrE
/'pɪk æt/
AmE
/'pɪk æt/

verb - to touch something (e.g. your nose) with your fingers many times in order to take up or pull off something

premiere
premiere - premiéra
BrE
/'premieə/
AmE
/prɪ'mɪr/

noun - the first public performance of a film or play etc.

 
public transport - veřejná doprava, hromadná doprava
BrE
/ˌpʌblɪk'trænspɔ:t/
AmE
/ˌpʌblɪk'trænspɔ:rt/

noun, British English - the system of trains, buses etc. that people can use, esp. in a city

pedestrian crossing
pedestrian crossing - přechod pro chodce
BrE
/pəˌdestrɪən'krɒsɪŋ/
AmE
/pəˌdestriən'krɑ:sɪŋ/

noun - a place where people can walk across a road, it is usually marked by white stripes on the surface of the road

pavement
pavement - chodník
BrE
/'peɪvmənt/
AmE
/'peɪvmənt/

noun, British English - a hard area along the side of the road used for walking

 
pad of paper - blok papíru
BrE
/ˌpæd əf'peɪpə/
AmE
/ˌpæd əf'peɪpər/

noun - a bunch of sheets of paper fastened together

paper
paper - papírový
BrE
/'peɪpə/
AmE
/'peɪpər/

adjective - made of the thin material that is used to make books, that we write on etc.

plastic
plastic - plastový, umělý (z umělé hmoty)
BrE
/'plæstɪk/
AmE
/'plæstɪk/

adjective - made of the artificial material that is used for making almost everything, bags, clothes, pens, etc.

petrol station
petrol station - benzínová stanice, benzínová pumpa
BrE
/'petrəlˌsteɪʃn/
AmE
/'petrəlˌsteɪʃn/

noun, British English - the place where you can buy fuel for your car