criterion
criterion - kritérium
BrE
/kraɪ'tɪəriən/
AmE
/kraɪ'tɪriən/

noun - a standard you use to judge or decide something

 
stretch - úsek země, pás země
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - an area of land

stretch
stretch - protažení, protažení se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - the act of straightening your body or a part of your body e.g. as an excercise etc.

truncheon
truncheon - obušek, pendrek (policejní)
BrE
/'trʌnʃən/
AmE
/'trʌnʃən/

noun, British English - a short thick stick used by police officers as a weapon

nightstick
nightstick - obušek, pendrek (policejní)
BrE
/'naɪtˌstɪk/
AmE
/'naɪtˌstɪk/

noun, American English - a short thick stick used by police officers as a weapon

opening
opening - volná pracovní pozice, volné místo
BrE
/'əʊpənɪŋ/
AmE
/'oʊpənɪŋ/

noun - a job that is available

 
much less - natož, natožpak, o to méně
BrE
/'mʌtʃ les/
AmE
/'mʌtʃ les/

adverb, formal - used after a negative statement to show that the following statement is even more unlikely

 
double date - společné rande (pro dva páry), dvojité rande
BrE
/ˌdʌbl'deɪt/
AmE
/ˌdʌbl'deɪt/

noun - a date that involves two couples

tricky
tricky - vychytralý, mazaný, prohnaný, podvodný
BrE
/'trɪki/
AmE
/'trɪki/

adjective - likely to deceive you

 
call dibs - zabírat si, nárokovat si, zabrat si
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l'dɪbz/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l'dɪbz/

verb - to claim a right on something

 
community college - komunitní vysoká škola, centrum celoživotního vzdělávání
BrE
/kə'mju:nəti 'kɒlɪdʒ/
AmE
/kə'mju:nət̬i 'kɑ:lɪdʒ/

noun, American English - a school that provides workforce education and college transfer academic programs

 
mutton chops - kotlety, licousy
BrE
/'mʌtəntʃɒps/
AmE
/'mʌt̬əntʃɑ:ps/

noun - the facial hair that grows on the side of a person's face (in front of their ears)

 
side-whiskers - kotlety, licousy
BrE
/'saɪdˌwɪskəz/
AmE
/'saɪdˌwɪskərz/

noun - the facial hair that grows on the side of a person's face (in front of their ears)

 
side whiskers - kotlety, licousy
BrE
/'saɪdˌwɪskəz/
AmE
/'saɪdˌwɪskərz/

noun - the facial hair that grows on the side of a person's face (in front of their ears)

 
by a whisker - o chlup, o vlásek
BrE
/ˌbaɪə'wɪskə/
AmE
/ˌbaɪə'wɪskə/

adverb - by very little