on-board computer
on-board computer - palubní počítač
BrE
/ˌɒn'bɔ:d kəm'pju:tə/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n'bɔ:rd kəm'pju:t̬ər/

noun - a special electronic tool inside a vehicle that keeps track of things like how the engine is working and how much fuel is being used

 
hoard - hromada, zásoba (ukrytá)
BrE
/'hɔ:d/
AmE
/'hɔ:rd/

noun - a large collection of things, usually food or money, that a person hides so that they can use them later and others don't steal them

 
moralist - moralista
BrE
/'mɒrəlɪst/
AmE
/'mɔ:rəlɪst/

noun - a person who has strong ideas about what is morally right and not, especially one who tries to teach other people how they should behave

stir-fry
stir-fry - jídlo z orestovaného masa a zeleniny
BrE
/'stɜ:fraɪ/
AmE
/'stɜ:rfraɪ/

noun - a dish made by stirring and frying small pieces of food quickly in very hot oil while moving them around, usually in a wok pan

handyman
handyman - domácí kutil, údržbář, opravář
BrE
/'hændimæn/
AmE
/'hændimæn/

noun - someone who is good at making and repairing things around the house; someone whose job is to perform minor repairs or maintenance work around houses

TLC
TLC - laskavá péče
BrE
/ˌti:el'si:/
AmE
/ˌti:el'si:/

noun - short for 'tender loving care' (love, care and attention that you give someone to make them feel better, or something to make it look better)

bolt
bolt - závora, zástrčka, západka
BrE
/'bəʊlt/
AmE
/'boʊlt/

noun - a piece of metal that you can slide on the inside of your door in order to fasten it and protect it from being opened

train
train - vlak
BrE
/'treɪn/
AmE
/'treɪn/

noun - a big vehicle that uses railway tracks, it usually has a locomotive in the front and a few carriages, it can carry passengers or goods

tortoise
tortoise - želva (většinou suchozemská)
BrE
/'tɔ:təs/
AmE
/'tɔ:rtəs/

noun - an animal with short legs, a hard shell on its back and a head that can hide in the shell, it usually lives on land

sewing machine
sewing machine - šicí stroj
BrE
/'səʊɪŋ mə'ʃi:n/
AmE
/'soʊɪŋ mə'ʃi:n/

noun - a machine that is used for joining two pieces of cloth together with a thread, or for making clothes by using a needle and thread

reptile
reptile - plaz
BrE
/'reptaɪl/
AmE
/'reptaɪl/

noun - one of the group of cold-blooded animals which come out of eggs and whose body is covered with scales (e.g. a crocodile, snake, etc.)

stammer
stammer - koktat
BrE
/'stæmə/
AmE
/'stæmər/

verb - to speak in a way that you repeat sounds and have difficulty pronouncing things correctly, especially because you are nervous or have a speech disorder

 
stand in the way - překážet, plést se do cesty, stát v cestě
BrE
/ˌstænd ɪn ðə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌstænd ɪn ðə'weɪ/

verb - to be in an inconvenient place for somebody because you are blocking his way and it is difficult or impossible for him to do something

hang
hang - pověsit, viset, zavěsit
BrE
/'hæŋ/
AmE
/'hæŋ/

verb - to put something up in a way that the upper part is fixed and the lower part is loose, to be in such a position

leg
leg - noha (dolní končetina)
BrE
/'leg/
AmE
/'leg/

noun - one of the two parts of the body that we walk on, it has a knee in the middle and a foot at the end