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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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