perpendicular parking
perpendicular parking - kolmé parkování
BrE
/ˌpɜ:pən'dɪkjələ 'pɑ:kɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:rpən'dɪkjələr 'pɑ:kɪŋ/

noun - parking a car at a 90-degree angle to the road or curb

central reservation
central reservation - střední dělicí pás
BrE
/'sentrəl ˌrezə'veɪʃn/
AmE
/'sentrəl ˌrezər'veɪʃn/

noun - the strip of land or barrier between two directions of traffic on a road

dual carriageway
dual carriageway - dvouproudová silnice (oddělená středním pásem), dvouproudová vozovka
BrE
/ˌdju:əl'kærɪdʒweɪ/
AmE
/ˌdu:əl'kærɪdʒweɪ/

noun - a road with two separate lanes going in each direction, divided by a strip or barrier

black spot
black spot - nebezpečný úsek, nehodový úsek, problémová oblast
BrE
/ˌblæk'spɒt/
AmE
/ˌblæk'spɑ:t/

noun, British English - a place on a road where many accidents happen

 
analogous - podobný, srovnatelný, obdobný, analogický
BrE
/ə'næləgəs/
AmE
/ə'næləgəs/

adjective, formal - similar in some ways so that you can compare them

 
night - večer
BrE
/'naɪt/
AmE
/'naɪt/

noun - an evening, the time of day before people go to bed

 
misconstrue - špatně pochopit, mylně si vyložit, dezinterpretovat
BrE
/ˌmɪskən'stru:/
AmE
/ˌmɪskən'stru:/

verb, formal - to understand something wrongly; to interpret something in the wrong way

 
relinquish - vzdát se, zříci se (např. moci, nároku, postavení)
BrE
/rɪ'lɪŋkwɪʃ/
AmE
/rɪ'lɪŋkwɪʃ/

verb, formal - to give up something such as power, control, or possession, especially unwillingly

sundries
sundries - drobnosti, různé věci, rozmanité věci
BrE
/'sʌndriz/
AmE
/'sʌndriz/

noun, formal - small, miscellaneous items that don’t fit into a specific category

sundry
sundry - různý, rozličný, všelijaký, rozmanitý
BrE
/'sʌndri/
AmE
/'sʌndri/

adjective, formal - various; of different kinds, usually not worth listing individually

Polaris
Polaris - Polárka, Severka (hvězda)
BrE
/pə'lɑ:rɪs/
AmE
/pə'lærɪs/

noun - the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, located nearly directly above the Earth’s North Pole

 
Ursa Minor - Malá medvědice (souhvězdí)
BrE
/ˌɜ:sə 'maɪnə/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rsə 'maɪnər/

noun - a small constellation in the northern sky, also known as the Little Bear; it contains Polaris, the North Star

 
Ursa Major - Velká medvědice (souhvězdí)
BrE
/ˌɜ:sə 'meɪdʒə/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rsə 'meɪdʒər/

noun - a large constellation in the northern sky, also known as the Great Bear; it contains the asterism called the Big Dipper

Orion
Orion - Orion (souhvězdí)
BrE
/ə'raɪən/
AmE
/oʊ'raɪən/

noun - a prominent constellation named after a hunter in Greek mythology

 
you're welcome - není vůbec zač, není zač, nemáš (nemáte) za co
BrE
/jə'welkəm/
AmE
/jər'welkəm/

phrase - used as a polite response to thanks