sleeper - pražec
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun, British English - one of the wooden or concrete pieces that connect two rails together

 
tie - pražec
BrE
/'taɪ/
AmE
/'taɪ/

noun, American English - one of the wooden or concrete pieces that connect two rails together

 
skedaddle - frčet, mazat
BrE
/skɪ'dædl/
AmE
/skɪ'dædl/

verb, informal - to go somewhere quickly, to leave quickly

 
as cool as a cucumber - v naprostém klidu
BrE
/əz'ku:l əzə'kju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/əz'ku:l əzə'kju:kʌmbər/

adjective - completely calm even in a difficult situation

 
pickled cucumber - nakládaná okurka, kyselá okurka
BrE
/ˌpɪkld'kju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/ˌpɪkld'kju:kʌmbər/

noun, American English - a cucumber preserved in salty water or a kind of vinegar sauce

 
pickling cucumber - okurka (nakládačka)
BrE
/'pɪklɪŋˌkju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/'pɪklɪŋˌkju:kʌmbər/

noun - a small kind of cucumber

 
gherkin - okurka (nakládačka)
BrE
/'gɜ:kɪn/
AmE
/'gɜ:rkɪn/

noun, American English - a small kind of cucumber

 
gherkin - nakládaná okurka, kyselá okurka
BrE
/'gɜ:kɪn/
AmE
/'gɜ:rkɪn/

noun, British English - a cucumber preserved in salty water or a kind of vinegar sauce

 
slicing cucumber - salátová okurka
BrE
/'slaɪsɪŋˌkju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/'slaɪsɪŋˌkju:kʌmbər/

noun - a large type of cucumber with dark green skin that is usually sold in supermarkets

 
bald spot - pleš
BrE
/ˌbɔ:ld'spɒt/
AmE
/ˌbɔ:ld'spɑ:t/

noun - an area on the scalp with no hair

 
bald patch - pleš
BrE
/ˌbɔ:ld'pætʃ/
AmE
/ˌbɔ:ld'pætʃ/

noun - an area on the scalp with no hair

 
ongoing - pokračující, trvající, probíhající
BrE
/'ɒnˌgəʊɪŋ/
AmE
/'ɑ:nˌgoʊɪŋ/

adjective - continuing; still in progress

mincer
mincer - mlýnek na maso
BrE
/'mɪnsə/
AmE
/'mɪnsə/

noun, British English - a kitchen machine or appliance that cuts meat into very small pieces

 
bouncy - skákací
BrE
/'baʊnsi/
AmE
/'baʊnsi/

adjective - something that bounces when it hits a hard surface

 
bouncy ball - hopík, skákací míček
BrE
/ˌbaʊnsi'bɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌbaʊnsi'bɔ:l/

noun - a small elastic ball that will bounce when it hits a hard surface