infestation
infestation - zamoření, napadení (škůdci apod.)
BrE
/ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn/

noun - (especially of pests) the act of appearing in a place in large numbers, often causing damage

infest
infest - zamořit, napadnout (škůdci apod.)
BrE
/ɪn'fest/
AmE
/ɪn'fest/

verb - (especially of insects or pests) to come to a place in large numbers, often causing damage

 
sightly - vzhledný, pohledný
BrE
/'saɪtli/
AmE
/'saɪtli/

adjective, literary - pleasant to look at

 
previous to - před (čím)
BrE
/'pri:viəs tʊ/
AmE
/'pri:viəs tʊ/

preposition - before (something)

 
previously - dříve, předtím
BrE
/'pri:viəsli/
AmE
/'pri:viəsli/

adverb - at an earlier time

 
white-knuckle - adrenalinový, extrémní, nervy drásající
BrE
/ˌwaɪt'nʌkl/
AmE
/ˌwaɪt'nʌkl/

adjective - making you feel excited but also frightened at the same time (e.g. a ride)

 
knucklehead - blbeček. pitomec, trouba, hňup
BrE
/'nʌklhed/
AmE
/'nʌklhed/

noun, American English, informal - a stupid person

 
hock - koleno, kolínko (hlavně vepřové)
BrE
/'hɒk/
AmE
/'hɑ:k/

noun, American English - a piece of meat from the lowest leg joint of an animal, especially a pig

knuckle
knuckle - koleno, kolínko (hlavně vepřové)
BrE
/'nʌkl/
AmE
/'nʌkl/

noun - a piece of meat from the lowest leg joint of an animal, especially a pig

in this day and age
in this day and age - v dnešní době, v současnosti
BrE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/
AmE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/

adverb - nowadays, at the present time, in the modern world

 
the wilds - divočina, divoká příroda
BrE
/ðə'waɪldz/
AmE
/ðə'waɪldz/

noun - land that has not been civilized

sentence element
sentence element - větný člen
BrE
/'sentənsˌeləmənt/
AmE
/'sentənsˌeləmənt/

noun - a part of the sentence, such as subject, verb, object, complement or adverbial

modal verb
modal verb - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso
BrE
/ˌməʊdl'vɜ:b/
AmE
/ˌmoʊdl'vɜ:rb/

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

modal
modal - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso
BrE
/'məʊdl/
AmE
/'moʊdl/

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

telling-off
telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč
BrE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɑ:f/

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong