by night - v noci
BrE
/baɪ 'naɪt/
AmE
/baɪ 'naɪt/

adverb - at night, especially used with activities that are normally done during the day

cane
cane - rákoska (k potrestání)
BrE
/'keɪn/
AmE
/'keɪn/

noun - a long stick that was used in the past as a school punishment

 
effectively - v podstatě, prakticky
BrE
/ɪ'fektɪvli/
AmE
/ɪ'fektɪvli/

adverb - used when you are saying what the real result of a situation is

 
hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)
BrE
/ˌhɑ:d'lʌk/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:rd'lʌk/

interjection, British English, informal - bad luck, especially used when we're expressing sympathy with someone who is disappointed

marker
marker - fix (velký), popisovač
BrE
/'mɑ:kə/
AmE
/'mɑ:rkər/

noun - a large felt-tip pen used for drawing or writing in big letters

calendula
calendula - měsíček (rostlina)
BrE
/kə'lendjələ/
AmE
/kə'lendʒələ/

noun - a plant with fragrant yellow or orange flowers that is used in medicine

 
Celsius - stupně Celsia
BrE
/'selsiəs/
AmE
/'selsiəs/

noun - a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0°, used in Europe

coniferous
coniferous - jehličnatý
BrE
/kə'nɪfərəs/
AmE
/kə'nɪfərəs/

adjective - used in connection with trees whose leaves are like needles and produces cones

 
could - mohl by, mohli by, mohl bych, mohli bychom, mohli byste, mohl bys, mohla by
BrE
/'kʊd/
AmE
/'kʊd/

verb - a form of the modal 'can' used in polite questions, unreal conditionals etc.

 
default - výchozí nastavení, implicitní volba, standardní možnost
BrE
/dɪ'fɔ:lt/
AmE
/dɪ'fɔ:lt/

noun - the standard or automatic setting or option, used when no alternative is specified

corrugated
corrugated - vlnitý (plech, lepenka apod.)
BrE
/'kɒrəgeɪtɪd/
AmE
/'kɑ:rəgeɪtɪd/

adjective - folded into a series of waves or ridges, often used for added strength

gourd
gourd - tykev, dekorativní dýně
BrE
/'gʊəd/
AmE
/'gʊrd/

noun - a type of fruit with a hard skin used as decoration in autumn

flannel
flannel - flanel
BrE
/'flænəl/
AmE
/'flænəl/

noun - a soft cloth, containing wool or cotton, that is used for making clothes

 
Drano - čistič odpadu
BrE
/'dreɪnəʊ/
AmE
/'dreɪnəʊ/

noun - (trademark) a chemical product used for clearing blocked pipes, especially in the bathroom

window box
window box - truhlík (na okně)
BrE
/'wɪndəʊ ˌbɒks/
AmE
/'wɪndoʊ ˌbɒks/

noun - a long narrow container, positioned on an outside windowsill, used for growing plants