canary
canary - kanárek, kanár
BrE
/'kænəri/
AmE
/'kænəri/

noun - a yellow bird that people keep as a pet

memorial
memorial - památník
BrE
/me'mɒrɪəl/
AmE
/me'mɔ:riəl/

noun - something built as a memory of something or somebody



aggregate
aggregate - kamenivo (stavební)
BrE
/'ægrɪgət/
AmE
/'ægrɪgət/

noun, technical - a material or mixture of materials, such as sand, gravel, or crushed stone, used in construction as a component of concrete or asphalt

 
patronize - poučovat, povyšovat se, chovat se blahosklonně
BrE
/'pætrənaɪz/
AmE
/'peɪtrənaɪz/

verb - to behave in a way that seems friendly but shows that you think that someone is not as intelligent or experienced as you

fennel
fennel - fenykl
BrE
/'fenl/
AmE
/'fenl/

noun - a plant with a rounded base, can be eaten as a vegetable or the leaves can be used as a herb in cooking

 
orienteering - orientační běh
BrE
/ˌɔ:riən'tɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌɔ:riən'tɪrɪŋ/

noun - a kind of sport in which you have to find a certain place as quickly as possible using a map and a compass

 
blend in - zapadnout, splývat, splynout
BrE
/ˌblend'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌblend'ɪn/

verb - to look similar or almost the same as the surroundings

casket
casket - skříňka, krabička, kazeta, truhlička (na šperky, cennosti)
BrE
/'kɑ:skɪt/
AmE
/'kæskɪt/

noun - a small, decorative box for holding valuables, such as jewellery

firearm
firearm - střelná zbraň
BrE
/'faɪərɑ:m/
AmE
/'faɪərɑ:rm/

noun, formal - a small gun, such as a revolver, a rifle etc.

 
take it for granted - brát jako fakt, nepochybovat o tom, brát to jako samozřejmé, považovat za samozřejmé
BrE
/ˌteɪkɪt fə 'grɑ:ntɪd/
AmE
/ˌteɪkɪt fər 'grænt̬ɪd/

verb - not to doubt something, to accept something as a fact

 
consist in - spočívat v (čem), tkvět (v čem)
BrE
/kən'sɪst ɪn/
AmE
/kən'sɪst ɪn/

verb, formal - to lie in, to have something as the main part

 
none taken - to je v pořádku (neurazil jsem se)
BrE
/ˌnʌn'teɪkn/
AmE
/ˌnʌn'teɪkn/

phrase - a phrase we use as a response to "no offense"

 
cement - stmelit, upevnit (přátelství, vztahy apod.)
BrE
/sɪ'ment/
AmE
/sə'ment/

verb - to make something such as a relationship or friendship stronger