cuckoo
cuckoo - bláznivý
BrE
/'kʊku:/
AmE
/'ku:ku:/

adjective, informal - crazy

 
gadgetry - přístroje, aparáty
BrE
/'gædʒɪtri/
AmE
/'gædʒɪtri/

noun - modern tools and devices (often showing disapproval)

 
insomniac - člověk trpící nespavostí
BrE
/ɪn'sɒmniæk/
AmE
/ɪn'sɑ:mniæk/

noun - a person who cannot fall asleep easily

 
yearningly - toužebně
BrE
/'jɜ:nɪŋli/
AmE
/'jɜ:rnɪŋli/

adverb, formal - with a strong desire

 
yearning - touha, prahnutí, toužebné očekávání
BrE
/'jɜ:nɪŋ/
AmE
/'jɜ:rnɪŋ/

noun, formal - a strong desire

 
prime - připravit, instruovat, poučit
BrE
/'praɪm/
AmE
/'praɪm/

verb, technical - to prepare someone for a particular situation by giving them essential information

crawfish
crawfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/
AmE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/

noun, American English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

crayfish
crayfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/
AmE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/

noun, British English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

scammer
scammer - podvodník
BrE
/'skæmə/
AmE
/'skæmər/

noun, informal - a dishonest person who makes money by tricking people

 
by hook or by crook - všemi prostředky, za každou cenu, ať se děje, co se děje
BrE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ: baɪ'krʊk/
AmE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ:r baɪ'krʊk/

adverb - using every method possible

 
crook - berla (biskupská, pasáčkova)
BrE
/'krʊk/
AmE
/'krʊk/

noun, informal - a long stick with a curved end carried by a bishop or a shepherd

dinner jacket
dinner jacket - smoking, smokink
BrE
/'dɪnə ˌdʒækɪt/
AmE
/'dɪnər ˌdʒækɪt/

noun, British English - a special jacket worn at formal occasions, usually with a bow tie

 
baloney - blbosti, nesmysly, voloviny
BrE
/bə'ləʊni/
AmE
/bə'loʊni/

noun, American English, informal - nonsense or lies

 
drop the ball - pokazit, zpackat, podělat
BrE
/ˌdrɒp ð'bɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p ð'bɔ:l/

verb, American English, informal - to make a mistake and spoil something, especially by not paying attention or by being careless

trusty
trusty - věrný, spolehlivý, lety prověřený
BrE
/'trʌsti/
AmE
/'trʌsti/

adjective - that you have had for a long time and you can always rely on (often used humorously)