desert island
desert island - pustý ostrov, opuštěný ostrov
BrE
/ˌdezət'aɪlənd/
AmE
/ˌdezərt'aɪlənd/

noun - a tropical island where no one lives

 
intimidation - zastrašování
BrE
/ɪnˌtɪmɪ'deɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌtɪmɪ'deɪʃn/

noun - the act of threatening or frightening someone

 
callous - bezcitný, bezohledný
BrE
/'kæləs/
AmE
/'kæləs/

adjective - not caring about other people's feelings or the fact that they suffer

 
flared - zvonový, do zvonu, dole se rozšiřující (např. kalhoty, sukně)
BrE
/'fleəd/
AmE
/'flerd/

adjective - wider at the bottom, or becoming wider at the bottom

mandible
mandible - kusadlo (hmyzu)
BrE
/'mændəbl/
AmE
/'mændəbl/

noun - the part of an insect's mouth that is used for biting and chewing

 
loppers - dlouhé zahradnické nůžky
BrE
/'lɒpəz/
AmE
/'lɑ:prz/

noun - a garden tool similar to a pair of scissors with very long handles that is used to cut twigs and small brunches

secateurs
secateurs - zahradnické nůžky
BrE
/ˌsekə'tɜ:z/
AmE
/ˌsekə'tɜ:rz/

noun, British English - a garden tool which resembles a large pair of scissors that is used to cut stems and twigs

pruning shears
pruning shears - zahradnické nůžky
BrE
/'pru:nɪŋˌʃɪəz/
AmE
/'pru:nɪŋˌʃɪərz/

noun - a garden tool which resembles a large pair of scissors that is used to cut stems and twigs

 
tie down - svázat, uvázat, omezit, omezovat
BrE
/ˌtaɪ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌtaɪ'daʊn/

verb - to restrict somebody, to limit their freedom

prickly pear
prickly pear - opuncie
BrE
/'prɪkliˌpeə/
AmE
/'prɪkliˌper/

noun - a kind of cactus with edible fruit

alligator pear
alligator pear - avokádo
BrE
/'æləgeɪtəˌpeə/
AmE
/'æləgeɪt̬ərˌper/

noun - a tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with green skin, soft green flesh inside and a large seed in the centre

go south
go south - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'saʊθ/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'saʊθ/

verb, informal - to go wrong

go pear-shaped
go pear-shaped - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'perˌʃeɪpt/

verb - to go wrong

 
pear-shaped - ve tvaru hrušky
BrE
/'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/'perˌʃeɪpt/

adjective - shaped like a pear

 
magenta - purpurová
BrE
/mə'dʒenta/
AmE
/mə'dʒent̬a/

adjective - reddish-purple