Santa Claus
Santa Claus - Santa Claus
BrE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/
AmE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

Santa
Santa - Santa
BrE
/'sæntə/
AmE
/'sænt̬ə/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

 
testify - svědčit, vypovídat (u soudu)
BrE
/'testɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'testɪfaɪ/

verb - to give a testimony about something, to say something as a witness (especially in court)

 
two's company, three's a crowd - dva jsou tak akorát, do páru není třeba třetího
BrE
/tu:z 'kʌmpəni θri:z ə 'kraʊd/
AmE
/tu:z 'kʌmpəni θri:z ə 'kraʊd/

phrase - used to suggest that two people would prefer to be alone than with other people

Father Christmas
Father Christmas - Otec Vánoc, Ježíšek, Santa
BrE
/ˌfɑ:ðə'krɪsməs/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:ðər'krɪsməs/

noun, British English - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the UK)

 
two-faced - falešný, neupřímný, pokrytecký
BrE
/ˌtu:'feɪst/
AmE
/ˌtu:'feɪst/

adjective - not sincere, saying unpleasant things about you to other people while being nice to you

 
keep in - držet (někoho někde), nepustit (někoho) ven
BrE
/ˌki:p'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌki:p'ɪn/

verb - to make somebody stay in a place, not to allow somebody leave or go home

driveway
driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)
BrE
/'draɪvweɪ/
AmE
/'draɪvweɪ/

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.

 
thin - prořezat, protrhat, proklestit
BrE
/'θɪn/
AmE
/'θɪn/

verb - to remove some parts of plants or bushes in order to make them less dense

pig-headed
pig-headed - paličatý, umíněný, tvrdohlavý
BrE
/ˌpɪg'hedɪd/
AmE
/ˌpɪg'hedɪd/

adjective - very stubborn, refusing to change opinion or decisions, not willing to do what people want

 
take for granted - považovat za samozřejmost, nevážit si něčeho
BrE
/teɪk fə 'grɑ:ntɪd/
AmE
/teɪk fə 'græntɪd/

verb - not to appreciate someone or something, to think something or someone will always be available

courier
courier - kurýr, poslíček
BrE
/'kʊriə/
AmE
/'kʊriər/

noun - a person or a company whose job is to deliver packages or documents to someone

concert hall
concert hall - koncertní síň
BrE
/'kɒnsət hɔ:l/
AmE
/'kɑ:nsərt hɔ:l/

noun - a place where you can go to listen to a concert, usually of classical music

burp
burp - krkat, říhat, krknout si, říhnout si
BrE
/'bɜ:p/
AmE
/'bɜ:rp/

verb - to allow air to come out of your stomach with a noise in your throat

 
be relieved - ulevit se (někomu)
BrE
/bi: rɪ'li:vd/
AmE
/bi: rɪ'li:vd/

verb - to be pleased and happy because you do not need to worry or fear anymore