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townie - měšťák
BrE
/'taʊni/
AmE
/'taʊni/

noun, informal - a person who lives in a town and has little or no knowledge about life in the countryside

 
let the cat out of the bag - pustit (si) pusu na špacír
BrE
/ˌlet ðə 'kæt aʊt əv ðə ˌbæg/
AmE
/ˌlet ðə 'kæt aʊt əv ðə ˌbæg/

verb - to say something that wasn't supposed to be said (esp. by mistake)

 
what is the time - Kolik je hodin?
BrE
/wɒt ɪz ðə 'taɪm/
AmE
/wɑ:t ɪz ðə 'taɪm/

phrase - the question we ask when we want to know what the time is

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check-in desk - odbavovací přepážka (na letišti)
BrE
/'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/
AmE
/'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/

noun - a place at the airport where you show your ticket and get other instructions

 
daughter-in-law - snacha
BrE
/'dɔ:tərɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/'dɔ:t̬ərɪnˌlɔ:/

noun - the wife of your son

 
son-in-law - zeť
BrE
/'sʌnɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/'sʌnɪnˌlɔ:/

noun - the husband of your daughter

 
sister-in-law - švagrová
BrE
/'sɪstərɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/'sɪstərɪnˌlɔ:/

noun - a sister of your wife or husband, the wife of your brother

 
brother-in-law - švagr
BrE
/'brʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/'brʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/

noun - a brother of your wife or husband, the husband of your sister

 
father-in-law - tchán
BrE
/'fɑ:ðərɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/'fɑ:ðərɪnˌlɔ:/

noun - the father of your wife or husband

mother-in-law
mother-in-law - tchyně
BrE
/'mʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/
AmE
/'mʌðərɪnˌlɔ:/

noun - the mother of your wife or husband

 
brothers-in-law - švagři
BrE
/ˌbrʌðəz ɪn'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌbrʌðərz ɪn'lɔ:/

noun - plural of 'brother-in-law'

 
commander-in-chief - generál
BrE
/kəˌmændər ɪn'tʃi:f/
AmE
/kəˌmændər ɪn'tʃi:f/

noun - the highest military official

 
in favour of - pro (co), ve prospěch (čeho)
BrE
/ɪn 'feɪvə ɒv/
AmE
/ɪn 'feɪvər ɑ:v/

preposition - in support of someone or something, for the reason of something