collocation - kolokace, ustálená vazba, slovní spojení
BrE
/ˌkɒlə'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:lə'keɪʃn/

noun - two or more words that are frequently used together

 
be lost on somebody - být nepochopený (někým)
BrE
/ˌbi:'lɒst ɒn/
AmE
/ˌbi:'lɑ:st ɑ:n/

verb - not to be understood by someone

liquorice
liquorice - lékořice
BrE
/'lɪkrɪʃ/
AmE
/'lɪkrɪʃ/

noun - black substance made using the roots of the liquorice plant, it can be used in medicine or eaten as sweets

 
occupied - zaneprázdněný
BrE
/'ɒkjʊpaɪd/
AmE
/'ɑ:kjəpaɪd/

adjective - busy doing something

 
occupied - obsazený
BrE
/'ɒkjʊpaɪd/
AmE
/'ɑ:kjəpaɪd/

adjective - being used by someone

 
frankfurter - párek
BrE
/'fræŋkfɜ:tə/
AmE
/'fræŋkfɜ:rt̬ər/

noun - a long thin kind of sausage

mince
mince - mleté maso (hovězí), mleté hovězí
BrE
/'mɪns/
AmE
/'mɪns/

noun, British English - meat, usually beef, cut into very small pieces, using a machine

 
badass - tvrďák, frajer, borec
BrE
/'bædˌæs/
AmE
/'bædˌæs/

noun, informal - a tough person

 
womanly - ženský, typicky ženský
BrE
/'wʊmənli/
AmE
/'wəmənli/

adjective - having qualities typical of a woman (like beauty)

 
umptillion - obrovské množství, milion
BrE
/ʌmp'tɪljən/
AmE
/ʌmp'tɪljən/

noun, informal - an extremely large number

 
umpty - desítky, mnoho (v řádech desítek)
BrE
/'ʌmpti/
AmE
/'ʌmpti/

determiner, informal - an indefinite number between 20 and 90

 
umpteen - několik (mezi 13-19), mnoho (mezi 13-19)
BrE
/ˌʌmp'ti:n/
AmE
/ˌʌmp'ti:n/

determiner, informal - an indefinite number between 13-19

dilute
dilute - zředit, rozředit
BrE
/daɪ'lu:t/
AmE
/dɪ'lu:t/

verb - making a liquid thinner or weaker by adding water or another liquid

 
choral - sborový
BrE
/'kɔ:rəl/
AmE
/'kɔ:rəl/

adjective - related to music and songs sung by a choir

 
shroom - houbička (halucinogenní)
BrE
/'ʃru:m/
AmE
/'ʃru:m/

noun, American English - a kind of mushroom that makes you hallucinate if you eat it, often used as a drug