locust - saranče

noun - a large insect, similar to a grasshopper, that flies in large groups and destroys plants

 

animal - hrubián, bestie, dobytek, zvíře (člověk)

noun - a cruel or violent person or someone who is rude

 

beast - surovec, hrubián, bestie, zvíře (člověk)

noun, formal - a cruel person

beast of burden - tažné zvíře

noun - an animal that pulls or carries things

 

take to the hills - uprchnout, vzít do zaječích

verb - to escape quickly, to flee from a place

 

take to - vydat se někam

verb - to go to a place

 

take to - ovládnout, zvládnout, osvojit si

verb - to learn how to do something, to develop a skill

 

take to - zvyknout si

verb - to start doing something habitually, to develop a habit

dust - poprášit, posypat

verb - to cover something with something powdery, e.g. flour or fine sugar

 

beckon - lákat, vábit

verb - to attract someone, to be attractive for someone

 

take risks - riskovat, hazardovat

verb - to do dangerous things

 

take no notice of - nevšímat si (koho/čeho), ignorovat (koho/co)

verb - to ignore somebody or something, to not mind somebody or something

 

take against - obrátit se proti, znepřátelit si

verb, British English - to start to dislike someone for no reason

 

julienne - nakrájet na nudličky

verb - to cut food into long thin pieces

 

shop-bought - kupovaný, kupovaný v obchodě (ne doma vyrobený)

adjective, British English - bought at a shop or store, not made at home