the wilds - divočina, divoká příroda
BrE
/ðə'waɪldz/
AmE
/ðə'waɪldz/

noun - land that has not been civilized

sentence element
sentence element - větný člen
BrE
/'sentənsˌeləmənt/
AmE
/'sentənsˌeləmənt/

noun - a part of the sentence, such as subject, verb, object, complement or adverbial

modal verb
modal verb - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso
BrE
/ˌməʊdl'vɜ:b/
AmE
/ˌmoʊdl'vɜ:rb/

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

modal
modal - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso
BrE
/'məʊdl/
AmE
/'moʊdl/

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

telling-off
telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč
BrE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɑ:f/

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong

 
sightly - vzhledný, pohledný
BrE
/'saɪtli/
AmE
/'saɪtli/

adjective, literary - pleasant to look at

 
in unison - najednou, současně, jednohlasně
BrE
/ɪn'ju:nɪsn/
AmE
/ɪn'ju:nɪsn/

adverb - simultaneously, at the same time, at the same pitch, in perfect agreement

 
unison - shoda, souhra
BrE
/'ju:nɪsn/
AmE
/'ju:nɪsn/

noun - perfect agreement, concord, the same pitch, the same moment

 
public transportation - veřejná doprava, hromadná doprava
BrE
/ˌpʌblɪk trænspɔ:'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌpʌblɪk trænspɔ:r'teɪʃn/

noun, American English - the system of trains, buses etc. that people can use, esp. in a city

 
station wagon - kombi (auto), kombík
BrE
/'steɪʃnˌwægən/
AmE
/'steɪʃnˌwægən/

noun, American English - a car which has a lot of space behind the back seats

 
estate car - kombi (auto), kombík
BrE
/ɪ'steɪt kɑ:/
AmE
/ɪ'steɪt kɑ:r/

noun, British English - a car which has a lot of space behind the back seats

 
trip - aktivovat, zapnout, spustit
BrE
/'trɪp/
AmE
/'trɪp/

verb, literary - to switch a piece of electrical equipment on, often by accident

 
trip up - zakopnout
BrE
/ˌtrɪp'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌtrɪp'ʌp/

verb - to lose your balance because you catch your foot on something

 
trip up - podrazit nohy, nastavit nohu
BrE
/ˌtrɪp'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌtrɪp'ʌp/

verb - to make someone fall or almost fall by putting your foot in their way

 
trip - podrazit nohy, nastavit nohu
BrE
/'trɪp/
AmE
/'trɪp/

verb - to make someone fall or almost fall by putting your foot in their way