macaw
macaw - papoušek, ara
BrE
/mə'kɔ:/
AmE
/mə'kɑ:/

noun - a type of a parrot, especially one from Central or South America

 
regal - královský
BrE
/'ri:gl/
AmE
/'ri:gl/

adjective, formal - suitable for a king or queen, typical of a king or queen

 
slag - coura, běhna
BrE
/'slæg/
AmE
/'slæg/

noun, British English, informal - a very offensive word for a woman who has many sexual partners

cuckoo clock
cuckoo clock - kukačkové hodiny, kukačky (hodiny)
BrE
/'kʊku: klɒk/
AmE
/'ku:ku: klɑ:k/

noun - a clock with a little toy bird in it that announces time

 
that - co, kdo, který, jak, proč, kdy (v 'cleft' souvětích)
BrE
/'ðæt/
AmE
/'ðæt/

particle - a pronoun or conjunction introducing the second part of a cleft sentence

 
towline - tažné lano, vlečné lano
BrE
/'təʊrlaɪn/
AmE
/'toʊlaɪn/

noun - a rope or chain that is used to pull a vehicle along

 
tow rope - tažné lano, vlečné lano
BrE
/'təʊrəʊp/
AmE
/'toʊroʊp/

noun - a rope or chain that is used to pull a vehicle along

 
occupant - obyvatel, uživatel, nájemník (domu, bytu, pokoje)
BrE
/'ɒkjəpənt/
AmE
/'ɑ:kəpənt/

noun - a person who lives in a particular building, house, flat or room

 
nurture - pečovat, starat se (o dítě nebo rostlinku)
BrE
/'nɜ:tʃə/
AmE
/'nɜ:rtʃər/

verb, formal - to take care, feed and protect a child or a small plant

 
prickly - ožehavý, ošemetný (např. problém)
BrE
/'prɪkli/
AmE
/'prɪkli/

adjective - difficult to deal with (e.g. a problem), causing a lot of disagreements

 
cosy - čajová panenka, termopanenka (pokrývka čajové konvice)
BrE
/'kəʊzi/
AmE
/'koʊzi/

noun - a cover that you put on a teapot to keep it warm

 
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

 
distance - odstup (ve vztazích)
BrE
/'dɪstəns/
AmE
/'dɪstəns/

noun - a situation in which two people do not have a close relationship

 
favourably - kladně
BrE
/'feɪvərəbli/
AmE
/'feɪvərəbli/

adverb - in a way that shows a good opinion of something or someone