turnpike
turnpike - dálnice, placená dálnice
BrE
/'tɜ:npaɪk/
AmE
/'tɜ:rnpaɪk/

noun, American English - a toll road, typically a major highway or expressway, where drivers must pay a fee at toll booths

 
expressway - dálnice, rychlostní silnice, víceproudá silnice
BrE
/ɪk'spresˌweɪ/
AmE
/ɪk'spresˌweɪ/

noun, American English - a high-speed road designed for fast traffic, typically with limited access points and separate lanes for opposing directions

 
honoree - laureát, držitel ocenění, oceněná osoba
BrE
/ɒnə'ri:/
AmE
/ɑ:nə'ri:/

noun - a person who receives an award or honour

 
every now and again - občas, čas od času, sem tam
BrE
/ˌevri ˌnaʊ ənə'gen/
AmE
/ˌevri ˌnaʊ ənə'gen/

adverb - sometimes, occasionally

 
tastefully - vkusně, s vkusem, decentně
BrE
/'teɪstfəli/
AmE
/'teɪstfəli/

adverb - done with subtle elegance or refinement

 
pumice - pemza (hornina)
BrE
/'pʌmɪs/
AmE
/'pʌmɪs/

noun - a light, porous volcanic rock formed from solidified frothy lava

 
feast - hodovat, pochutnávat si (na něčem)
BrE
/'fi:st/
AmE
/'fi:st/

verb - to eat a lot of food and enjoy it very much

 
shall - sloveso vyjadřující budoucnost
BrE
/'ʃæl/
AmE
/'ʃæl/

verb, British English, dated - an auxiliary verb used to express the future

 
shall - sloveso vyjadřující co se má stát
BrE
/'ʃæl/
AmE
/'ʃæl/

verb - a verb used to express what is supposed to happen

caulk
caulk - utěsnit, zatmelit, vyspárovat
BrE
/'kɔ:k/
AmE
/'kɔ:k/

verb, technical - to seal joins and seams in a structure or piping using a special substance to prevent leakage

 
hoar - šedobílý
BrE
/'hɔ:/
AmE
/'hɔ:r/

adjective, dated - greyish white

 
plenty of - hojně (čeho), spousta (čeho)
BrE
/'plenti əv/
AmE
/'plent̬i əv/

determiner - a large amount or number of, more than is necessary

 
quarter to - tři čtvrtě na
BrE
/'kwɔ:təˌtʊ/
AmE
/'kwɔ:rt̬ərˌtʊ/

phrase - 15 minutes before a given hour

 
quarter past - čtvrt po (jaké hodině)
BrE
/'kwɔ:təˌpɑ:st/
AmE
/'kwɔ:rt̬ərˌpæst/

phrase - 15 minutes after a given hour

 
pop star - popová hvězda
BrE
/'pɒpˌstɑ:/
AmE
/'pɑ:pˌstɑ:r/

noun - a famous pop musician