off-peak - mimo špičku
BrE
/ˌɒf'pi:k/
AmE
/ˌɑ:f'pi:k/

adjective - at a time that is less popular

 
ah - á
BrE
/'ɑ:/
AmE
/'ɑ:/

interjection - a sound that you can easily make when you open your mouth

 
howling - vyjící, kvílející, úpějící
BrE
/'haʊlɪŋ/
AmE
/'haʊlɪŋ/

adjective - making a long, loud sound, e.g. dogs and wolves do it to communicate with each other

condom
condom - kondom, prezervativ
BrE
/'kɒndəm/
AmE
/'kɑ:ndəm/

noun - a thin rubber covering that a man wears on his penis during sex to prevent pregnancy or the spread of a disease

 
amendment - úprava (zákona), novela (zákona)
BrE
/ə'mendmənt/
AmE
/ə'mendmənt/

noun - a change in a formal document, especially a law etc.

bells and whistles
bells and whistles - serepetičky, vychytávky, atraktivní doplňky
BrE
/ˌbelz ən'wɪslz/
AmE
/ˌbelz ən'wɪslz/

noun, informal - extra features of a product that may be attractive but not necessary

 
span - časové rozpětí, interval
BrE
/'spæn/
AmE
/'spæn/

noun - a period of time between two dates

 
tall tale - báchorka, výmysl, přehnaná historka, za vlasy přitažený příběh
BrE
/ˌtɔ:l'teɪl/
AmE
/ˌtɔ:l'teɪl/

noun - a story that is difficult to believe and is very unlikely to have happened

 
patronizing - povýšený, povýšenecký, ukazující nadřazenost
BrE
/'pætrənaɪzɪŋ/
AmE
/'peɪtrənaɪzɪŋ/

adjective - showing someone you think you are better, more intelligent or more experienced than them

 
patronize - poučovat, povyšovat se, chovat se blahosklonně
BrE
/'pætrənaɪz/
AmE
/'peɪtrənaɪz/

verb - to behave in a way that seems friendly but shows that you think that someone is not as intelligent or experienced as you

 
trusting - důvěřivý
BrE
/'trʌstɪŋ/
AmE
/'trʌstɪŋ/

adjective - willing to believe or tending to believe that people are good and honest

 
sugar - osladit, pocukrovat
BrE
/'ʃʊgə/
AmE
/'ʃʊgər/

verb - to put sugar in something or on something

 
caster - sypátko (např. na cukr)
BrE
/'kɑ:stə/
AmE
/'kæstər/

noun - a container with many holes in the top that is used to scatter salt or sugar on food

 
out of your element - ne ve své kůži, ne ve svém živlu
BrE
/aʊt əv jər'eləmənt/
AmE
/aʊt əv jər'eləmənt/

adjective - uncomfortable and unhappy because you are doing something that you are not good at and do not enjoy

in your element
in your element - ve svém živlu, jako ryba ve vodě
BrE
/ɪn jər'eləmənt/
AmE
/ɪn jər'eləmənt/

adjective - doing what you enjoy very much and are good at