out of order - porouchaný, nefunkční
BrE
/ˌaʊtəv'ɔ:də/
AmE
/ˌaʊt̬əv'ɔ:rdər/

adjective - not working properly, broken down

family of four
family of four - čtyřčlenná rodina
BrE
/ˌfæmɪli əf'fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌfæmɪli əf'fɔ:r/

noun - a family consisting of four people

sleight of hand
sleight of hand - kejkle, trik, kouzlo (rukou)
BrE
/ˌslaɪt əv'hænd/
AmE
/ˌslaɪt əv'hænd/

noun - a skillful hand movement by which a person performs a trick

in front of
in front of - před (místně)
BrE
/ɪn'frʌnt əv/
AmE
/ɪn'frʌnt əv/

preposition - close to the front of something

a lot of
a lot of - spousta (čeho)
BrE
/ə'lɒtəv/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:t̬əv/

determiner - a great many of, a large amount of

chest of drawers
chest of drawers - prádelník, komoda, zásuvková skříň
BrE
/'tʃest əv'drɔ:əz/
AmE
/'tʃest əv'drɔ:ərz/

noun, British English - a kind of small wardrobe with many drawers

get out of
get out of - vyvléknout se z (čeho), vyhnout se (čemu)
BrE
/ˌget'aʊt əv/
AmE
/ˌget̬'aʊt̬əv/

verb - to avoid doing something you have to do

 
in spite of - navzdory, přes
BrE
/ɪn'spaɪt əv/
AmE
/ɪn'spaɪt əv/

preposition - despite, even though something else is true

 
Statue of Liberty - Socha svobody
BrE
/stætju: əv 'lɪbəti/
AmE
/stætju: əv 'lɪbərt̬i/

noun - the collossal statue in New York City that was given to the Americans by the French as a symbol of their freedom

 
of one's own - vlastní
BrE
/əvˌwʌnz'əʊn/
AmE
/əvˌwʌnz'oʊn/

phrase - belonging to you and nobody else

 
a number of - několik
BrE
/ə 'nʌmbər əv/
AmE
/ə 'nʌmbər əv/

determiner - several, a few

 
in light of - ve světle (čeho)
BrE
/ɪn'laɪt əv/
AmE
/ɪn'laɪt̬ əv/

preposition, American English - because of something that you now see or understand

 
out of whack - rozbitý, porouchaný
BrE
/ˌaʊt əv'wæk/
AmE
/ˌaʊt̬əv'wæk/

phrase, American English, informal - not working properly

 
on behalf of - za (koho), ve jménu (koho)
BrE
/ˌɒn bɪ'hɑ:f əv/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n bɪ'hæf əv/

preposition - in the name of, in place of

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