prickly pear - opuncie

noun - a kind of cactus with edible fruit

alligator pear - avokádo

noun - a tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with green skin, soft green flesh inside and a large seed in the centre

go south - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru

verb, informal - to go wrong

go pear-shaped - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru

verb - to go wrong

 

pear-shaped - ve tvaru hrušky

adjective - shaped like a pear

 

magenta - purpurová

adjective - reddish-purple

 

bill - účtovat, naúčtovat, fakturovat, vyfakturovat

verb - to send someone a bill to pay

emergency brake - ruční brzda

noun, American English - a brake operated by hand that prevents a vehicle from moving

 

misconstrue - špatně pochopit, mylně si vyložit, dezinterpretovat

verb, formal - to understand something wrongly; to interpret something in the wrong way

 

relinquish - vzdát se, zříci se (např. moci, nároku, postavení)

verb, formal - to give up something such as power, control, or possession, especially unwillingly

 

laudable - chvályhodný, obdivuhodný

adjective, formal - deserving praise and admiration

 

ton - tuna (907 nebo 1016 kg)

noun - a unit of weight equal to 907 kilograms (US) or 1,016 kilograms (UK)

off-ramp - sjezd (z dálnice)

noun, American English - a short road that allows vehicles to leave a motorway, an interstate, etc.

on-ramp - nájezd (na dálnici)

noun, American English - a short road that allows vehicles to enter a motorway, an interstate, etc.

driver's manual - pravidla silničního provozu

noun, American English - the official set of rules, advice, and information about how to drive and behave on the road (esp. in the UK)