snake plant
snake plant - tchýnin jazyk, sanseviera, tenura (rostlina)
BrE
/'ˌsneɪkˌplɑ:nt/
AmE
/'ˌsneɪkˌplænt/

noun - a houseplant with showy sword-shaped leaves

sansevieria
sansevieria - tchýnin jazyk, sanseviera, tenura (rostlina)
BrE
/ˌsænsə'vɪərɪə/
AmE
/ˌsænsə'vɪrɪə/

noun - a houseplant with showy sword-shaped leaves

 
androgynous - oboupohlavní, hermafroditický
BrE
/æn'rɒdʒənəs/
AmE
/æn'rɑ:dʒənəs/

adjective - having both male and female parts

ski touring
ski touring - skialpinismus, lyžařská turistika
BrE
/'skɪ:ˌtʊərɪŋ/
AmE
/'skɪ:ˌtʊrɪŋ/

noun - hiking on skis

 
shuffle - pohybovat (něčím), hýbat (něčím), šoupat (něčím)
BrE
/'ʃʌfl/
AmE
/'ʃʌfl/

verb - to move something back and forth

 
in check - v šachu
BrE
/ɪn'tʃek/
AmE
/ɪn'tʃek/

adverb - under control, restrained

 
tickle - škrábání, svědění (v krku)
BrE
/'tɪkl/
AmE
/'tɪkl/

noun - an uncomfortable feeling in your throat

 
tickle your fancy - zalíbit se, padnout do oka
BrE
/ˌtɪkl jɔ:'fænsi/
AmE
/ˌtɪkl jɔ:r'fænsi/

verb, informal - to arouse someone's interest or enthusiasm in something

tickle
tickle - polechtání, pošimrání, lechtání šimrání
BrE
/'tɪkl/
AmE
/'tɪkl/

noun - the act of making somebody laugh by touching them lightly on certain parts of the body

 
ticklish - choulostivý, ožehavý, delikátní, svízelný (problém, téma apod.)
BrE
/'tɪklɪʃ/
AmE
/'tɪklɪʃ/

adjective, informal - difficult to handle or address due to its complexity, or potential for causing discomfort or problems

mug
mug - ksicht
BrE
/'mʌg/
AmE
/'mʌg/

noun, informal - the face of a person

 
mugshot - policejní fotografie zadrženého
BrE
/'mʌgʃɒt/
AmE
/'mʌgʃɑ:t/

noun - a police photo of the face of a person who has been arrested

 
connoisseur - znalec (jídla, pití, umění apod.)
BrE
/ˌkɒnə'sɜ:/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nə'sɜ:r/

noun - a person who has expert knowledge in a particular field, especially in fine arts, food, or drink

 
invert - obrátit, otočit
BrE
/ɪn'vɜ:t/
AmE
/ɪn'vɜrt/

verb - to turn upside down, to reverse the position, order, or arrangement of something

inverted commas
inverted commas - uvozovky
BrE
/ɪnˌvɜ:tɪd'kɒməz/
AmE
/ɪnˌvɜ:rtɪd'kɑ:məz/

noun, British English - punctuation marks that show where a quotation begins and ends (" " or ' '), also called quotation marks