cockatiel
cockatiel - korela, korela chocholatá
BrE
/ˌkɒkə'ti:l/
AmE
/'kɑ:kəˌti:l/

noun - a small type of Australian parrot often kept as a pet

cockatoo
cockatoo - kakadu, papoušek kakadu
BrE
/ˌkɒkə'tu:/
AmE
/'kɑ:kəˌtu:/

noun - a type of a parrot recognisable by a prominent crest

 
tough nut to crack - oříšek, tvrdý oříšek (těžký úkol, problém)
BrE
/ˌtʌf'nʌt tə'kræk/
AmE
/ˌtʌf'nʌt tə'kræk/

noun - a problem or situation that is difficult to deal with

 
until - až do, do (kdy)
BrE
/ən'tɪl/
AmE
/ən'tɪl/

preposition - up to that time

 
fasten on - upřít (např. zrak či pozornost) na
BrE
/'fɑ:sn ɒn/
AmE
/'fæsn ɒn/

verb - to direct something toward something (sight, attention etc.)

administrative assistant
administrative assistant - asistent administrativy, zástupce pro administrativu
BrE
/ədˌmɪnɪstrətɪv ə'sɪstənt/
AmE
/ədˌmɪnɪstreɪtɪv ə'sɪstənt/

noun - a person whose job involves managing calendars, scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings, drafting correspondence, answering phone calls, managing emails etc.

 
atrocious - otřesný, strašný, příšerný
BrE
/ə'trəʊʃəs/
AmE
/ə'troʊʃəs/

adjective - extremely bad

romantically
romantically - romanticky
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntɪkli/
AmE
/roʊ'mænt̬ɪkli/

adverb - in a way that affects your emotions; connected with love

 
Romantic - romantický
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntɪk/
AmE
/roʊ'mænt̬ɪk/

adjective - connected with the artistic and literary movement that originated in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries characterized by a focus on emotion, individualism, imagination, and the celebration of nature

 
Romanticism - romantismus
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntɪsɪzm/
AmE
/roʊ'mæntɪsɪzm/

noun - an artistic and literary movement that originated in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries characterized by a focus on emotion, individualism, imagination, and the celebration of nature

 
crossly - naštvaně, podrážděně, nazlobeně
BrE
/'krɒsli/
AmE
/'krɑ:sli/

adverb, British English - in an angry or annoyed way

 
middle name - charakteristický rys
BrE
/'mɪdlˌneɪm/
AmE
/'mɪdlˌneɪm/

noun - a characteristic or trait that is so closely associated with someone that it might as well be a part of their name

thread
thread - provléct, provléknout, navléknout (nit, tkaničku apod.)
BrE
/'θred/
AmE
/'θred/

verb - to put a string, lace, thread etc. through a hole

thread
thread - závit (šroubu)
BrE
/'θred/
AmE
/'θred/

noun - the raised line that runs around a screw

 
twine - obtočit, obtočit se, omotat, omotat se, ovinout
BrE
/'twaɪn/
AmE
/'twaɪn/

verb - to twist or weave together two or more strands or threads in a spiral manner