Word Of The Day Quizzes

 
rubbery - gumový (jako z gumy), jako z gumy, pružný, elastický
BrE
/'rʌbəri/
AmE
/'rʌbəri/

adjective - looking like rubber, resembling rubber

 
sugary - slazený, cukrový, sladký, přeslazený
BrE
/'ʃʊgəri/
AmE
/'ʃʊgəri/

adjective - containing a lot of sugar, sweet

 
dishonestly - nečestně, nepoctivě
BrE
/dɪs'ɒnɪstli/
AmE
/dɪs'ɑ:nəstli/

adverb - deceptively, not fairly, in a way that intentionally deceives or hides the truth

 
glassy - skelný, sklovitý, hladký, jako sklo
BrE
/'glɑ:si/
AmE
/'glæsi/

adjective - shiny and smooth, like glass

inked
inked - potetovaný
BrE
/'ɪnkt/
AmE
/'ɪnkt/

adjective, informal - having a tattoo or tattoos

ice bucket
ice bucket - kbelík s ledem (na ochlazení nápojů), eiskýbl
BrE
/'aɪsˌbʌkɪt/
AmE
/'aɪsˌbʌkɪt/

noun - a container, usually made of metal, that is filled with ice and used to keep wine or other drinks chilled

fruit tree
fruit tree - ovocný strom
BrE
/'fru:tˌtri:/
AmE
/'fru:tˌtri:/

noun - a tree that gives fruit for people to eat

 
devil - čertík, rošťák, ďáblík (hlavně dítě)
BrE
/'devl/
AmE
/'devl/

noun - someone who behaves badly, but you don't mind (especially a child)

 
break down - rozebrat, rozepsat, analyzovat, rozčlenit
BrE
/breɪk'daʊn/
AmE
/breɪk'daʊn/

verb - to divide something into parts or smaller portions in order to analyse it or understand it better

rheumatism
rheumatism - revmatismus, revma
BrE
/'ru:mætɪzm/
AmE
/'ru:mætɪzm/

noun, technical - a condition marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue

rheumatic
rheumatic - revmatický
BrE
/ru:'mætɪk/
AmE
/ru:'mæt̬ɪk/

adjective, technical - relating to, characteristic of, or suffering from rheumatism; caused by or affected with rheumatism

 
like night and day - jako nebe a dudy, naprosto odlišný
BrE
/laɪkˌnaɪtən'deɪ/
AmE
/laɪkˌnaɪt̬ən'deɪ/

adjective - completely different from each other, absolute opposite

 
sixties - šedesátky, šedesátá léta
BrE
/'sɪkstiz/
AmE
/'sɪkstiz/

noun - the numbers from 60 to 69, the years 1960 - 1969

tin whistle
tin whistle - irská flétna
BrE
/'tɪnˌwɪsl/
AmE
/'tɪnˌwɪsl/

noun - a simple wind instrument made of metal, with six finger holes and a mouthpiece