cuckoo clock
cuckoo clock - kukačkové hodiny, kukačky (hodiny)
BrE
/'kʊku: klɒk/
AmE
/'ku:ku: klɑ:k/

noun - a clock with a little toy bird in it that announces time

cuckoo
cuckoo - bláznivý
BrE
/'kʊku:/
AmE
/'ku:ku:/

adjective, informal - crazy

 
gadgetry - přístroje, aparáty
BrE
/'gædʒɪtri/
AmE
/'gædʒɪtri/

noun - modern tools and devices (often showing disapproval)

 
insomniac - člověk trpící nespavostí
BrE
/ɪn'sɒmniæk/
AmE
/ɪn'sɑ:mniæk/

noun - a person who cannot fall asleep easily

 
yearningly - toužebně
BrE
/'jɜ:nɪŋli/
AmE
/'jɜ:rnɪŋli/

adverb, formal - with a strong desire

 
yearning - touha, prahnutí, toužebné očekávání
BrE
/'jɜ:nɪŋ/
AmE
/'jɜ:rnɪŋ/

noun, formal - a strong desire

 
prime - připravit, instruovat, poučit
BrE
/'praɪm/
AmE
/'praɪm/

verb, technical - to prepare someone for a particular situation by giving them essential information

crawfish
crawfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/
AmE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/

noun, American English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

crayfish
crayfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/
AmE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/

noun, British English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

help oneself to
help oneself to - posloužit si, nabídnout si, vzít si
BrE
/ˌhelp wʌn'self tə/
AmE
/ˌhelp wʌn'self tə/

verb - to take something you want without asking permission or after being offered it

 
sportsmanlike - sportovní, férový
BrE
/'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/
AmE
/'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/

adjective - behaving in a fair and respectful way when playing sport

 
unsportsmanlike - nesportovní, nečestný
BrE
/ˌʌn'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/
AmE
/ˌʌn'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/

adjective - behaving in an unfair, dishonest or disrespectful way when playing sport

 
heaven forbid - chraň Bůh, nedej bože
BrE
/ˌhevn fə'bɪd/
AmE
/ˌhevn fər'bɪd/

phrase - an exclamation used when we want to show that we do not want something bad to happen

 
God forbid - chraň Bůh, nedej bože
BrE
/ˌgɒd fə'bɪd/
AmE
/ˌgɑ:d fər'bɪd/

phrase - an exclamation used when we want to show that we do not want something bad to happen

jelly
jelly - džem (rosolovitý)
BrE
/'dʒeli/
AmE
/'dʒeli/

noun, American English - a type of jam in which you can't see pieces of fruits