hold-up - přepadení, loupežné přepadení
BrE
/'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/'hoʊldˌʌp/

noun - an armed robbery (such as in a bank etc.)

hold-up
hold-up - zdržení
BrE
/'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/'hoʊldˌʌp/

noun - a delay, the state of being prevented from happening (esp. for a short time)

 
graft - roub, řízek (rostliny, stromu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

noun, technical - a piece of a plant or tree that can be attached to another plant or tree

 
graft - roubovat, naroubovat (strom, rostlinu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

verb, technical - to attach a piece of a plant to the bottom of a different plant

 
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

twine
twine - motouz, provázek, špagát
BrE
/'twaɪn/
AmE
/'twaɪn/

noun - a strong string or cord made by twisting together two or more strands of material, such as cotton, hemp, or nylon.

 
barbed - ostnatý, s ostny, s háčky
BrE
/'bɑ:bd/
AmE
/'bɑ:rbd/

adjective - having sharp points which may curve backwards

 
in unison - najednou, současně, jednohlasně
BrE
/ɪn'ju:nɪsn/
AmE
/ɪn'ju:nɪsn/

adverb - simultaneously, at the same time, at the same pitch, in perfect agreement

 
unison - shoda, souhra
BrE
/'ju:nɪsn/
AmE
/'ju:nɪsn/

noun - perfect agreement, concord, the same pitch, the same moment

 
spider mite - sviluška (zahradní škůdce)
BrE
/'spaɪdəˌmaɪt/
AmE
/'spaɪdərˌmaɪt/

noun, technical - a very small red spider which attacks harms plants

infestation
infestation - zamoření, napadení (škůdci apod.)
BrE
/ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn/

noun - (especially of pests) the act of appearing in a place in large numbers, often causing damage