bathing costume
bathing costume - plavky (obzvláště dámské)
BrE
/'beɪðɪŋˌkɒstju:m/
AmE
/'beɪðɪŋˌkɑ:stu:m/

noun, British English - a piece of clothing worn especially by women when they go swimming

 
halfway decent - přijatelný
BrE
/'hɑ:fˌweɪ 'di:snt/
AmE
/'hæfˌweɪ 'di:snt/

adjective - not very good but good enough

 
meet somebody halfway - vyjít někomu vstříc, najít kompromis
BrE
/ˌmi:t hɑ:f'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌmi:t hæf'weɪ/

verb - to find a compromise, especially in an agrument with someone

 
walkie-talkie - vysílačka
BrE
/ˌwɔ:ki 'tɔ:ki/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:ki 'tɑ:ki/

noun - one of two radios that you can carry with you and communicate with the person carrying the other radio

 
on the road - na cestách
BrE
/ˌɒn ðə'rəʊd/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ðə'roʊd/

adverb - travelling, especially by car

 
Rd - ulice (v názvu)
BrE
/'rəʊd/
AmE
/'roʊd/

noun - a street, often used in names

 
road - ulice
BrE
/'rəʊd/
AmE
/'roʊd/

noun - a street, often used in names

 
semaphore - semafor (abeceda)
BrE
/'seməfɔ:/
AmE
/'seməfɔ:r/

noun - a signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a particular pattern

stoplight
stoplight - semafory, semafor
BrE
/'stɒplaɪt/
AmE
/'stɑ:plaɪt/

noun, American English - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red

 
light - světlo na semaforu, semafor
BrE
/'laɪt/
AmE
/'laɪt/

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet using green for go and red for stop

 
talking of - když mluvíme o, když se tak bavíme o
BrE
/'tɔ:kɪŋ ɒv/
AmE
/'tɑ:kɪŋ ɑ:v/

phrase - while we are talking about someone or something

chagrined
chagrined - zklamaný, naštvaný, rozčarovaný, roztrpčený
BrE
/'ʃægrɪnd/
AmE
/ʃə'grɪnd/

adjective, formal - disappointed and/or annoyed by something

 
cornstarch - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nstɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnstɑ:rtʃ/

noun, American English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
cornflour - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/

noun, British English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
impotent - impotentní
BrE
/'ɪmpətənt/
AmE
/'ɪmpətənt/

adjective - (of a man) not able to perform sexually