supple
supple - ohebný, pružný, elastický, vláčný, tvárný, poddajný (materiál, hmota)
BrE
/'sʌpl/
AmE
/'sʌpl/

adjective - easily bent, shaped, or manipulated without breaking; soft and pliable in texture

Spam
Spam - lančmít, konzervované maso
BrE
/'spæm/
AmE
/'spæm/

noun - (trademark) a type of canned cooked meat made from pork and ham

knee sock
knee sock - podkolenka, podkolenní ponožka
BrE
/'ni:ˌsɒk/
AmE
/'ni:ˌsɑ:k/

noun - a sock that covers the foot and extends up to the knee

 
communicable - nakažlivý, přenosný, infekční
BrE
/kə'mju:nɪkəbl/
AmE
/kə'mju:nɪkəbl/

adjective, formal - (of an illness etc.) spreading quickly and easily from person to person

 
virtue - ctnost, přednost (dobrá vlastnost)
BrE
/'vɜ:tʃu:/
AmE
/'vɜ:rtʃu:/

noun - a quality or behavior that is considered morally good, admirable, and praiseworthy

 
affectation - afektovanost
BrE
/ˌæfek'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌæfek'teɪʃn/

noun - a deliberate and exaggerated display or pretense of certain attitudes or qualities

 
trudge - vléct se, prodírat se
BrE
/'trʌdʒ/
AmE
/'trʌdʒ/

verb - to walk slowly and with difficulty (e.g. though deep snow, mud etc.)

Play-Doh
Play-Doh - modelína, plastelína
BrE
/'pleɪdəʊ/
AmE
/'pleɪdoʊ/

noun - (trademark) soft material that children play with and make into different shapes

 
oasis - oáza, ostrov, místo (přeneseně)
BrE
/əʊ'eɪsɪs/
AmE
/oʊ'eɪsɪs/

noun - a pleasant and peaceful place, usually in the middle of something unpleasant

paintbrush
paintbrush - štětec (malířský)
BrE
/'peɪntbrʌʃ/
AmE
/'peɪntbrʌʃ/

noun - an instrument made of a handle and stiff hairs used for painting

 
fancy-schmancy - nóbl, parádní (myšleno kriticky nebo jako žert)
BrE
/ˌfænsi'ʃmænsi/
AmE
/ˌfænsi'ʃmænsi/

adjective, informal - expensive and fashionable, used in a critical way or as a joke

 
slam-dunk - smečovat, zasměčovat (v basketbalu)
BrE
/'slæmdʌŋk/
AmE
/'slæmdʌŋk/

verb - (in basketball) to jump up and throw the ball through the basket

 
dunk - smečovat, zasměčovat (v basketbalu)
BrE
/'dʌŋk/
AmE
/'dʌŋk/

verb - (in basketball) to jump up and throw the ball through the basket

dunk
dunk - namočit, namáčet, ponořit
BrE
/'dʌŋk/
AmE
/'dʌŋk/

verb - to put something, especially food, quickly into liquid and take it out

 
split hairs - přít se o maličkosti
BrE
/splɪt 'heəz/
AmE
/splɪt 'herz/

verb, informal - to have an argument about details which are small and not important