tempo - tempo
BrE
/'tempəʊ/
AmE
/'tempoʊ/

noun - the speed at which an activity happens

tempo
tempo - tempo (v hudbě)
BrE
/'tempəʊ/
AmE
/'tempoʊ/

noun - the speed at which music is played

 
fairy godmother - hodná kmotra, pohádková sudička, dobrá víla
BrE
/ˌfeəri 'gɒdmʌðə/
AmE
/ˌferi 'gɑ:dmʌðər/

noun - a woman with magic powers that helps the main character in a story when in trouble

 
athletics - sport (obecně)
BrE
/æθ'letɪks/
AmE
/æθ'let̬ɪks/

noun, American English - sports

 
track and field - lehká atletika
BrE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/
AmE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/

noun, American English - sports like running, jumping, throwing etc.

 
handle - obchodovat, prodávat, překupovat, kšeftovat
BrE
/'hændl/
AmE
/'hændl/

verb - to do business; to buy or sell something, often something illegal

 
handle - manipulovat, zacházet (s něčím), sahat (na něco), uchopit (něco)
BrE
/'hændl/
AmE
/'hændl/

verb - to hold something in your hands; to move something with your hands; to pick something up; to touch something

 
view - dohled, výhled, zorné pole, vyhlídka
BrE
/'vju:/
AmE
/'vju:/

noun - what can or cannot be seen in a particular situation

 
porky - lež, kec, nepravda
BrE
/'pɔ:ki/
AmE
/'pɔ:rki/

noun, British English, informal - a lie

 
in ruins - v troskách
BrE
/ɪn'ru:ɪnz/
AmE
/ɪn'ru:ɪnz/

adjective - extremely damaged

 
soppy - sentimentální
BrE
/'sɒpi/
AmE
/'sɑ:pi/

adjective, British English, informal - too sentimental, too emotional

 
sappy - sentimentální
BrE
/'sæpi/
AmE
/'sæpi/

adjective, American English, informal - too sentimental, too emotional

 
ruin - zruinovat, přivést na mizinu
BrE
/'ru:ɪn/
AmE
/'ru:ɪn/

verb - to make someone lose all their money

 
Dutch courage - opilecká kuráž
BrE
/ˌdʌtʃ 'kʌrɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌdʌtʃ 'kɜ:rɪdʒ/

noun, British English, informal - the false confidence that you get when you are drunk

 
jive - jive (tanec)
BrE
/'dʒaɪv/
AmE
/'dʒaɪv/

noun - a fast dance performed to jazz music