lemur
lemur - lemur
BrE
/'li:mə/
AmE
/'li:mər/

noun - a small monkey-like animal with a long tail and big eyes, originally from Madagascar

picnic
picnic - udělat si piknik
BrE
/'pɪknɪk/
AmE
/'pɪknɪk/

verb - to have a picnic somewhere

 
half-baked - nedomyšlený
BrE
/ˌhɑ:f 'beɪkt/
AmE
/ˌhæf 'beɪkt/

adjective, informal - not considered carefully

dwell upon
dwell upon - vracet se k něčemu
BrE
/'dwel əˌpɒn/
AmE
/'dwel əˌpɑ:n/

verb - to keep talking or thinking about something for too long, especially something that's not pleasant, that should be forgotten

dwell on
dwell on - vracet se k něčemu
BrE
/'dwelˌɒn/
AmE
/'dwelˌɑ:n/

verb - to keep talking or thinking about something for too long, especially something that's not pleasant, that should be forgotten

swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

wing mirror
wing mirror - postranní zrcátko, vnější zrcátko
BrE
/'wɪŋˌmɪrə/
AmE
/'wɪŋˌmɪrər/

noun, British English - a mirror fastened to the side of a car that makes it possible for you to see what is behind you

side-view mirror
side-view mirror - zpětné zrcátko
BrE
/ˌsaɪdvju:'mɪrə/
AmE
/ˌsaɪdvju:'mɪrər/

noun, American English - a mirror fastened to the side of a car that makes it possible for you to see what is behind you

 
compact - pudřenka
BrE
/'kɒmpækt/
AmE
/'kɑ:mpækt/

noun - a small case that contains powder and a mirror

 
block - bránit ve výhledu
BrE
/'blɒk/
AmE
/'blɑ:k/

verb - to prevent someone from seeing something because you are between them and that thing

 
block - blok (psychický)
BrE
/'blɒk/
AmE
/'blɑ:k/

noun - something that does not allow you to think normally and makes progress almost impossible

 
weightless - beztížný
BrE
/'weɪtləs/
AmE
/'weɪtləs/

adjective - being in a state in which gravity does not affect you, for instance in space

 
weighted - příznivý, nakloněný
BrE
/'weɪtɪd/
AmE
/'weɪtɪd/

adjective - arranged in a way that a particular person or group has an advantage

 
weight - přiřadit váhu (důležitost)
BrE
/'weɪt/
AmE
/'weɪt/

verb - to give different values to things according to their importance

 
underpaid - nedostatečně placený, podhodnocený
BrE
/ˌʌndə'peɪd/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'peɪd/

adjective - paid too little for the work you do