runaway - neovládaný, splašený; nekontrolovatelný
BrE
/'rʌnəweɪ/
AmE
/'rʌnəweɪ/

adjective - out of control; happening quickly and uncontrollably

 
contract - stáhnout se, smrštit se, zmenšit se, zúžit se
BrE
/kən'trækt/
AmE
/kən'trækt/

verb - to become smaller, tighter, thinner, narrower etc.

contract
contract - zadat na smlouvu, smluvně dohodnout, uzavřít smlouvu
BrE
/'kɒntrækt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntrækt/

verb - to make a written legal agreement with someone to do something for you

prickly pear
prickly pear - opuncie
BrE
/'prɪkliˌpeə/
AmE
/'prɪkliˌper/

noun - a kind of cactus with edible fruit

alligator pear
alligator pear - avokádo
BrE
/'æləgeɪtəˌpeə/
AmE
/'æləgeɪt̬ərˌper/

noun - a tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with green skin, soft green flesh inside and a large seed in the centre

go south
go south - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'saʊθ/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'saʊθ/

verb, informal - to go wrong

go pear-shaped
go pear-shaped - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'perˌʃeɪpt/

verb - to go wrong

 
pear-shaped - ve tvaru hrušky
BrE
/'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/'perˌʃeɪpt/

adjective - shaped like a pear

 
magenta - purpurová
BrE
/mə'dʒenta/
AmE
/mə'dʒent̬a/

adjective - reddish-purple

 
bill - účtovat, naúčtovat, fakturovat, vyfakturovat
BrE
/'bɪl/
AmE
/'bɪl/

verb - to send someone a bill to pay

emergency brake
emergency brake - ruční brzda
BrE
/ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsiˌbreɪk/
AmE
/ɪ'mɜ:rdʒənsiˌbreɪk/

noun, American English - a brake operated by hand that prevents a vehicle from moving

 
daikon - ředkev setá
BrE
/'daɪkɒn/
AmE
/'daɪkɑ:n/

noun - a long white root vegetable tasting like a radish

 
knot - svírání, sevření (např. žaludku, hrdla)
BrE
/'nɒt/
AmE
/'nɑ:t/

noun - an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach or throat caused by anger or fear

 
knot - svírat, svírat se, napnout, napnout se (žaludek, svaly apod.)
BrE
/'nɒt/
AmE
/'nɑ:t/

verb - (of muscles in your body) to become painful, tight or uncomfortable because of fear or anxiety

knot
knot - hlouček, skupinka (lidí)
BrE
/'nɒt/
AmE
/'nɑ:t/

noun, literary - a small group of people standing close to one another