outhouse
outhouse - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'aʊthaʊs/
AmE
/'aʊthaʊs/

noun, American English - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

noun, dated - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - zasvěcený (do čeho)
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

adjective, formal - allowed to know something that other aren't allowed to know

 
pathos - patos, dojemnost
BrE
/'peɪθɒs/
AmE
/'peɪθɑ:s/

noun, literary - the quality of something that produces a feeling of sadness or sympathy

 
except - kromě toho že, až na to že, jenže
BrE
/ɪk'sept/
AmE
/ɪk'sept/

conjunction - apart from the fact that

 
whereabouts - kde asi, kde zhruba
BrE
/ˌweərə'baʊts/
AmE
/ˌwerə'baʊts/

adverb - the word we use to ask about the general location of something

alpine
alpine - skalnička, vysokohorská rostlina
BrE
/'ælpaɪn/
AmE
/'ælpaɪn/

noun - a plant that grows in high mountain areas and is usually quite small

 
alpine - alpský, horský, vysokohorský
BrE
/'ælpaɪn/
AmE
/'ælpaɪn/

adjective - connected with high mountains, especially the Alps

 
cream of the crop - výkvět, to nejlepší, nejlepší z nejlepších
BrE
/ˌkri:m əv ðə 'krɒp/
AmE
/ˌkri:m əv ðə 'krɑ:p/

noun - the best of the best

 
rub salt into the wound - dělat něco ještě horším (než to je)
BrE
/rʌb 'sɔ:lt ɪntə ðə ˌwu:nd/
AmE
/rʌb 'sɑ:lt ɪntə ðə ˌwu:nd/

verb - to make bad things or situation even worse

 
packed like sardines - namačkaní jako sardinky
BrE
/ˌpækt laɪk sɑ:'di:nz/
AmE
/ˌpækt laɪk sɑ:r'di:nz/

adjective, informal - pressed tightly together in a place

 
compare apples and oranges - míchat jablka s hruškami (srovnávat nesrovnatelné)
BrE
/kəmˌpeə ˌæplz ənd 'ɒrənʒdɪz/
AmE
/kəmˌpeər ˌæplz ənd 'ɑ:rənʒdɪz/

verb - comparing things which are completely different from each other

 
mutton dressed as lamb - stará vykopávka (která si hraje na mladou)
BrE
/ˌmʌtn drest əz 'læm/
AmE
/ˌmʌtn drest əz 'læm/

noun, British English, informal - someone who is wearing clothes that are inappropriate because they are usually worn by younger people

 
peanuts - pakatel, pár šupů (málo peněz)
BrE
/'pi:nʌts/
AmE
/'pi:nʌts/

noun, informal - a very small amount of money

butter
butter - namazat máslem
BrE
/'bʌtə/
AmE
/'bʌt̬ər/

verb - to spread butter on something