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

 
tedium - nuda
BrE
/'ti:diəm/
AmE
/'ti:diəm/

noun - boredom, the state of being boring, uninteresting

 
tediously - nudně, zdlouhavě
BrE
/'ti:diəsli/
AmE
/'ti:diəsli/

adverb - in a way that is too long and uninteresting

cane sugar
cane sugar - třtinový cukr
BrE
/'keɪn ˌʃʊgə/
AmE
/'keɪn ˌʃʊgər/

noun - sugar that is made from the juice of sugar cane

sugar cane
sugar cane - cukrová třtina
BrE
/'ʃʊgə ˌkeɪn/
AmE
/'ʃʊgər ˌkeɪn/

noun - a tropical plant with tall stems that are used to make sugar

cane
cane - rákoska (k potrestání)
BrE
/'keɪn/
AmE
/'keɪn/

noun - a long stick that was used in the past as a school punishment

cane
cane - tyčka, opěrná tyčka (k rostlinám)
BrE
/'keɪn/
AmE
/'keɪn/

noun - a thin stick that you use to support some plants to protect them from breaking

drumstick
drumstick - drůbeží stehýnko
BrE
/'drʌmstɪk/
AmE
/'drʌmstɪk/

noun - the lower part of the leg of a chicken, turkey or other poultry that is cooked and eaten

drumstick
drumstick - palička na buben
BrE
/'drʌmstɪk/
AmE
/'drʌmstɪk/

noun - a stick that is used to hit a drum

white cane
white cane - slepecká hůl
BrE
/ˌwaɪt 'keɪn/
AmE
/ˌwaɪt 'keɪn/

noun - a long thin white stick that is used by blind people