telegraph pole
telegraph pole - telegrafní sloup, telefonní sloup
BrE
/'teləgrɑ:f 'pəʊl/
AmE
/'teləgræf 'poʊl/

noun, British English - a tall wooden pole that carries telephone and telegraph wires

 
high-heeled - na vysokých podpatcích, s vysokými podpatky
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'hi:ld/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'hi:ld/

adjective - (of shoes) having high heels

polyester
polyester - polyester (materiál)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪ'estə/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪ'estər/

noun - artificial cloth that is often used to make clothes

walking stick
walking stick - vycházková hůl
BrE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/
AmE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/

noun - a stick that you carry with you when walking and use as a support

 
brother - bratr (člen bratrstva)
BrE
/'brʌðə/
AmE
/'brʌðər/

noun - a member of a brotherhood

criterion
criterion - kritérium
BrE
/kraɪ'tɪəriən/
AmE
/kraɪ'tɪriən/

noun - a standard you use to judge or decide something

 
stretch - úsek země, pás země
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - an area of land

stretch
stretch - protažení, protažení se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - the act of straightening your body or a part of your body e.g. as an excercise etc.

jaw-dropping
jaw-dropping - ohromující, neuvěřitelný
BrE
/'dʒɔ:drɒpɪŋ/
AmE
/'dʒɔ:drɑ:pɪŋ/

adjective - shocking or surprising

 
jaws - čelisti, tlama, chřtán, spáry
BrE
/'dʒɔ:z/
AmE
/'dʒɔ:z/

noun - the mouth and teeth of a an animal or a person

 
in question - zpochybňován
BrE
/ɪn'kwestʃn/
AmE
/ɪn'kwestʃn/

adverb - doubtful, uncertain

 
crush - potlačit, zlikvidovat, rozdrtit (např. protivníka)
BrE
/'krʌʃ/
AmE
/'krʌʃ/

verb - to use severe methods to defeat someone

 
crushing - zdrcující
BrE
/'krʌʃɪŋ/
AmE
/'krʌʃɪŋ/

adjective - severe, difficult to deal with

 
fiendishly - extrémně, zatraceně, pekelně
BrE
/'fi:ndɪʃli/
AmE
/'fi:ndɪʃli/

adverb, informal - extremely, greatly (usually in an unpleasant way)

 
fiendish - (ďábelsky) komplikovaný, zapeklitý
BrE
/'fi:ndɪʃ/
AmE
/'fi:ndɪʃ/

adjective, informal - very clever, complicated, difficult, usually in an unpleasant way