touchy-feely
touchy-feely - dotykový (o člověku)
BrE
/ˌtʌtʃi'fi:li/
AmE
/ˌtʌtʃi'fi:li/

adjective - expressing feelings by touching people, hugging them, etc.

 
crookedly - křivě
BrE
/'krʊkɪdli/
AmE
/'krʊkɪdli/

adverb - not in a straight way

 
take - jet po (silnici apod.), jít po (silnici apod.)
BrE
/'teɪk/
AmE
/'teɪk/

verb - to use a path, road, trail, stairs etc.

 
community college - komunitní vysoká škola, centrum celoživotního vzdělávání
BrE
/kə'mju:nəti 'kɒlɪdʒ/
AmE
/kə'mju:nət̬i 'kɑ:lɪdʒ/

noun, American English - a school that provides workforce education and college transfer academic programs

 
much less - natož, natožpak, o to méně
BrE
/'mʌtʃ les/
AmE
/'mʌtʃ les/

adverb, formal - used after a negative statement to show that the following statement is even more unlikely

 
double date - společné rande (pro dva páry), dvojité rande
BrE
/ˌdʌbl'deɪt/
AmE
/ˌdʌbl'deɪt/

noun - a date that involves two couples

 
squeaky - pisklavý, vrzavý, skřípavý
BrE
/'skwi:ki/
AmE
/'skwi:ki/

adjective - making very high noises, similar to the ones mice make

 
jell - rýsovat se, konkretizovat se
BrE
/'dʒel/
AmE
/'dʒel/

verb - to become definite or concrete

 
gel - konkretizovat se, rýsovat se
BrE
/'dʒel/
AmE
/'dʒel/

verb, British English - to become definite or more concrete

 
gel - gelovat
BrE
/'dʒel/
AmE
/'dʒel/

verb - to put gel in your hair

macho
macho - chlapácký, drsňácký
BrE
/'mætʃəʊ/
AmE
/'mɑ:tʃoʊ/

adjective, informal - with behaviour typical for men, usually used to show disapproval

 
dandelion clock - odkvetlá pampeliška
BrE
/'dændɪlaɪənˌklɒk/
AmE
/'dændɪlaɪənˌklɑ:k/

noun - a dandelion turned to seed

venetian blind
venetian blind - žaluzie
BrE
/və'ni:ʃn blaɪnd/
AmE
/və'ni:ʃn blaɪnd/

noun - a covering for a window made up of strips of plastic or metal that can be turned to let in light

perennial
perennial - trvalka (rostlina)
BrE
/pə'renɪəl/
AmE
/pə'renɪəl/

noun - a plant that grows for more than two years

 
attagirl - šikovná holka, šikula, dobrá práce
BrE
/'ætəgɜ:l/
AmE
/'æt̬əgɜ:rl/

interjection, American English, informal - a word we use to encourage someone (a girl or a woman) or congratulate someone on something they have done well