A
A - písmeno A
BrE
/'eɪ/
AmE
/'eɪ/

noun - the letter A

 
straight face - kamenná tvář, kamenný obličej, vážná tvář
BrE
/ˌstreɪt'feɪs/
AmE
/ˌstreɪt'feɪs/

noun - a face that doesn't smile even though something might be very funny

 
pretty much - snad, téměř, skoro, téměř zcela, téměř úplně, dost dobře
BrE
/'prɪti mʌtʃ/
AmE
/'prɪt̬i mʌtʃ/

adverb, informal - almost completely

 
stump - dupat
BrE
/'stʌmp/
AmE
/'stʌmp/

verb - to walk heavily, making heavy noise with your feet hitting the ground

 
dot - tečkovat, otečkovat
BrE
/'dɒt/
AmE
/'dɑ:t/

verb - to draw a small round mark

 
cross - přeškrtnout, škrtnout
BrE
/'krɒs/
AmE
/'krɑ:s/

verb - to draw a line across something

 
unsettle - znepokojit, zneklidňovat, zneklidnit
BrE
/ʌn'setl/
AmE
/ʌn'set̬l/

verb - to make somebody feel nervous, restless or angry about something

 
tickly - dráždivý, suchý
BrE
/'tɪkli/
AmE
/'tɪkli/

adjective - a tickly cough is dry cough which tickles your throat

ticklish
ticklish - lechtivý
BrE
/'tɪklɪʃ/
AmE
/'tɪklɪʃ/

adjective - very sensitive to the touch, feeling slightly uncomfortable when you softly touch their skin or tending to laugh when you touch them

selfless
selfless - nesobecký, obětavý, nezištný
BrE
/'selfləs/
AmE
/'selfləs/

adjective - caring about other people more than about yourself

 
badass - tvrďák, frajer, borec
BrE
/'bædˌæs/
AmE
/'bædˌæs/

noun, informal - a tough person

 
span - pokrývat, zahrnovat (období)
BrE
/'spæn/
AmE
/'spæn/

verb - to cover a period of time

defective
defective - vadný, kazový
BrE
/dɪ'fektɪv/
AmE
/dɪ'fektɪv/

adjective - not working properly, or not made properly

paramount
paramount - prvořadý, nadevše důležitý
BrE
/'pærəmaʊnt/
AmE
/'pærəmaʊnt/

adjective - more important than anything else

 
make the most of - využít (např. příležitosti), zužitkovat, užít si (co nejvíce)
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ðə 'məʊst ɒv/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ðə 'moʊst ɑ:v/

verb - to use a situation to its full potential