verb
-
to separate grains from their husks using a special tool or a machine
flail
- cep
BrE
/'fleɪl/
AmE
/'fleɪl/
noun
-
a tool that people used in the past to separate the grains from their husks, it consisted of a long handle and a shorter stick hanging from it, it was also used as a primitive weapon
shy from
- vyhnout se (čemu)
BrE
/'ʃaɪ frɒm/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ frɑ:m/
verb, American English
-
to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.
shy away
- vyhnout se, cuknout (před něčím)
BrE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/
verb, American English
-
to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.
shy
- splašit se (o koni), ucuknout, leknout se
BrE
/'ʃaɪ/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ/
verb
-
(esp. of horses) to move away from something because of fear
foul play
- vražda, úmyslný násilný trestný čin, násilný čin
BrE
/ˌfaʊl'pleɪ/
AmE
/ˌfaʊl'pleɪ/
noun
-
a murder, a deliberate killing
foul play
- nečistá hra, faulování, hra proti pravidlům
BrE
/ˌfaʊl'pleɪ/
AmE
/ˌfaʊl'pleɪ/
noun, British English
-
actions that are against the rules (especially in sports)
foul
- faulovat
BrE
/'faʊl/
AmE
/'faʊl/
verb
-
(in sports) to do something to another player that is against the rules
foul
- faul (ve sportu)
BrE
/'faʊl/
AmE
/'faʊl/
noun
-
an action that is against the rules (especially in sports)
declutter
- uklidit, protřídit, uspořádat
BrE
/di:'klʌtə/
AmE
/di:'klʌt̬ər/
verb
-
to tidy a place by removing things you do not want or need, or by putting thing where they belong
cornflower
- chrpa
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/
noun
-
a popular wild plant with blue flowers
forsythia
- zlatice, zlatý déšť, forzýtie (keř)
BrE
/fɔ:'saɪθiə/
AmE
/fər'sɪθiə/
noun
-
a large bush that has hundreds of small yellow flowers in the early spring
eat humble pie
- sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu
BrE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
AmE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
verb
-
to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake
humble
- prostý, skromný
BrE
/'hʌmbl/
AmE
/'hʌmbl/
adjective
-
not special, not of a high rank
humility
- pokora, skromnost
BrE
/hju:'mɪləti/
AmE
/hju:'mɪlət̬i/
noun
-
the quality of not being proud or not thinking that you are better than others