black-eyed pea - vigna čínská, špagetová fazol
BrE
/ˌblækaɪd'pi:/
AmE
/ˌblækaɪd'pi:/

noun - a type of legume (Vigna unguiculata) with small, kidney-shaped beans having a black spot resembling an eye, commonly used as food in various cuisines, especially in the southern United States

 
passive voice - trpný rod, pasivum
BrE
/ˌpæsɪv'vɔɪs/
AmE
/ˌpæsɪv'vɔɪs/

noun - the grammatical structure we use when the logical subject of the sentence is used as the grammatical subject, the structure is BE + past participle (be done, be finished, be stolen etc.)

 
passive - trpný rod, pasivum
BrE
/'pæsɪv/
AmE
/'pæsɪv/

noun - the grammatical structure we use when the logical subject of the sentence is used as the grammatical subject, the structure is BE + past participle (be done, be finished, be stolen etc.)

 
turn away - odmítnout, nepustit, poslat pryč, nenechat vejít
BrE
/'ˌtɜ:n əˌweɪ/
AmE
/'ˌtɜ:rn əˌweɪ/

verb - to refuse to accept someone or to let somebody enter

flambé
flambé - flambovat
BrE
/'flɒmbeɪ/
AmE
/flɑ:m'beɪ/

verb - to put alcohol to food and set fire to it

 
knock out - uspat, knokautovat
BrE
/'nɒk 'aʊt/
AmE
/'nɑ:k 'aʊt/

verb - to cause someone to become unconscious or go to sleep

 
neglect - zapomenout, opomenout
BrE
/nɪ'glekt/
AmE
/nɪ'glekt/

verb, formal - to forget to do something that you were supposed to

 
weight - přiřadit váhu (důležitost)
BrE
/'weɪt/
AmE
/'weɪt/

verb - to give different values to things according to their importance

be expecting a baby
be expecting a baby - čekat dítě
BrE
/'bi: 'ɪk'spektɪŋ ˌə 'beɪbi/
AmE
/'bi: 'ɪk'spektɪŋ ˌə 'beɪbi/

phrase, informal - to be pregnant, to be going to have a child

 
water down - zředit, rozředit, naředit (vodou)
BrE
/'wɔ:tə 'daʊn/
AmE
/'wɔ:tər 'daʊn/

verb - to add water to a liquid to make it weaker

 
pass up - nechat si ujít
BrE
/ˌpɑ:s'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpæs'ʌp/

verb - to choose not to accept something that's offered to you

 
get up - vstát, zvednout se
BrE
/ˌget'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌget̬'ʌp/

verb - to rise to your feet, to raise your body up

 
call for - volat po (něčem), žádat o (něco), požadovat
BrE
/'kɔ:lˌfɔ:/
AmE
/'kɔ:lˌfɔ:r/

verb - to ask for, to express your wish to have something

 
affront - urazit, slovně napadnout, napadnout (slovně)
BrE
/ə'frʌnt/
AmE
/ə'frʌnt/

verb - to insult somebody, to speak to or about somebody rudely

 
follow up - navázat (něco něčím), doplnit (něco něčím)
BrE
/ˌfɒləʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:loʊ'ʌp/

verb - to do something to add to something you have done