alley cat
alley cat - pouliční kočka, toulavá kočka
BrE
/'æliˌkæt/
AmE
/'æliˌkæt/

noun - a cat that lives on the street

fluffy
fluffy - načechraný, nadýchaný
BrE
/'flʌfi/
AmE
/'flʌfi/

adjective - soft to touch, sometimes containing air

 
a far cry - na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy
BrE
/əˌfɑ:'kraɪ/
AmE
/əˌfɑ:r'kraɪ/

noun - completely different

 
contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)
BrE
/kən'traɪv/
AmE
/kən'traɪv/

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

contraption
contraption - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/kən'træpʃn/
AmE
/kən'træpʃn/

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

 
reek - páchnout, smrdět, čpět
BrE
/'ri:k/
AmE
/'ri:k/

verb - to have a very unpleasant smell

 
hankie - kapesník
BrE
/'hæŋki/
AmE
/'hæŋki/

noun, informal - a piece of cloth or paper that you use when blowing your nose

 
bagel - bagel (chlebové pečivo)
BrE
/'beɪgl/
AmE
/'beɪgl/

noun - a ring-shaped bread roll

double standard
double standard - dvojí metr, nestejný přístup
BrE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændəd/
AmE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændərd/

noun - treating a person or a group of people differently than another in the same situation

 
disobedience - neposlušnost
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/

noun - the act of not doing what you are told or what you are expected to do

 
disobey - neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/

verb - not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.

combo
combo - kombinace, spojení
BrE
/'kɒmbəʊ/
AmE
/'kɑ:mboʊ/

noun, informal - a combination

SLR
SLR - jednooká zrcadlovka, zrcadlovka
BrE
/ˌesel'ɑ:/
AmE
/ˌesel'ɑ:r/

noun - a camera which uses the same lens to look at objects and record them

SLR camera
SLR camera - jednooká zrcadlovka, zrcadlovka
BrE
/ˌeselˌɑ:'kæmrə/
AmE
/ˌeselˌɑ:r'kæmrə/

noun - a camera which uses the same lens to look at objects and record them

 
mortgagor - hypoteční dlůžník
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒə/
AmE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒər/

noun - a person who borrows money from an organization, usually a bank, in order to buy their own property