makeshift
makeshift - provizorní, prozatímní, nouzový, dočasný
BrE
/'meɪkʃɪft/
AmE
/'meɪkʃɪft/

adjective - temporary and low of quality, used for a short time instead of the real thing

cramp
cramp - omezit, znemožnit, stísnit
BrE
/'kræmp/
AmE
/'kræmp/

verb - to prevent the development or progress of something or somebody; to limit someone or something

 
hock - koleno, kolínko (hlavně vepřové)
BrE
/'hɒk/
AmE
/'hɑ:k/

noun, American English - a piece of meat from the lowest leg joint of an animal, especially a pig

knuckle
knuckle - koleno, kolínko (hlavně vepřové)
BrE
/'nʌkl/
AmE
/'nʌkl/

noun - a piece of meat from the lowest leg joint of an animal, especially a pig

 
court of law - soud
BrE
/ˌkɔ:təv'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rt̬əv'lɑ:/

noun - the process in which a judge or judges decide matters in civil or criminal cases

slow dance
slow dance - ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

noun - a type of dance in which two people are close together, swaying to the music

 
tenderloin - svíčková (hovězí)
BrE
/'tendəlɔɪn/
AmE
/'tendərlɔɪn/

noun - very tender meat from a muscle at the lower back of a cow, pig etc.

 
counteract - potlačit, působit proti
BrE
/ˌkaʊntər'ækt/
AmE
/ˌkaʊntər'ækt/

verb - to reduce the bad effect of something by doing something that produces an opposite effect

 
printing - výtisk, vydání
BrE
/'prɪntɪŋ/
AmE
/'prɪntɪŋ/

noun - the number of copies of a book, newspaper or other material printed at one time

 
snowplough - plužit (na lyžích)
BrE
/'snəʊplaʊ/
AmE
/'snoʊplaʊ/

verb - to push the end of both skis outward in order to ski slowly or stop

 
shoot - sakra, doprčic, ach jo
BrE
/'ʃu:t/
AmE
/'ʃu:t/

interjection, informal - the word you say when you hear bad news, when you're disappointed by something etc.

 
side dish - příloha (k jídlu)
BrE
/'saɪdˌdɪʃ/
AmE
/'saɪdˌdɪʃ/

noun - food served with the main course at a meal (such as potatoes, salad, bread etc.)

wholesale
wholesale - velkoobchodní
BrE
/'həʊlseɪl/
AmE
/'hoʊlseɪl/

adjective - relating to the business of selling goods in large quantities, usually not to end users

palm tree
palm tree - palma
BrE
/'pɑ:mˌtri:/
AmE
/'pɑ:mˌtri:/

noun - a kind of tropical tree which has large leaves at the top and no branches

 
archetypal - typický ve všech ohledech, archetypální
BrE
/ˌɑ:ki'taɪpl/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rki'taɪpl/

adjective, formal - very typical, having all the typical qualities of a certain type of person or thing