dire - ubohý, chabý, špatný, hrozný

adjective, British English, informal - very bad, poor

in dire straits - v úzkých, v koncích

adjective - in a difficult situation

 

hot air - kecy, žvásty, prázdná slova, plané řeči

noun - things that someone says that sound impressive, but are not true or have no real value

 

spice - šťáva, grády

noun - something that makes something more interesting or exciting

stag beetle - roháč (brouk)

noun - a large beetle with large mandibles that look like the antlers of a deer

dung beetle - brouk hovnivál, hovnivál, hnojník (brouk)

noun - a type of insect that feed on the feces of animals

shard - krovka

noun - one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings

feeler - tykadlo

noun - one of the two long parts on the head of an insect

mandible - kusadlo

noun - a part of the mouth of an insect that is sometimes used to crush food

elytron - krovka

noun - one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings

floorball - florbal

noun - a type of hockey played indoors on a floor (not ice) with plastic sticks and a plastic ball with holes in it

redcurrant - červený rybíz

noun - small round red berries that grow in bunches on a bush

blackcurrant - černý rybíz

noun - small round black fruits that grow in bunches on a bush

 

misconceive - špatně pochopit, neporozumět, mít špatnou představu

verb, formal - to misunderstand something

 

fallacy - klamná představa, mylná představa, nesmysl

noun - a false idea or belief or concept that many people believe is true