fungus gnat
fungus gnat - smutnice
BrE
/'fʌŋgəsˌnæt/
AmE
/'fʌŋgəsˌnæt/

noun, technical - a very tine black insect which you can find in and around the soil of potted plants

lip-smacking
lip-smacking - vynikající (chuťově)
BrE
/'lɪpˌsmækɪŋ/
AmE
/'lɪpˌsmækɪŋ/

adjective, informal - delicious, very tasty

 
lippy - drzý, hubatý
BrE
/'lɪpi/
AmE
/'lɪpi/

adjective, British English, informal - rude and impolite when talking to someone

lippy
lippy - rtěnka
BrE
/'lɪpi/
AmE
/'lɪpi/

noun, British English, informal - a lipstick

 
mar - zničit, zkazit, pokazit, poničit
BrE
/'mɑ:/
AmE
/'mɑ:r/

verb - to damage or ruin something

 
serum - sérum
BrE
/'sɪərəm/
AmE
/'sɪrəm/

noun - a liquid component of blood that remains after blood has clotted, containing various proteins, antibodies, hormones, and other substances

paperhanger
paperhanger - tapetář
BrE
/'peɪpəˌhæŋə/
AmE
/'peɪpərˌhæŋər/

noun - someone who decorates walls with wallpaper, usually as a job

brazil
brazil - para ořech
BrE
/brə'zɪl/
AmE
/brə'zɪl/

noun - a type of curved nut that has a hard shell with three sides

 
figment - výplod, výmysl
BrE
/'fɪgmənt/
AmE
/'fɪgmənt/

noun - something invented or made up, the creation of someone's imagination

 
connoisseur - znalec (jídla, pití, umění apod.)
BrE
/ˌkɒnə'sɜ:/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nə'sɜ:r/

noun - a person who has expert knowledge in a particular field, especially in fine arts, food, or drink

 
invert - obrátit, otočit
BrE
/ɪn'vɜ:t/
AmE
/ɪn'vɜrt/

verb - to turn upside down, to reverse the position, order, or arrangement of something

inverted commas
inverted commas - uvozovky
BrE
/ɪnˌvɜ:tɪd'kɒməz/
AmE
/ɪnˌvɜ:rtɪd'kɑ:məz/

noun, British English - punctuation marks that show where a quotation begins and ends (" " or ' '), also called quotation marks

common-sense
common-sense - rozumný, smysluplný (založený na zdravém rozumu)
BrE
/ˌkɒmən'sens/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mən'sens/

adjective - demonstrating practical reasoning or judgment based on ordinary experience and understanding

 
search me - nemám tušení, vůbec netuším, nemám páru, nemám potuchy
BrE
/ˌsɜ:tʃ'mi:/
AmE
/ˌsɜ:rtʃ'mi:/

phrase, informal - a phrase that we say when we don't have the slightest idea

 
thereby - tím, důsledkem čehož, čímž
BrE
/ˌðeə'baɪ/
AmE
/ˌðer'baɪ/

adverb, formal - as a result of a given situation