partition
partition - přepažit, předělit, rozdělit, přehradit
BrE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/
AmE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/

verb - to divide something, usually a room or a country, into two or more parts

dire wolf
dire wolf - pravlk obrovský
BrE
/ˌdaɪə'wʊlf/
AmE
/ˌdaɪər'wʊlf/

noun - the largest canine species, now extinct

 
dire - ubohý, chabý, špatný, hrozný
BrE
/'daɪə/
AmE
/'daɪər/

adjective, British English, informal - very bad, poor

in dire straits
in dire straits - v úzkých, v koncích
BrE
/ɪnˌdaɪə'streɪts/
AmE
/ɪnˌdaɪər'streɪts/

adjective - in a difficult situation

 
hot air - kecy, žvásty, prázdná slova, plané řeči
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t̬'er/

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

 
spice - šťáva, grády
BrE
/'spaɪs/
AmE
/'spaɪs/

noun - something that makes something more interesting or exciting

stag beetle
stag beetle - roháč (brouk)
BrE
/'stægˌbi:tl/
AmE
/'stægˌbi:t̬l/

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

dung beetle
dung beetle - brouk hovnivál, hovnivál, hnojník (brouk)
BrE
/'dʌŋˌbi:tl/
AmE
/'dʌŋˌbi:t̬l/

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

shard
shard - krovka
BrE
/'ʃɑ:d/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:rd/

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

feeler
feeler - tykadlo
BrE
/'fi:lə/
AmE
/'fi:lər/

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

 
flow - příliv
BrE
/'fləʊ/
AmE
/'fləʊ/

noun - the movement of the sea towards the shore

 
flow - tok, průtok
BrE
/'fləʊ/
AmE
/'fləʊ/

noun - the continuous movement of something or someone in one direction

 
flow - volně splývat (vlasy, oblečení)
BrE
/'fləʊ/
AmE
/'fləʊ/

verb - to hang loosely and often attractively

 
drift - návěj, závěj
BrE
/'drɪft/
AmE
/'drɪft/

noun - a large pile of snow or something similar, made by the wind

 
drift - pohybovat se (pomalu)
BrE
/'drɪft/
AmE
/'drɪft/

verb - to move somewhere slowly