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

mandible
mandible - kusadlo
BrE
/'mændɪbl/
AmE
/'mændɪbl/

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

elytron
elytron - krovka
BrE
/'elɪtrɒn/
AmE
/'elɪtrɑ:n/

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

floorball
floorball - florbal
BrE
/'flɔ:bɔ:l/
AmE
/'flɔ:rbɔ:l/

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

 
inhuman - nepodobný člověku, nelidský
BrE
/ɪn'hju:mən/
AmE
/ɪn'hju:mən/

adjective - causing fear because of something that is not typical for a human

 
inhuman - nelidský, krutý
BrE
/ɪn'hju:mən/
AmE
/ɪn'hju:mən/

adjective - cruel, not showing sympathy, not showing human emotions

 
humanely - humánně, lidsky
BrE
/hju:'meɪnli/
AmE
/hju:'meɪnli/

adverb - kindly, with sympathy, without causing people or animals pain or suffering

 
inhumane - nehumánní, nelidský
BrE
/ˌɪnhju:'meɪn/
AmE
/ˌɪnhju:'meɪn/

adjective - not behaving towards other people or animals kindly or with sympathy, causing them pain or suffering

 
articulate - výřečný (schopen se pohotově vyjádřit)
BrE
/a:'tɪkjələt/
AmE
/a:r'tɪkjələt/

adjective - good at expressing, ideas, thoughts or feelings