bachelorette - mladá svobodná žena
BrE
/ˌbætʃələ'ret/
AmE
/ˌbætʃələ'ret/

noun, American English - a young woman who is not married

 
no-nonsense - seriózní, rozumný
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'nɒnsns/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'nɑ:nsens/

adjective - very serious and direct, without foolishness

 
kestrel - poštolka
BrE
/'kestrəl/
AmE
/'kestrəl/

noun - a small European bird of prey

 
buzzard - káně
BrE
/'bʌzəd/
AmE
/'bʌzərd/

noun - a large European bird of prey

beast of prey
beast of prey - šelma
BrE
/ˌbi:stəf'preɪ/
AmE
/ˌbi:stəf'preɪ/

noun - an animal that hunts other animals for food

bird of prey
bird of prey - dravec, dravý pták
BrE
/ˌbɜ:dəf'preɪ/
AmE
/ˌbɜ:rdəf'preɪ/

noun - a bird that hunts other animals for food

 
seep - prosakovat
BrE
/'si:p/
AmE
/'si:p/

verb - to flow slowly from something or into something

 
butch - chlapácký, drsný
BrE
/'bʊtʃ/
AmE
/'bʊtʃ/

adjective - big and strong, often quite aggressive

 
butcher - zmasakrovat, povraždit
BrE
/'bʊtʃə/
AmE
/'bʊtʃər/

verb - to kill somebody in a cruel or violent way

 
serpentine - vlnící se jako had, klikatý, hadovitý
BrE
/'sɜ:pəntaɪn/
AmE
/'sɜ:rpənti:n/

adjective - winding like a snake

hairpin
hairpin - zatáčka v serpentině, ostrá zatáčka
BrE
/'heəpɪn/
AmE
/'herpɪn/

noun - a U-shaped bend in the road

 
hairpin - sponka do vlasů
BrE
/'heəpɪn/
AmE
/'herpɪn/

noun - a U-shaped pin worn in your hair

 
switchback - zatáčka v serpentině
BrE
/'swɪtʃbæk/
AmE
/'swɪtʃbæk/

noun, American English - a U-shaped bend in the road

switchback
switchback - serpentina
BrE
/'swɪtʃbæk/
AmE
/'swɪtʃbæk/

noun - a road with a lot of sharp bends going up a steep hill

 
tongue-in-cheek - žertovný, míněný žertem
BrE
/ˌtʌŋɪn'tʃi:k/
AmE
/ˌtʌŋɪn'tʃi:k/

adjective - meant as a joke