wrinkle - zádrhel, komplikace
BrE
/'rɪŋkl/
AmE
/'rɪŋkl/

noun, informal - a small complication or setback in a plan or situation

 
wrinkle - zmačkání, záhyb, přehyb (na látce, papíru)
BrE
/'rɪŋkl/
AmE
/'rɪŋkl/

noun - a small fold or a line, usually unwanted, in a piece of clothing or paper

 
wrinkle - svraštit, zvráskovatět, skrčit
BrE
/'rɪŋkl/
AmE
/'rɪŋkl/

verb - to make small lines in the skin on your face by moving muscles or because of old age

 
knowledgeably - zasvěceně, erudovaně, chytře
BrE
/'nɒlɪdʒəbli/
AmE
/'nɒlɪdʒəbli/

adverb - showing a lot of knowledge about something

 
autonomous - autonomní, samostatný
BrE
/ɔ:'tɒnəməs/
AmE
/ɔ:'tɑ:nəməs/

adjective - able to deal with things, make decisions etc. independently

 
Q-tip - vatová tyčinka, vatička do uší
BrE
/'kju: tɪp/
AmE
/'kju: tɪp/

noun, American English - (trademark) a stick with cotton at each end that is usually used to clean ears

 
lazily - líně, lenivě
BrE
/'leɪzɪli/
AmE
/'leɪzɪli/

adverb - slowly, refusing to be very active

 
grotesque - zrůda
BrE
/grəʊ'tesk/
AmE
/groʊ'tesk/

noun - a person who is ugly in an unusual or strange way, often as a sculpture or in a picture or a book

 
slapstick comedy - groteska
BrE
/'slæpstɪkˌkɒmədi/
AmE
/'slæpstɪkˌkɑ:mədi/

noun - a comedy with simple actions, such as slapping, hitting, falling over or throwing things

 
slapstick - groteskní humor (založen na fackování, padání či házení předmětů)
BrE
/'slæpstɪk/
AmE
/'slæpstɪk/

noun - a type of humour that involves simple actions, such as throwing things at each other, hitting each other, falling over etc.

 
actual - přímo ten, ten jeden, skutečně ten
BrE
/'æktʃʊəl/
AmE
/'æktʃʊəl/

adjective - a word used to emphasize that something is really the thing

upholster
upholster - čalounit, vyčalounit, vypolstrovat, pokrýt potahem (nábytek)
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstə/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstər/

verb - to cover an armchair, sofa or other furniture with a special material that makes it comfortable to sit on it

upholstery
upholstery - čalounění, polstrování
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstəri/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstəri/

noun - material that is used to cover armchairs or sofas

 
wake up and smell the coffee - probrat se, podívat se pravdě do očí
BrE
/weɪkˌʌp ən smell ð'kɒfi/
AmE
/weɪkˌʌp ən smell ð'kɑ:fi/

verb, informal - used to tell someone they should recognize the reality of a situation, usually unpleasant

 
wake-up call - procitnutí, probuzení, varování, upozornění (že je třeba jednat)
BrE
/'weɪkʌp ˌkɔ:l/
AmE
/'weɪkʌp ˌkɔ:l/

noun - something that happens to you and makes you realize there is a problem and you must do something about it