adjective
-
weak or limp, esp. of flowers that don't have enough water
puffed
- nateklý, oteklý, napuchlý
BrE
/'pʌfd/
AmE
/'pʌfd/
adjective
-
swollen, because of an injury or because you have been crying
cough medicine
- léky na kašel, lék na kašel, lék proti kašli
BrE
/'kɒfˌmedsən/
AmE
/'kɑ:fˌmedəsɪn/
noun
-
drops, syrup etc. that you take if you have a cough
one-night stand
- sex na jednu noc, jednorázovka
BrE
/ˌwʌnnaɪt'stænd/
AmE
/ˌwʌnnaɪt'stænd/
noun, informal
-
an occasion when people have sex only once and never again
hand luggage
- příruční zavazadlo, zavazadla
BrE
/'hænd lʌgɪdʒ/
AmE
/'hænd lʌgɪdʒ/
noun, British English
-
small bags that passengers can have with them on an aircraft
throw
- uspořádat (např. oslavu), dát (např. ránu), mít (např. záchvat)
BrE
/'θrəʊ/
AmE
/'θroʊ/
verb
-
a verb used in some collocations that means to organize (such as a party), to give (such as a punch), to have (such as a fit or a tantrum)
stowaway
- černý pasažér
BrE
/'stəʊəweɪ/
AmE
/'stoʊəweɪ/
noun
-
someone who gets on board a plane or ship etc. secretly so that they do not have to pay the fare
park
- park
BrE
/'pɑ:k/
AmE
/'pɑ:rk/
noun
-
an open green area in a town or city where people can go to relax, sit down, have a picnic etc.
errands
- zařizování
BrE
/'erəndz/
AmE
/'erəndz/
noun
-
small tasks you have to do (usually in a town, city etc.) that involve delivering things, buying things, collecting things, etc.
bowling
- bowling, hra v kuželky
BrE
/'bəʊlɪŋ/
AmE
/'boʊlɪŋ/
noun
-
a game in which you throw a heavy ball along a special path and have to knock down nine wooden pieces
attagirl
- šikovná holka, šikula, dobrá práce
BrE
/'ætəgɜ:l/
AmE
/'æt̬əgɜ:rl/
interjection, American English, informal
-
a word we use to encourage someone (a girl or a woman) or congratulate someone on something they have done well
attaboy
- pašák, šikovný kluk, šikula, dobrá práce
BrE
/'ætəbɔɪ/
AmE
/'æt̬əbɔɪ/
interjection, American English, informal
-
a word we use to encourage someone (a boy or a man) or congratulate someone on something they have done well
Scattergories
- hra scattergories
BrE
/'skætəgəriz/
AmE
/'skæt̬ərgɔ:riz/
noun
-
a word game in which the players have to write words beginning with a particular letter for all the given categories
third time lucky
- do třetice všeho dobrého
BrE
/ˌθɜ:d taɪm 'lʌki/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rd taɪm 'lʌki/
phrase
-
used when you have tried to do a particular thing twice before and hope that you will succeed the next time
consumer durables
- zboží dlouhodobé spotřeby
BrE
/kənˌsju:mə 'djʊərəblz/
AmE
/kənˌsu:mər 'dʊrəblz/
noun, technical
-
products that have a long lifespan, such as appliances, furniture, and vehicles