baobab - baobab

noun - a tree with a short, thick trunk, native to Africa or Australia, able to live for thousands of years

geyser - gejzír

noun - a hot spring which sends boiling water and steam high into the air like a fountain

 

reek - páchnout, smrdět, čpět

verb - to have a very unpleasant smell

 

hankie - kapesník

noun, informal - a piece of cloth or paper that you use when blowing your nose

eggnog - vaječný likér/koňak

noun - a drink made from eggs, milk, sugar and alcohol

haggle - smlouvat, dohadovat, handrkovat se (o ceně)

verb - to argue with somebody when discussing the conditions of a sale

blow a raspberry - odfrknout (s jazykem mezi rty), prdět pusou

verb - to make a rude sound by sticking your tongue out and blowing

 

null - nulový, prázdný

adjective - having a zero value (esp. in computing)

 

love - nula (v tenise)

noun - a zero score in tennis

combo - kombinace, spojení

noun, informal - a combination

 

a far cry - na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy

noun - completely different

 

contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

contraption - udělátko, vychytávka

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

double standard - dvojí metr, nestejný přístup

noun - treating a person or a group of people differently than another in the same situation

 

disobedience - neposlušnost

noun - the act of not doing what you are told or what you are expected to do