competent - schopný, způsobilý, kvalifikovaný
BrE
/'kɒmpətənt/
AmE
/'kɑ:mpətənt/

adjective - having enough knowledge or skill to do something

 
usage - použití jazyka
BrE
/'ju:sɪdʒ/
AmE
/'ju:sɪdʒ/

noun - the way language (words, phrases, structures) is used

 
telenovela - telenovala (z Latinské Ameriky)
BrE
/telənə'velə/
AmE
/telənə'velə/

noun - a soap opera that is aired in or from many Latin American countries

dirt poor
dirt poor - chudý, v bídě
BrE
/ˌdɜ:t'pɔ:/
AmE
/ˌdɜ:rt'pɔ:r/

adjective, informal - very poor

 
dirt cheap - směšně levný
BrE
/ˌdɜ:t 'tʃi:p/
AmE
/ˌdɜ:rt 'tʃi:p/

adjective, informal - extremely cheap

 
off-season - mimosezóna
BrE
/'ɒfˌsi:zn/
AmE
/'ɑ:fˌsi:zn/

noun - the time of you when a particular activity is not done

 
turf - pažit, krátká hustá tráva, trávník, travní koberec (i umělý)
BrE
/'tɜ:f/
AmE
/'tɜ:rf/

noun, British English - an area with short thick grass, or artificial surface that looks like thick grass

 
Adrian - Adrian
BrE
/'eɪdrɪən/
AmE
/'eɪdrɪən/

noun - a man's first name

 
Ada - Ada
BrE
/'eɪdə/
AmE
/'eɪdə/

noun - a woman's first name

 
Abigail - Abigail
BrE
/'æbɪgeɪl/
AmE
/'æbɪgeɪl/

noun - a woman's first name

 
Aaron - Aaron
BrE
/'erən/
AmE
/'erən/

noun - a man's first name

fluffy
fluffy - načechraný, nadýchaný
BrE
/'flʌfi/
AmE
/'flʌfi/

adjective - soft to touch, sometimes containing air

 
a far cry - na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy
BrE
/əˌfɑ:'kraɪ/
AmE
/əˌfɑ:r'kraɪ/

noun - completely different

 
contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)
BrE
/kən'traɪv/
AmE
/kən'traɪv/

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

contraption
contraption - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/kən'træpʃn/
AmE
/kən'træpʃn/

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