asparagus
asparagus - chřest
BrE
/ə'spærəgəs/
AmE
/ə'spærəgəs/

noun - a long thin vegetable in the form of a stem, it can be either green or white

 
sniffle - popotahovat
BrE
/'snɪfl/
AmE
/'snɪfl/

verb - to make a sniffing sound because you have a runny nose, you have been crying etc.

 
sniffles - nachlazení, rýma, rýmička
BrE
/'snɪflz/
AmE
/'snɪflz/

noun - a slight cold

snap fingers
snap fingers - lusknout prsty
BrE
/ˌsnæp'fɪŋgəz/
AmE
/ˌsnæp'fɪŋgərz/

verb - to make a short noise by quickly rubbing your thumb and middle finger

 
bouncy - skákací
BrE
/'baʊnsi/
AmE
/'baʊnsi/

adjective - something that bounces when it hits a hard surface

 
bouncy ball - hopík, skákací míček
BrE
/ˌbaʊnsi'bɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌbaʊnsi'bɔ:l/

noun - a small elastic ball that will bounce when it hits a hard surface

 
drift off - usnout, usínat, začít klimbat
BrE
/ˌdrɪft'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌdrɪft'ɑ:f/

verb - to start sleeping

 
drowse - klimbat, dřímat, spát
BrE
/'draʊz/
AmE
/'draʊz/

verb - to sleep lightly

 
nod off - usnout, usínat, klimbat, začít klimbat
BrE
/ˌnɒd'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:d'ɑ:f/

verb - to start sleeping lightly, especially while sitting, while listening to something etc.

 
designer - značkový
BrE
/dɪ'zaɪnə/
AmE
/dɪ'zaɪnər/

adjective - made by a well-known fashion designer

 
Epiphany - Tři králové, Zjevení páně
BrE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/
AmE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/

noun - a Christan celebration of the day that Jesus Christ was visited by the three magi

 
epiphany - uvědomění, prozření, zjevení
BrE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/
AmE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/

noun - a sudden feeling of understanding something, realizing something, seeing something clearly

 
talk out of - rozmluvit, vymluvit
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k'aʊtəv/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k'aʊtəv/

verb - to persuade someone not to do something

 
talk into - přemluvit, ukecat
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k'ɪntə/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k'ɪntə/

verb - to persuade someone to do something

 
no problem - bez starostí, žádné strachy, bez problému, žádný problém
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'prɒbləm/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'prɑ:bləm/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that something we are asked to do can be done easily, or that we are willing to do that