mesmerize
mesmerize - uchvátit, očarovat, fascinovat, okouzlit, zhypnotizovat
BrE
/'mezməraɪz/
AmE
/'mezməraɪz/

verb - to hold someone's attention completely as if by magic or hypnosis; to fascinate or captivate someone intensely

disdain
disdain - opovrhovat, pohrdat, znevažovat
BrE
/dɪs'deɪn/
AmE
/dɪs'deɪn/

verb, formal - to regard or treat someone or something with contempt or as if they are unworthy of respect

 
tartar - zubní kámen
BrE
/'tɑ:tə/
AmE
/'tɑ:rt̬ər/

noun - a hard substance that forms on your teeth, especially if you do not look after them properly

life vest
life vest - záchranná vesta
BrE
/'laɪf vest/
AmE
/'laɪf vest/

noun, American English - a kind of rubber jacket filled with air that makes you float if you fall into water

life jacket
life jacket - záchranná vesta
BrE
/'laɪf dʒækɪt/
AmE
/'laɪf dʒækɪt/

noun - a kind of rubber jacket filled with air that makes you float if you fall into water

 
leave me alone - nech mě napokoji, nech mě být
BrE
/ˌli:v mi: ə'ləʊn/
AmE
/ˌli:v mi: ə'loʊn/

verb - the phrase you say to someone if you want them to go away and stop bothering you

 
damages - odškodné, náhrada škody, odškodnění
BrE
/'dæmɪdʒɪz/
AmE
/'dæmɪdʒɪz/

noun - the money that you have to pay if you have damaged something or done harm to somebody

 
spare - náhradní
BrE
/'speə/
AmE
/'sper/

adjective - able to be used instead of another (e.g. if one fails or is lost or broken etc.)

second helping
second helping - přidání si (u jídla)
BrE
/ˌsekənd 'helpɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌsekənd 'helpɪŋ/

noun - if you have a second helping, you get a second portion of the same food (or drink)

 
rumour has it - říká se (že), povídá se (že)
BrE
/'ru:mə hæz ɪt/
AmE
/'ru:mər hæz ɪt/

phrase - used to express that you have heard something, but you do not know if it is true

 
shroom - houbička (halucinogenní)
BrE
/'ʃru:m/
AmE
/'ʃru:m/

noun, American English - a kind of mushroom that makes you hallucinate if you eat it, often used as a drug

 
mime - otevírat pusu (jako když mluvím), dělat jako když mluvím
BrE
/'maɪm/
AmE
/'maɪm/

verb - to open your mouth as if you were speaking, often pretending to sing along with a recording

 
Mad Eye Moody - Pošuk Moody
BrE
/ˌmæd aɪ'mu:di/
AmE
/ˌmæd aɪ'mu:di/

noun - Harry's teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts in his fourth year at Hogwarts (he had a magical eye and only one leg)

seal
seal - tuleň, lachtan
BrE
/'si:l/
AmE
/'si:l/

noun - a grey animal living in and near the sea and eating fish, it hasn't got legs, only two short flat arms and a tail

 
reassess - přehodnotit
BrE
/ˌri:ə'ses/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'ses/

verb - to think about something again in order to decide if you need to change your opinion about it