traffic light
traffic light - světlo na semaforu
BrE
/'træfɪk laɪt/
AmE
/'træfɪk laɪt/

noun - one of the three lights - red, yellow or green - that tell you whether you have to stop your car or whether you can go

 
electrical - elektrický
BrE
/ɪ'lektrɪkl/
AmE
/ɪ'lektrɪkl/

adjective - connected with electricity, using, providing, conducting electricity

 
Pete - Péťa
BrE
/'pi:t/
AmE
/'pi:t/

noun - a familiar form of the name Peter

 
connected - spojovaný, spojený
BrE
/kə'nektɪd/
AmE
/kə'nektɪd/

adjective - associated with, related to

 
Stirling - Stirling
BrE
/'stɜ:lɪŋ/
AmE
/'stɜ:rlɪŋ/

noun - a historic town / castle in Scotland

 
take turns - střídat se
BrE
/ˌteɪk'tɜ:nz/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'tɜ:rnz/

verb - to do an activity in a way that first one person does something, then the other person, then the first person again etc.

 
up to - na (něčím rozhodnutí)
BrE
/'ʌp tʊ/
AmE
/'ʌp tʊ/

preposition - for somebody to decide, someone's responsibility

 
in need - v nouzi
BrE
/ɪn'ni:d/
AmE
/ɪn'ni:d/

phrase - needing help

 
run to - dosáhnout, dosahovat, vyšplhat se na
BrE
/'rʌn tʊ/
AmE
/'rʌn tʊ/

verb - to be of a particular amount, length etc.

 
unimportant - nedůležitý
BrE
/ˌʌnɪm'pɔ:tənt/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪm'pɔ:rt̬ənt/

adjective - not having great value, meaning or influence

keep one's fingers crossed
keep one's fingers crossed - držet (někomu) palce, držet palce, držet pěsti
BrE
/'ki:p wʌns ˌfɪŋgəz 'krɒst/
AmE
/'ki:p wʌns ˌfɪŋgərz 'krɑ:st/

verb - to wish someone luck

coloured pencil
coloured pencil - pastelka
BrE
/ˌkʌləd'pensl/
AmE
/ˌkʌlərd'pensl/

noun - a kind of pencil you use to write or draw something in different colours

wax pastel
wax pastel - voskovka
BrE
/'wæksˌpæstl/
AmE
/'wæksˌpæstl/

noun - a stick of colored wax or chalk used to write or draw in different colours

 
broken record - ohraná deska, poškrávaná gramofonová deska
BrE
/ˌbrəʊkən'rekəd/
AmE
/ˌbroʊkən'rekərd/

noun - a damaged record which, when you listen to it, will always skip back and play a bit over and over again

 
Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift
BrE
/ˌteɪlə'swɪft/
AmE
/ˌteɪlər'swɪft/

noun - a popular American country and pop singer / songwriter