agony uncle - muž odpovídající na dotazy čtenářů

noun, British English - a man who answers readers' questions in a magazine or a newspaper

 

agony aunt - žena odpovídající na dotazy čtenářů

noun, British English - a woman who answers readers' questions in a magazine or a newspaper

 

culture vulture - člověk posedlý kulturou a kulturním vyžitím

noun, informal - someone who is very interested in art, music, literature and similar things

cuckoo clock - kukačkové hodiny, kukačky (hodiny)

noun - a clock with a little toy bird in it that announces time

 

uncannily - neobvykle, zvláštně, podivně, nepochopitelně, neuvěřitelně

adverb - in a way that is strange, unusual, difficult to explain or understand

crawfish - rak (korýš)

noun, American English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

crayfish - rak (korýš)

noun, British English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

 

tinsel - pozlátko

noun - something that looks valuable or appealing when it is in fact worthless

 

redwood - sekvoje, sekvoj (strom)

noun - a very tall coniferous tree that grows especially in California and Oregon

knitting needle - pletací jehlice, jehlice na pletení

noun - one of two long pointed tools used in making sweaters, socks etc.

foreman - mistr, předák

noun - a skilled worker who is in charge of a group of workers

 

fancy-schmancy - nóbl, parádní (myšleno kriticky nebo jako žert)

adjective, informal - expensive and fashionable, used in a critical way or as a joke

 

stakeholder - zainteresovaný subjekt

noun - a person or a company that is involved in a particular organization

 

slam-dunk - smečovat, zasměčovat (v basketbalu)

verb - (in basketball) to jump up and throw the ball through the basket

 

dunk - smečovat, zasměčovat (v basketbalu)

verb - (in basketball) to jump up and throw the ball through the basket