cow - zastrašit, odstrašit, vyděsit
BrE
/'kaʊ/
AmE
/'kaʊ/

verb - to make someone afraid of you in order to make them listen to you or obey you

 
rat out - donášet na (někoho), žalovat na (někoho), říct (něco an někoho), udat (někoho)
BrE
/'rætˌaʊt/
AmE
/'ræt̬ˌaʊt/

verb, American English, informal - to tell someone (the police, parents, teachers etc.) that somebody did something wrong

 
rat - chytat, lovit krysy (o psovi)
BrE
/'ræt/
AmE
/'ræt/

verb - to catch rats

petrified
petrified - vyděšený, vystrašený (k smrti), zkamenělý (hrůzou)
BrE
/'petrəfaɪd/
AmE
/'petrəfaɪd/

adjective - so frightened that you cannot move

 
even - srovnat, vyrovnat (např. skóre)
BrE
/'i:vn/
AmE
/'i:vn/

verb - to make two things equal, e.g. score

inside out
inside out - obráceně, naruby, vzhůru nohama
BrE
/ˌɪnsaɪd 'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌɪnsaɪd 'aʊt/

adverb - having the inside on the outside and the other way round

pig-headed
pig-headed - paličatý, umíněný, tvrdohlavý
BrE
/ˌpɪg'hedɪd/
AmE
/ˌpɪg'hedɪd/

adjective - very stubborn, refusing to change opinion or decisions, not willing to do what people want

fishy
fishy - pochybný, podezřelý, nekalý
BrE
/'fɪʃi/
AmE
/'fɪʃi/

adjective, informal - suspicious, probably dishonest

 
eager beaver - pilná včelka, horlivec, snaživec
BrE
/ˌi:gə 'bi:və/
AmE
/ˌi:gər 'bi:vər/

noun, informal - a person who is very enthusiastic about something (their job, school etc.)

copycat
copycat - kdo se opičí (po někom), napodobenina, kdo napodobuje jiné, napodobitel
BrE
/'kɒpikæt/
AmE
/'kɑ:pikæt/

noun, informal - a person who just copies what somebody else does

inedible
inedible - nepoživatelný, nestravitelný, (nebýt) k jídlu
BrE
/ɪ'nedɪbl/
AmE
/ɪ'nedəbəl/

adjective - not possible to be eaten

 
nursing - ošetřovatelství, pečovatelství
BrE
/'nɜ:sɪŋ/
AmE
/'nɜ:rsɪŋ/

noun - the process or the job of taking care of sick or injured people

 
nursing home - domov důchodců, pečovatelský ústav
BrE
/'nɜ:sɪŋ ˌhəʊm/
AmE
/'nɜ:rsɪŋ ˌhoʊm/

noun - an institution that takes care of old or sick people

 
tactician - taktik, stratég
BrE
/tæk'tɪʃn/
AmE
/tæk'tɪʃən/

noun - a person who is good in using tactics

 
old-age pensioner - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/ˌəʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃnə/
AmE
/ˌoʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃənər/

noun, British English - a person who is old enough to get a pension from the government