merry-go-round
merry-go-round - kolotoč (na pouti)
BrE
/'merɪgəʊˌraʊnd/
AmE
/'merɪgoʊˌraʊnd/

noun - a disc-like machine with artificial animals that goes around, which people ride on for fun

flute
flute - sklenička na šampaňské
BrE
/'flu:t/
AmE
/'flu:t/

noun - a tall narrow glass used for drinking champagne

 
study buddy - parťák na učení
BrE
/'stʌdiˌbʌdi/
AmE
/'stʌdiˌbʌdi/

noun, informal - somebody who you study with

hamper
hamper - koš na prádlo
BrE
/'hæmpə/
AmE
/'hæmpər/

noun, American English - a container that you keep your dirty clothes and bed sheets in until they are washed

burner
burner - plotýnka (na vařiči)
BrE
/'bɜ:nə/
AmE
/'bɜ:rnər/

noun, American English - one of the round parts of a cooker that you cook on

clamp
clamp - botička na auto
BrE
/'klæmp/
AmE
/'klæmp/

noun, British English - a metal device that is fixed to the wheel of a car that has been parked illegally

 
insist on - trvat na něčem
BrE
/ɪn'sɪst ˌɒn/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪst ˌɑ:n/

verb - to say that it is important that somebody should do something or that something should be done

skateboarding
skateboarding - jízda na skateboardu
BrE
/'skeɪtbɔ:dɪŋ/
AmE
/'skeɪtbɔ:rdɪŋ/

noun - the activity of riding on a skateboard

 
cookie cutter - vykrajovátko (na těsto)
BrE
/'kʊkiˌkʌtə/
AmE
/'kʊkiˌkʌtər/

noun - an object that you use for cutting dough or pastry to make cookies of a particular shape

music stand
music stand - stojan na noty
BrE
/'mju:zɪk stænd/
AmE
/'mju:zɪk stænd/

noun - a metal frame, usually foldable, used by musicians and singers to hold sheets of music

drumstick
drumstick - palička na buben
BrE
/'drʌmstɪk/
AmE
/'drʌmstɪk/

noun - a stick that is used to hit a drum

 
acknowledge - brát na vědomí
BrE
/ək'nɒlɪdʒ/
AmE
/ək'nɑ:lɪdʒ/

verb, formal - to show that you have noticed someone or something

 
shelve - odložit na polici
BrE
/'ʃelv/
AmE
/'ʃelv/

verb - to put or arrange something onto shelves

 
shelve - odložit (na neurčito)
BrE
/'ʃelv/
AmE
/'ʃelv/

verb - to decide not to continue with a plan, project, etc. either for a while or permanently

 
dense - náročný (na pochopení)
BrE
/'dens/
AmE
/'dens/

adjective, informal - difficult to understand because it contains a lot of ideas