pierce
pierce - propíchnout, probodnout
BrE
/'pɪəs/
AmE
/'pɪrs/

verb - to drive something sharp (e.g. a needle) into or through something

 
shush - pšš
BrE
/'ʃʊʃ/
AmE
/'ʃʊʃ/

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
shh - pšš
BrE
/'ʃ:/
AmE
/'ʃ:/

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
sh - pš
BrE
/'ʃ/
AmE
/'ʃ/

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
land phone - pevná linka
BrE
/'lændˌfəʊn/
AmE
/'lændˌfoʊn/

noun - a telephone line that uses wires (as opposed to mobile phones)

 
land line - pevná linka
BrE
/'lændˌlaɪn/
AmE
/'lændˌlaɪn/

noun - a telephone line that uses wires (as opposed to mobile phones)

landline
landline - pevná linka
BrE
/'lændˌlaɪn/
AmE
/'lændˌlaɪn/

noun - a telephone line that uses wires (as opposed to mobile phones)

 
fold in - vmíchat, vmísit (opatrně, pomalu)
BrE
/ˌfəʊl'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌfoʊld'ɪn/

verb - to mix something into a mixture gently with a spoon etc.

phenomenon
phenomenon - fenomén, jev, úkaz
BrE
/fə'nɒmənən/
AmE
/fə'nɑ:mənɑ:n/

noun - an unusual thing (fact, event etc) that is difficult to understand

 
take the cake - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'keɪk/

phrase, American English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu
BrE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ðə'bɪskɪt/

phrase, British English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 
high-strung - nervózní, napjatý
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'strʌŋ/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'strʌŋ/

adjective - nervous or tense, esp. because you are expecting something to happen

 
edgy - nabroušený, nervózní, napjatý
BrE
/'edʒi/
AmE
/'edʒi/

adjective - nervous or tense, esp. because you are expecting something to happen

 
diagnose - určit diagnózu, diagnostikovat
BrE
/ˌdaɪəg'nəʊz/
AmE
/ˌdaɪəg'noʊz/

verb - to determine what is the problem or illness that someone has

Sun
Sun - Slunce
BrE
/'sʌn/
AmE
/'sʌn/

noun - the star that gives light and heat to our solar system