macaw
macaw - papoušek, ara
BrE
/mə'kɔ:/
AmE
/mə'kɑ:/

noun - a type of a parrot, especially one from Central or South America

cockatiel
cockatiel - korela, korela chocholatá
BrE
/ˌkɒkə'ti:l/
AmE
/'kɑ:kəˌti:l/

noun - a small type of Australian parrot often kept as a pet

cockatoo
cockatoo - kakadu, papoušek kakadu
BrE
/ˌkɒkə'tu:/
AmE
/'kɑ:kəˌtu:/

noun - a type of a parrot recognisable by a prominent crest

 
tough nut to crack - oříšek, tvrdý oříšek (těžký úkol, problém)
BrE
/ˌtʌf'nʌt tə'kræk/
AmE
/ˌtʌf'nʌt tə'kræk/

noun - a problem or situation that is difficult to deal with

 
damning - usvědčující
BrE
/'dæmɪŋ/
AmE
/'dæmɪŋ/

adjective - proving somebody's guilt

 
damn - zatratit, odsoudit
BrE
/'dæm/
AmE
/'dæm/

verb, informal - to condemn something, to strongly criticize something, to send someone to hell as a punishment

 
teeny-weeny - malilinkatý, malinkatý, prťavý, mrňavoučký
BrE
/ˌti:ni'wi:ni/
AmE
/ˌti:ni'wi:ni/

adjective, informal - very tiny, extremely small

 
pop the question - požádat o ruku
BrE
/ˌpɒp ðə'kwestʃn/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:p ðə'kwestʃn/

verb, informal - to ask somebody to marry you

 
frigid - ledový, mrazivý, chladný
BrE
/'frɪdʒɪd/
AmE
/'frɪdʒɪd/

adjective - very cold or very unfriendly

 
cancel out - vyrovnat (se), vykrátit (se), vyrušit (se)
BrE
/ˌkænsl'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌkænsl'aʊt/

verb - not to have any effect because two things have the opposite effect

 
conservatoire - konzervatoř, hudební konzervatoř
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətwɑ:/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətwɑ:r/

noun, British English - a school where people learn music or acting

 
conservatory - konzervatoř, hudební konzervatoř
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətri/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətɔ:ri/

noun, American English - a school where people learn music or acting

 
conservatory - zimní zahrada, prosklená přístavba
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətri/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətɔ:ri/

noun, British English - a room with glass walls and glass roof that is attached to a house and is usually used to grow sensitive plants in

 
tearjerker - doják (film, kniha, příběh)
BrE
/'tɪəˌdʒɜ:kə/
AmE
/'tɪrˌdʒɜ:rkər/

noun, informal - a sad story in a film, a book or a play that is intended to make people cry

 
shmutz - špína (něco špinavého)
BrE
/'ʃmʊts/
AmE
/'ʃmʊts/

noun, American English, informal - dirt or something dirty