cabbie - taxikář

noun, informal - a person who drives a taxi

 

dearie - miláčku, zlatíčko

noun, British English, informal - a friendly way of addressing someone

 

kiddie - děťátko, dítko

noun, informal - an affectionate word for child

 

lassie - děvčátko

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a girl (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

 

laddie - klouček

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a boy (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

gramps - děda

noun, informal - an informal word for a grandfather

 

diminutive - zdrobnělina

noun - a word that shows that something or someone is small

 

afford - poskytovat, poskytnout, nabízet, nabídnout

verb, formal - to provide something

 

put all your eggs in one basket - vsadit vše na jednu kartu, vsadit vše na jednoho koně

verb - to rely completely on one course of action, not giving yourself more possibilities

mulberry - moruše

noun - a dark soft fruit that grows on a small tree, or the tree that gives this fruit

 

gaudiness - křiklavost, extravagantnost, okázalost

noun - the state of being extravagant, using bright colours, standing out from the rest etc.

 

gaudily - křiklavě, extravagantně, okázale

adverb - in an extravagant way, especially using bright colours etc.

 

gaudy - univerzitní banket, univerzitní slavnost, univerzitní událost

noun, British English - a type of feast or banquet held at some British universities

 

coachman - kočí

noun, dated - a person whose job was to drive a vehicle pulled by horses

 

free period - volná hodina

noun - a block of time during a school day when a student is not scheduled for any classes or activities