cone off
cone off - uzavřít část silnice pomocí kuželů
BrE
/ˌkəʊn'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkoʊn'ɑ:f/

verb, British English - to close a part of the road using traffic cones

 
conical - kuželovitý
BrE
/'kɒnɪkl/
AmE
/'kɑ:nɪkl/

adjective - cone-shaped

faint
faint - malátný, cítící se na omdlení
BrE
/'feɪnt/
AmE
/'feɪnt/

adjective - feeling very weak, likely to lose consciousness

 
faint-hearted - nesmělý, bojácný, zbabělý, bázlivý
BrE
/ˌfeɪnt'hɑ:tɪd/
AmE
/'feɪnt'hɑ:rt̬ɪd/

adjective - not brave or confident, afraid of failing

 
the Privy Council - královská rada
BrE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/
AmE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

outhouse
outhouse - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'aʊthaʊs/
AmE
/'aʊthaʊs/

noun, American English - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

noun, dated - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - zasvěcený (do čeho)
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

adjective, formal - allowed to know something that other aren't allowed to know

 
pathos - patos, dojemnost
BrE
/'peɪθɒs/
AmE
/'peɪθɑ:s/

noun, literary - the quality of something that produces a feeling of sadness or sympathy

 
except - kromě toho že, až na to že, jenže
BrE
/ɪk'sept/
AmE
/ɪk'sept/

conjunction - apart from the fact that

 
whereabouts - kde asi, kde zhruba
BrE
/ˌweərə'baʊts/
AmE
/ˌwerə'baʊts/

adverb - the word we use to ask about the general location of something

alpine
alpine - skalnička, vysokohorská rostlina
BrE
/'ælpaɪn/
AmE
/'ælpaɪn/

noun - a plant that grows in high mountain areas and is usually quite small

 
alpine - alpský, horský, vysokohorský
BrE
/'ælpaɪn/
AmE
/'ælpaɪn/

adjective - connected with high mountains, especially the Alps

 
rub salt into the wound - dělat něco ještě horším (než to je)
BrE
/rʌb 'sɔ:lt ɪntə ðə ˌwu:nd/
AmE
/rʌb 'sɑ:lt ɪntə ðə ˌwu:nd/

verb - to make bad things or situation even worse

 
packed like sardines - namačkaní jako sardinky
BrE
/ˌpækt laɪk sɑ:'di:nz/
AmE
/ˌpækt laɪk sɑ:r'di:nz/

adjective, informal - pressed tightly together in a place