cuckoo
cuckoo - bláznivý
BrE
/'kʊku:/
AmE
/'ku:ku:/

adjective, informal - crazy

 
gadgetry - přístroje, aparáty
BrE
/'gædʒɪtri/
AmE
/'gædʒɪtri/

noun - modern tools and devices (often showing disapproval)

 
insomniac - člověk trpící nespavostí
BrE
/ɪn'sɒmniæk/
AmE
/ɪn'sɑ:mniæk/

noun - a person who cannot fall asleep easily

 
yearningly - toužebně
BrE
/'jɜ:nɪŋli/
AmE
/'jɜ:rnɪŋli/

adverb, formal - with a strong desire

 
yearning - touha, prahnutí, toužebné očekávání
BrE
/'jɜ:nɪŋ/
AmE
/'jɜ:rnɪŋ/

noun, formal - a strong desire

 
prime - připravit, instruovat, poučit
BrE
/'praɪm/
AmE
/'praɪm/

verb, technical - to prepare someone for a particular situation by giving them essential information

crawfish
crawfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/
AmE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/

noun, American English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

crayfish
crayfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/
AmE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/

noun, British English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

 
agility - bystrost, chytrost, pohotovost
BrE
/ə'dʒɪləti/
AmE
/ə'dʒɪlət̬i/

noun - the ability to think quickly and clearly

 
agile - bystrý, pohotový, inteligentní
BrE
/'ædʒaɪl/
AmE
/'ædʒaɪl/

adjective - able to think clearly and quickly

 
unbearably - nesnesitelně, neúnosně
BrE
/ʌn'beərəbli/
AmE
/ʌn'berəbli/

adverb - in a way that is too unpleasant or annoying to tolerate

sparkling wine
sparkling wine - sekt, perlivé víno, šumivé víno
BrE
/ˌspɑ:klɪŋ 'waɪn/
AmE
/ˌspɑ:rklɪŋ 'waɪn/

noun - a wine with a lot of bubbles in it

 
stand for - zastávat, reprezentovat, hájit
BrE
/'stænd fɔ:/
AmE
/'stænd fɔ:r/

verb - to support or represent an idea, principle, value

 
emulsion - emulze (směs kapalin, které se zcela nepromíchávají)
BrE
/ɪ'mʌlʃn/
AmE
/ɪ'mʌlʃn/

noun, technical - a mixture of liquids that do not completely blend

 
every other - každý druhý, ob jeden
BrE
/ˌevri'ʌðə/
AmE
/ˌevri'ʌðər/

determiner - each alternate one