blinker
blinker - blinkr, směrovka (na autě)
BrE
/'blɪnkə/
AmE
/'blɪnkər/

noun, informal - one of the lights at the front or back of a car that you use when you want to inform other drivers that you are about to change direction

 
in the blink of an eye - okamžitě, v mžiku, co by dup
BrE
/ɪnðəˌblɪŋkəvən'aɪ/
AmE
/ɪnðəˌblɪŋkəvən'aɪ/

adverb - very quickly

blink
blink - mrknutí, zamrkání (jako reflex)
BrE
/'blɪŋk/
AmE
/'blɪŋk/

noun - the act of closing and opening your eyes very quickly

 
in ruins - v troskách
BrE
/ɪn'ru:ɪnz/
AmE
/ɪn'ru:ɪnz/

adjective - extremely damaged

 
soppy - sentimentální
BrE
/'sɒpi/
AmE
/'sɑ:pi/

adjective, British English, informal - too sentimental, too emotional

 
sappy - sentimentální
BrE
/'sæpi/
AmE
/'sæpi/

adjective, American English, informal - too sentimental, too emotional

 
ruin - zruinovat, přivést na mizinu
BrE
/'ru:ɪn/
AmE
/'ru:ɪn/

verb - to make someone lose all their money

contraceptive
contraceptive - antikoncepční
BrE
/ˌkɒntrə'septɪv/
AmE
/ˌkɑntrə'septɪv/

adjective - used to prevent pregnancy, connected with the method of preventing pregnancy

contraceptive
contraceptive - antikoncepce (prostředek či metoda)
BrE
/ˌkɒntrə'septɪv/
AmE
/ˌkɑntrə'septɪv/

noun - a method or a means of preventing conception (such as a condom, the pill etc.)

 
chestnut - kaštanový, kaštanově hnědý (barva)
BrE
/'tʃesnʌt/
AmE
/'tʃesnʌt/

adjective - red-brown in colour

 
buckeye - kaštan koňský, jírovec maďal (nejedlý)
BrE
/'bʌkaɪ/
AmE
/'bʌkaɪ/

noun, American English - a tree or shrub of the horse-chestnut family, or its nut

sweet chestnut
sweet chestnut - kaštan jedlý, kaštanovník jedlý, kaštanovník setý
BrE
/ˌswi:t'tʃesnʌt/
AmE
/ˌswi:t'tʃesnʌt/

noun - a large tree with white and pink flowers that produces edible nuts that grow inside cases; or the nut of such a tree

horse chestnut
horse chestnut - kaštan, nejedlý kaštan, koňský kaštan, jírovec maďal
BrE
/ˌhɔ:s'tʃesnʌt/
AmE
/ˌhɔ:rs'tʃesnʌt/

noun - a large tree with white and pink flowers that produces shiny brown nuts that grow inside cases; or the nut of such a tree

 
conker - kaštan nejedlý (plod)
BrE
/'kɒŋkə/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋkər/

noun, British English - the shiny nut of the horse chestnut tree

 
broiler - brojler, jatečné kuře (malé, vhodné ke grilování)
BrE
/'brɔɪlə/
AmE
/'brɔɪlər/

noun - a young chicken that is suitable for grilling or roasting