noun
-
something that looks valuable or appealing when it is in fact worthless
tinsel
- vánoční třásně, lameta
BrE
/'tɪnsl/
AmE
/'tɪnsl/
noun
-
thin strips of shiny material used to decorate Christmas trees or other festive displays
overeater
- kdo se přejídá
BrE
/ˌəʊvər'i:tə/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'i:t̬ər/
noun
-
a person who eats too much
mud bath
- bahenní lázeň
BrE
/'mʌdbɑ:θ/
AmE
/'mʌdbæθ/
noun
-
a bath in hot mud, usually done for medicinal purposes
mudguard
- blatník (motocyklu či kola)
BrE
/'mʌdgɑ:d/
AmE
/'mʌdgɑ:rd/
noun, British English
-
a curved piece of metal that covers the wheel (esp. of a motorcycle or a bike)
blast
- hlučet, řvát, hrát velmi nahlas
BrE
/'blɑ:st/
AmE
/'blæst/
verb, informal
-
to be very loud, to play very loudly
discipline
- ukáznit, cepovat, trestat
BrE
/'dɪsɪplɪn/
AmE
/'dɪsɪplɪn/
verb
-
to punish someone who doesn't behave properly
thresh
- mlátit obilí
BrE
/'θreʃ/
AmE
/'θreʃ/
verb
-
to separate grains from their husks using a special tool or a machine
flail
- cep
BrE
/'fleɪl/
AmE
/'fleɪl/
noun
-
a tool that people used in the past to separate the grains from their husks, it consisted of a long handle and a shorter stick hanging from it, it was also used as a primitive weapon
shy from
- vyhnout se (čemu)
BrE
/'ʃaɪ frɒm/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ frɑ:m/
verb, American English
-
to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.
shy away
- vyhnout se, cuknout (před něčím)
BrE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/
verb, American English
-
to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.
shy
- splašit se (o koni), ucuknout, leknout se
BrE
/'ʃaɪ/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ/
verb
-
(esp. of horses) to move away from something because of fear
just as
- jakmile, hned když
BrE
/'dʒʌst æz/
AmE
/'dʒʌst æz/
conjunction
-
as soon as
fiery
- vášnivý, zapálený, horlivý
BrE
/'faɪəri/
AmE
/'faɪəri/
adjective
-
having very strong feelings and emotions, especially angry ones