tinsel
tinsel - vánoční třásně, lameta
BrE
/'tɪnsl/
AmE
/'tɪnsl/

noun - thin strips of shiny material used to decorate Christmas trees or other festive displays

 
impatience - netrpělivost
BrE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/
AmE
/ɪm'peɪʃns/

adjective - unwillingness to wait calmly; the lack of the ability to wait for something calmly

 
Tupperware - plastové dózy s víčkem (obchodní značka)
BrE
/'tʌpəweə/
AmE
/'tʌpərweər/

noun - (trademark) a range of plastic containers with lids that are used in the kitchen

oven glove
oven glove - chňapka, kuchyňská rukavice
BrE
/'ʌvnˌglʌv/
AmE
/'ʌvnˌglʌv/

noun, British English - a special heatproof glove that is used to take things out of an oven

 
murmur - šelest (na srdci)
BrE
/'mɜ:mə/
AmE
/'mɜ:rmər/

noun, technical - an abnormal sound in the chest, often a sign of disease in the heart

boast
boast - chlouba, pýcha
BrE
/'bəʊst/
AmE
/'boʊst/

noun - (disapproving) something that you are very proud of and what you usually brag about

 
upper - svršek (boty)
BrE
/'ʌpə/
AmE
/'ʌpər/

noun, informal - the top of a shoe that is attached to the sole and the heel

cufflink
cufflink - manžetový knoflíček
BrE
/'kʌflɪŋk/
AmE
/'kʌflɪŋk/

noun - a piece of jewellery or a small object used for fastening shirt cuffs together

 
wake up and smell the coffee - probrat se, podívat se pravdě do očí
BrE
/weɪkˌʌp ən smell ð'kɒfi/
AmE
/weɪkˌʌp ən smell ð'kɑ:fi/

verb, informal - used to tell someone they should recognize the reality of a situation, usually unpleasant

 
public transportation - veřejná doprava, hromadná doprava
BrE
/ˌpʌblɪk trænspɔ:'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌpʌblɪk trænspɔ:r'teɪʃn/

noun, American English - the system of trains, buses etc. that people can use, esp. in a city

stag beetle
stag beetle - roháč (brouk)
BrE
/'stægˌbi:tl/
AmE
/'stægˌbi:t̬l/

noun - a large beetle with large mandibles that look like the antlers of a deer

sawdust
sawdust - piliny
BrE
/'sɔ:dʌst/
AmE
/'sɑ:dʌst/

noun - very small pieces of wood that are produces when you cut or saw wood

 
restlessness - neklid, nepokoj
BrE
/'restləsnəs/
AmE
/'restləsnəs/

noun - the state of being unable to stay still or to be calm and quiet

forsythia
forsythia - zlatice, zlatý déšť, forzýtie (keř)
BrE
/fɔ:'saɪθiə/
AmE
/fər'sɪθiə/

noun - a large bush that has hundreds of small yellow flowers in the early spring

 
free-range - z volného chovu
BrE
/ˌfri:'reɪndʒ/
AmE
/ˌfri:'reɪndʒ/

adjective - relating to a system of keeping animals in which animals can move around freely