alley cat
alley cat - pouliční kočka, toulavá kočka
BrE
/'æliˌkæt/
AmE
/'æliˌkæt/

noun - a cat that lives on the street

double standard
double standard - dvojí metr, nestejný přístup
BrE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændəd/
AmE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændərd/

noun - treating a person or a group of people differently than another in the same situation

 
disobedience - neposlušnost
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/

noun - the act of not doing what you are told or what you are expected to do

 
disobey - neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/

verb - not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.

 
reek - páchnout, smrdět, čpět
BrE
/'ri:k/
AmE
/'ri:k/

verb - to have a very unpleasant smell

 
hankie - kapesník
BrE
/'hæŋki/
AmE
/'hæŋki/

noun, informal - a piece of cloth or paper that you use when blowing your nose

 
alarmed - znepokojený, vystrašený
BrE
/ə'lɑ:md/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:rmd/

adjective - afraid, worried, feeling as if you were in danger

combo
combo - kombinace, spojení
BrE
/'kɒmbəʊ/
AmE
/'kɑ:mboʊ/

noun, informal - a combination

kennel
kennel - psí hotel, útulek pro psy
BrE
/'kenl/
AmE
/'kenl/

noun - a place where a dog can stay while its owners are away

 
suburban - monotónní, nudný, konvenční, provinční
BrE
/sə'bɜ:bən/
AmE
/sə'bɜ:rbən/

adjective - conventional and boring

 
demolish - vyvrátit (názory, mýty, ap.)
BrE
/dɪ'mɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/dɪ'mɑ:lɪʃ/

verb - to prove that some ideas or arguments are completely wrong

 
stroke - pohlazení
BrE
/'strəʊk/
AmE
/'stroʊk/

noun, British English - an act of moving your hand gently over something

 
stroke - úder, odbíjení (hodin)
BrE
/'strəʊk/
AmE
/'stroʊk/

noun - each of the sounds that clocks make at particular times

 
stack - hromada, kupa (velké množství)
BrE
/'stæk/
AmE
/'stæk/

noun, British English, informal - a large amount or number of something

 
scrub - drhnutí (kartáčem), vydrhnutí (kartáčem)
BrE
/'skrʌb/
AmE
/'skrʌb/

noun - an act of cleaning something by rubbing it hard with an instrument, such as a stiff brush