cornflower
cornflower - chrpa
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/

noun - a popular wild plant with blue flowers

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

 
eat humble pie - sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu
BrE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
AmE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/

verb - to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake

 
humble - prostý, skromný
BrE
/'hʌmbl/
AmE
/'hʌmbl/

adjective - not special, not of a high rank

 
humility - pokora, skromnost
BrE
/hju:'mɪləti/
AmE
/hju:'mɪlət̬i/

noun - the quality of not being proud or not thinking that you are better than others

bale
bale - balík (např. slámy)
BrE
/'beɪl/
AmE
/'beɪl/

noun - a bundle of light material tightly pressed and bound together (such as hay, cotton etc.)

 
show up - ukázat (se), projevit (se), vyjít na světlo
BrE
/ˌʃəʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌʃoʊ'ʌp/

verb - to become visible, to make sth become visible

 
church - bohoslužby (v kostele)
BrE
/'tʃɜ:tʃ/
AmE
/'tʃɜ:rtʃ/

noun - a Christian religious service or services

church
church - církev
BrE
/'tʃɜ:tʃ/
AmE
/'tʃɜ:rtʃ/

noun - a particular Christian organization

ballroom
ballroom - taneční sál
BrE
/'bɔ:lrʊm/
AmE
/'bɔ:lrʊm/

noun - a large room that is used for dancing on formal occasions

 
pendant light - závěsné svítidlo
BrE
/ˌpendənt 'laɪt/
AmE
/ˌpendənt 'laɪt/

noun - a light fixture that is suspended from the ceiling, it usually holds one light bulb

 
candelabra - víceramenný svícen
BrE
/ˌkændə'lɑ:brə/
AmE
/ˌkændə'lɑ:brə/

noun - a candle holder with multiple arms

 
adamant - neústupný, neoblomný
BrE
/'ædəmənt/
AmE
/'ædəmənt/

adjective - refusing to change your mind or to be persuaded to do it

 
colourless - nezajímavý, nudný, mdlý
BrE
/'kʌlələs/
AmE
/'kʌlərləs/

adjective - not interesting, dull, boring

 
colourless - bezbarvý
BrE
/'kʌlələs/
AmE
/'kʌlərləs/

adjective - not coloured in any way