secateurs
secateurs - zahradnické nůžky
BrE
/ˌsekə'tɜ:z/
AmE
/ˌsekə'tɜ:rz/

noun, British English - a garden tool which resembles a large pair of scissors that is used to cut stems and twigs

pruning shears
pruning shears - zahradnické nůžky
BrE
/'pru:nɪŋˌʃɪəz/
AmE
/'pru:nɪŋˌʃɪərz/

noun - a garden tool which resembles a large pair of scissors that is used to cut stems and twigs

 
tie down - svázat, uvázat, omezit, omezovat
BrE
/ˌtaɪ'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌtaɪ'daʊn/

verb - to restrict somebody, to limit their freedom

prickly pear
prickly pear - opuncie
BrE
/'prɪkliˌpeə/
AmE
/'prɪkliˌper/

noun - a kind of cactus with edible fruit

alligator pear
alligator pear - avokádo
BrE
/'æləgeɪtəˌpeə/
AmE
/'æləgeɪt̬ərˌper/

noun - a tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with green skin, soft green flesh inside and a large seed in the centre

go south
go south - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'saʊθ/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'saʊθ/

verb, informal - to go wrong

go pear-shaped
go pear-shaped - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'perˌʃeɪpt/

verb - to go wrong

 
pear-shaped - ve tvaru hrušky
BrE
/'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/'perˌʃeɪpt/

adjective - shaped like a pear

 
magenta - purpurová
BrE
/mə'dʒenta/
AmE
/mə'dʒent̬a/

adjective - reddish-purple

 
bill - účtovat, naúčtovat, fakturovat, vyfakturovat
BrE
/'bɪl/
AmE
/'bɪl/

verb - to send someone a bill to pay

emergency brake
emergency brake - ruční brzda
BrE
/ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsiˌbreɪk/
AmE
/ɪ'mɜ:rdʒənsiˌbreɪk/

noun, American English - a brake operated by hand that prevents a vehicle from moving

 
daikon - ředkev setá
BrE
/'daɪkɒn/
AmE
/'daɪkɑ:n/

noun - a long white root vegetable tasting like a radish

serrated
serrated - zoubkovaný, zubatý
BrE
/sə'reɪtɪd/
AmE
/sə'reɪtɪd/

adjective - having a saw-like edge

 
have ants in your pants - mít roupy, chvíli neposedět
BrE
/hæv 'ænts ɪn jə pænts/
AmE
/hæv 'ænts ɪn jər pænts/

verb, informal - to be unable to stay still, to be impatient about something

 
fleeting - krátký, prchavý, pomíjivý
BrE
/'fli:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'fli:tɪŋ/

adjective - brief, lasting for only a very short time