affectedly - afektovaně
BrE
/ə'fektɪdli/
AmE
/ə'fektɪdli/

adverb - in a pretended or exaggerated way, in a way that is not sincere

 
affected - afektovaný, nepřirozený
BrE
/ə'fektɪd/
AmE
/ə'fektɪd/

adjective - not sincere, pretended or exaggerated

 
Easter egg - skryté překvapení (např. ve filmu či ve videohře)
BrE
/'i:stəreg/
AmE
/'i:stəreg/

adjective - a hidden feature, message, reference etc. in a film, videogame etc.

 
swivel - otočit, otáčet, pootočit (kolem osy)
BrE
/'swɪvl/
AmE
/'swɪvl/

verb - to turn or make something turn around its central point

 
Narcissus - Narkissos, Narcis (z řecké mytologie)
BrE
/nɑ:'sɪsəs/
AmE
/nɑ:r'sɪsəs/

noun - a very handsome young man from Greek mythology who fell in love with his own reflection in water

narcissus
narcissus - narcis
BrE
/nɑ:'sɪsəs/
AmE
/nɑ:r'sɪsəs/

noun - a yellow, white, pink or orange spring flower

 
grease sb's palm - podmáznout, podplatit
BrE
/ˌgri:s sʌmbɒdiz'pɑ:m/
AmE
/ˌgri:s sʌmbɑ:diz'pɑ:m/

verb, informal - to give someone money so they so something dishonest

 
read sb's palm - věštit z ruky
BrE
/ˌri:d sʌmbɒdiz'pɑ:m/
AmE
/ˌri:d sʌmbʌdiz'pɑ:m/

verb - to look at someone's palm and tell them what they are like and what their future will bring

 
palm reader - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky
BrE
/'pɑ:mˌri:də/
AmE
/'pɑ:mˌri:dər/

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future

 
palmist - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky
BrE
/'pɑ:mɪst/
AmE
/'pɑ:mɪst/

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future

 
herbaceous - bylinný, dužnatý (ne dřevnatý)
BrE
/hɜ:'beɪʃəs/
AmE
/ɜ:r'beɪʃəs/

adjective, technical - relating to plants that have soft stems (not woody stems)

 
reptile - sketa (podlý člověk), zmije (podlý člověk)
BrE
/'reptaɪl/
AmE
/'reptaɪl/

noun, informal - (offensive) a cunning, cold-blooded person

 
reptilian - plazí
BrE
/rep'tɪliən/
AmE
/rep'tɪliən/

adjective - looking like a reptile, connected with reptiles

 
the Beatles - the Beatles
BrE
/ðə'bi:tlz/
AmE
/ðə'bi:t̬lz/

noun - an extremely popular British music group (1957–1970)

 
stub out - típnout, uhasit (cigaretu)
BrE
/ˌstʌb'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌstʌb'aʊt/

verb - to stop a cigarette from burning by pressing the end against something hard