tortellini - tortellini

noun - pasta shaped like belly-buttons, stuffed with meat, ham, cheese etc.

 

gnocchi - gnocchi, noky (těstoviny)

noun - pasta made from potatoes and flour

 

farfalle - farfalle, motýlci (těstoviny), mašličky (těstoviny)

noun - pasta shaped like butterflies or bows

 

fusilli - fusilli, vřeténka (těstoviny), spirály (těstoviny)

noun - pasta shaped like spirals or curls

 

penne - penne

noun - pasta shaped like short wide tubes with sharp edges

 

macaroni - makarony, kolínka

noun - pasta shaped like bent tubes

think better of - rozmyslet se, upustit od, změnit názor

verb - to decide not to do something because you realized it is not a good idea

highlighter - zvýrazňovač

noun - a marker with brightly colored ink

 

clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 

as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo

phrase - extremely old

 

plain as day - jasný, zřetelný, jasný jak facka

adjective, informal - apparent and easily understandable from the clues given

 

happy as a clam - šťastný jako blecha

adjective, American English - very happy, thrilled

 

as common as dirt - jak much, jak vší

phrase, informal - very common, very frequent

 

be sick as a dog - zvracet jak Alík, zvracet jak protrženej

verb, informal - to feel nauseous, to feel extremely sick

 

disco - disko

noun - a music genre popular mainly in 1960s and 1970s