in reply to - v reakci na
BrE
/ɪn rɪ'plaɪ tu:/
AmE
/ɪn rɪ'plaɪ tu:/

noun - as a reaction to

 
avalanche - záplava, příval, spousta
BrE
/'ævəlɑ:ntʃ/
AmE
/'ævəlæntʃ/

noun - a large amount (of something), a large number (of something)

 
u-turn - obrat, otočka, otočení do protisměru
BrE
/'ju:tɜ:n/
AmE
/'ju:tɜ:rn/

noun - a turn, usually of a car, made to go back in the direction it has come from

 
crippled - zmrzačený, ochrnutý
BrE
/'krɪpld/
AmE
/'krɪpld/

adjective - disabled; handicapped

 
you name it - cokoliv, cokoliv chceš, cokoliv tě napadne
BrE
/ˌju:'neɪmɪt/
AmE
/ˌju:'neɪmɪt/

phrase, informal - anything at all, anything you can imagine

 
valance - garnýž (na okně)
BrE
/'væləns/
AmE
/'væləns/

noun, American English - a narrow piece of wood or cloth above a window that covers the curtain rail

 
pelmet - garnýž (na okně)
BrE
/'pelmət/
AmE
/'pelmət/

noun, British English - a narrow piece of wood or cloth above a window that covers the curtain rail

 
episode - období
BrE
/'epɪsəʊd/
AmE
/'epɪsoʊd/

noun - an unusual period of time

 
snowslide - sněhová lavina, lavina, sesuv sněhu
BrE
/'snəʊslaɪd/
AmE
/'snoʊslaɪd/

noun, American English - a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain

 
manoeuvre - manévrovat
BrE
/mə'nu:və/
AmE
/mə'nu:vər/

verb, British English - to move and try to control and direct something

 
split - rozdělit
BrE
/'splɪt/
AmE
/'splɪt/

verb - divide

 
father-to-be - budoucí otec
BrE
/'fɑ:ðətəbi:/
AmE
/'fɑ:ðərtəbi:/

noun - a man who is about to become a father

 
change of scenery - změna prostředí
BrE
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ əv 'si:nəri/
AmE
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ əv 'si:nəri/

noun - a change of an environment

 
besides - kromě, mimo (co)
BrE
/bɪ'saɪdz/
AmE
/bɪ'saɪdz/

preposition - except from, apart from

 
for laughs - ze srandy, pro legraci, pro zábavu
BrE
/fə 'lɑ:fs/
AmE
/fə 'læfs/

phrase, British English, informal - done for a laugh without serious intentions