chirrup
chirrup - švitořit, cvrlikat, štěbetat
BrE
/'tʃɪrəp/
AmE
/'tʃɪrəp/

verb - to make sharp high-pitched sounds, like small birds or insects

 
nor - ani (v přitakáních), (také) ne
BrE
/'nɔ:/
AmE
/'nɔ:r/

adverb, British English - not either (in short expressions of agreement)

 
no spring chicken - žádný mládenec, žádná mladice
BrE
/ˌnəʊ sprɪŋ'tʃɪkən/
AmE
/ˌnəʊ sprɪŋ'tʃɪkən/

noun, informal - not young anymore

 
past one's prime - za zenitem, s nejlepšími roky za sebou
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st wʌnz'praɪm/
AmE
/ˌpæst wʌnz'praɪm/

adjective - too old, over the hill

 
thaw - obleva
BrE
/'θɔ:/
AmE
/'θɔ:/

noun - a period of warm weather after winter when everything melts

 
blank - slepý náboj (bez střeliva)
BrE
/'blæŋk/
AmE
/'blæŋk/

noun - a cartridge in a gun that doesn't contain a bullet

 
mass transit - hromadná doprava
BrE
/ˌmæs'trænzɪt/
AmE
/ˌmæs'trænzɪt/

noun, American English - the system of trains, buses etc. that people can use, esp. in a city

 
nut - nadšenec, blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'nʌt/
AmE
/'nʌt/

noun, informal - a person who enjoys something (a hobby or a sport) more than is considered normal

 
freak - blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'fri:k/
AmE
/'fri:k/

noun, informal - a person who enjoys something (a hobby, a sport etc.) more than is considered normal

maniac
maniac - blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'meɪniæk/
AmE
/'meɪniæk/

noun, informal - a person who likes something more than is considered normal

maniac
maniac - šílenec, maniak
BrE
/'meɪniæk/
AmE
/'meɪniæk/

noun, informal - a person who behaves in a wild and often dangerous way

 
Michaelmas - svátek sv. Michaela Archanděla
BrE
/'mɪklməs/
AmE
/'mɪklməs/

noun - a Christian festival observed on September 29

 
trimester - trimestr, tříměsíční období
BrE
/ˌtraɪ'mestə/
AmE
/ˌtraɪ'mestər/

noun - one of the three-month periods that something is divided into (esp. of a pregnancy or the academic year)

put on weight
put on weight - ztloustnout, přibrat na váze
BrE
/ˌpʊtɒn'weɪt/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬ɑ:n'weɪt/

verb - to become fat

inflammation
inflammation - zánět
BrE
/ˌɪnflə'meɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnflə'meɪʃn/

noun - a painful area inside your body or on your skin, usually caused by infection