semi - semifinále
BrE
/'semi/
AmE
/'semaɪ/

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final

semi
semi - tahač s návěsem, kamion
BrE
/'semi/
AmE
/'semaɪ/

noun, American English - a short truck with a long trailer

 
my foot - to zrovna
BrE
/maɪ'fʊt/
AmE
/maɪ'fʊt/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we think that what has just been said is not true at all

 
perennial - věčný, neustálý, trvalý
BrE
/pə'renɪəl/
AmE
/pə'renɪəl/

adjective - existing for a long time

lunch box
lunch box - krabička na svačinu (do školy apod.)
BrE
/'lʌntʃˌbɒks/
AmE
/'lʌntʃˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a container in which people carry some food (to school, to work etc.)

 
one-liner - hláška, krátký vtípek
BrE
/ˌwʌn 'laɪnə/
AmE
/ˌwʌn 'laɪnər/

noun, informal - a funny remark or a joke that is usually one sentence long

stutter
stutter - koktání, zadrhávání (v řeči)
BrE
/'stʌtə/
AmE
/'stʌt̬ər/

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

 
grow out of - vyrůst z (čeho)
BrE
/ˌgrəʊ 'aʊt ɒv/
AmE
/ˌgroʊ 'aʊt ɑ:v/

verb - to stop doing something when you get older

stammer
stammer - koktání
BrE
/'stæmə/
AmE
/'stæmər/

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

 
grate - vrzat
BrE
/'greɪt/
AmE
/'greɪt/

verb - to rub something against something else making a sharp, unpleasant sound

 
fox - přelstít, převézt, oklamat
BrE
/'fɒks/
AmE
/'fɑ:ks/

verb - to trick someone in a clever way

 
by nature - přirozeně, od přírody
BrE
/baɪ 'neɪtʃə/
AmE
/baɪ 'neɪtʃər/

adverb - essentially

 
at times - občas, tu a tam, chvílema
BrE
/æt 'taɪms/
AmE
/æt 'taɪms/

adverb - sometimes, occasionally

 
spice - okořenit
BrE
/'spaɪs/
AmE
/'spaɪs/

verb - to add seasoning to food or drink to give it more taste

 
spice up - okořenit, opepřit, ozvláštnit, dát šťávu
BrE
/ˌspaɪs 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌspaɪs 'ʌp/

verb - to add interest to a story, speech, etc.