dire wolf
dire wolf - pravlk obrovský
BrE
/ˌdaɪə'wʊlf/
AmE
/ˌdaɪər'wʊlf/

noun - the largest canine species, now extinct

 
dire - ubohý, chabý, špatný, hrozný
BrE
/'daɪə/
AmE
/'daɪər/

adjective, British English, informal - very bad, poor

in dire straits
in dire straits - v úzkých, v koncích
BrE
/ɪnˌdaɪə'streɪts/
AmE
/ɪnˌdaɪər'streɪts/

adjective - in a difficult situation

 
hot air - kecy, žvásty, prázdná slova, plané řeči
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t̬'er/

noun - things that someone says that sound impressive, but are not true or have no real value

 
spice - šťáva, grády
BrE
/'spaɪs/
AmE
/'spaɪs/

noun - something that makes something more interesting or exciting

stag beetle
stag beetle - roháč (brouk)
BrE
/'stægˌbi:tl/
AmE
/'stægˌbi:t̬l/

noun - a large beetle with large mandibles that look like the antlers of a deer

dung beetle
dung beetle - brouk hovnivál, hovnivál, hnojník (brouk)
BrE
/'dʌŋˌbi:tl/
AmE
/'dʌŋˌbi:t̬l/

noun - a type of insect that feed on the feces of animals

shard
shard - krovka
BrE
/'ʃɑ:d/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:rd/

noun - one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings

feeler
feeler - tykadlo
BrE
/'fi:lə/
AmE
/'fi:lər/

noun - one of the two long parts on the head of an insect

mandible
mandible - kusadlo
BrE
/'mændɪbl/
AmE
/'mændɪbl/

noun - a part of the mouth of an insect that is sometimes used to crush food

elytron
elytron - krovka
BrE
/'elɪtrɒn/
AmE
/'elɪtrɑ:n/

noun - one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings

floorball
floorball - florbal
BrE
/'flɔ:bɔ:l/
AmE
/'flɔ:rbɔ:l/

noun - a type of hockey played indoors on a floor (not ice) with plastic sticks and a plastic ball with holes in it

 
quads - kvadricepsy
BrE
/'kwɒdz/
AmE
/'kwɑ:dz/

noun, informal - the main muscles of the front of the thighs

quadriceps
quadriceps - kvadriceps
BrE
/'kwɒdrɪseps/
AmE
/'kwɑ:drɪseps/

noun - the main muscle of the front of the thigh

triceps
triceps - triceps
BrE
/'traɪseps/
AmE
/'traɪseps/

noun - the main muscle at the back of the upper arm