prickly pear
prickly pear - opuncie
BrE
/'prɪkliˌpeə/
AmE
/'prɪkliˌper/

noun - a kind of cactus with edible fruit

alligator pear
alligator pear - avokádo
BrE
/'æləgeɪtəˌpeə/
AmE
/'æləgeɪt̬ərˌper/

noun - a tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with green skin, soft green flesh inside and a large seed in the centre

go south
go south - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'saʊθ/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'saʊθ/

verb, informal - to go wrong

go pear-shaped
go pear-shaped - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'perˌʃeɪpt/

verb - to go wrong

 
pear-shaped - ve tvaru hrušky
BrE
/'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/'perˌʃeɪpt/

adjective - shaped like a pear

 
magenta - purpurová
BrE
/mə'dʒenta/
AmE
/mə'dʒent̬a/

adjective - reddish-purple

 
bill - účtovat, naúčtovat, fakturovat, vyfakturovat
BrE
/'bɪl/
AmE
/'bɪl/

verb - to send someone a bill to pay

emergency brake
emergency brake - ruční brzda
BrE
/ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsiˌbreɪk/
AmE
/ɪ'mɜ:rdʒənsiˌbreɪk/

noun, American English - a brake operated by hand that prevents a vehicle from moving

 
lukewarm - vlažný, bez nadšení, poměrně lhostejný
BrE
/'lu:kˌwɔ:m/
AmE
/'lu:kˌwɔ:rm/

adjective - not enthusiastic, not showing much interest

 
tepid - vlažný, bez nadšení, poměrně lhostejný
BrE
/'tepɪd/
AmE
/'tepɪd/

adjective - not enthusiastic, not showing much interest

 
hard-boiled - vařený natvrdo (o vejcích)
BrE
/'hɑ:dbɔɪld/
AmE
/'hɑ:dbɔɪld/

adjective - (of an egg) cooked in its shell until the inside (yolk and white) is solid

 
unimaginably - nepředstavitelně
BrE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒənəbli/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒənəbli/

adverb - in a manner that is impossible to imagine or comprehend

 
unimaginable - nepředstavitelný
BrE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnəbl/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnəbl/

adjective - so strange, big, or extreme that it is hard to understand or believe

stowage
stowage - úložný prostor, přepravní prostor, uskladnění, uložení
BrE
/'stəʊɪdʒ/
AmE
/'stoʊɪdʒ/

noun - a place or space for storage, especially on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle; the action or manner of storing or packing something in a space

 
stow away - cestovat na černo, cestovat jako černý pasažér
BrE
/ˌstəʊ ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌstoʊ ə'weɪ/

verb - to hide aboard a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle in order to travel secretly and without paying