December the 24th - 24. prosince

phrase - the day of 24th December on which we celebrate the Christmas Eve

 

the 24th of December - 24. prosince

phrase - the day of 24th December on which we celebrate the Christmas Eve

 

January the 1st - 1. ledna

phrase - the day of 1st of January on which the new year starts

 

the 1st of January - 1. ledna

phrase - the day of 1st of January on which the new year starts

 

July the fourth - 4. července

phrase - the day of 4th July on which the Americans celebrate the foundation of the United States of America

 

the fourth of July - 4. července

phrase - the day of 4th July on which the Americans celebrate the foundation of the United States of America

 

mockery - výsměch, utahování, posmívání, posměch

noun - the act of making fun of someone

 

mockingbird - drozdec, drozd

noun - a type of bird that imitates the sounds of other birds

 

puzzle - zmást, poplést

verb - to make somebody confused

 

puzzle out - rozluštit, vyřešit, vypátrat

verb - to figure out a problem by thinking very carefully

 

piece together - dát si dohromady, poskládat (si), složit

verb - to understand something by thinking about all the facts you have

 

hit upon - najednou na něco přijít, náhodou na něco přijít, objevit (náhodou), kápnout na něco

verb - to suddenly discover something or to suddenly have an idea

 

come around - nechat se přesvědčit, změnit názor, přistoupit

verb - to let someone convince you to agree with them

 

come round - nechat se přesvědčit, změnit názor, přistoupit

verb, British English - to let someone convince you to agree with them

shawl - přehoz, šál, velký šátek

noun - a large piece of cloth that women wear around the shoulders or over the head