fowl
fowl - drůbež, kur, ptactvo
BrE
/'faʊl/
AmE
/'faʊl/

noun - a bird that is kept for its meat and eggs, e.g. a chicken

 
bubble wrap - bublinková fólie
BrE
/'bʌbl ræp/
AmE
/'bʌbl ræp/

noun - a plastic sheet that is covered with many pockets filled with air, it is usually used to protect fragile items

 
wrap - obal (plastový)
BrE
/'ræp/
AmE
/'ræp/

noun - thin clear plastic used for covering food

plastic wrap
plastic wrap - potravinová fólie
BrE
/ˌplæstɪk'ræp/
AmE
/ˌplæstɪk'ræp/

noun, American English - a very thin plastic sheet used to wrap food in order to keep it fresh

 
put down - uložit (ke spánku)
BrE
/ˌpʊt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌpʊt'daʊn/

verb - to put someone to bed

to the letter
to the letter - přesně, do detailu, do písmene, do puntíku
BrE
/təðə'letə/
AmE
/təðə'let̬ər/

phrase - doing exactly what you are told to do, paying attention to every detail

 
neighbouring - sousední, přilehlý, okolní
BrE
/'neɪbərɪŋ/
AmE
/'neɪbərɪŋ/

adjective - located next to someone or something

cone off
cone off - uzavřít část silnice pomocí kuželů
BrE
/ˌkəʊn'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkoʊn'ɑ:f/

verb, British English - to close a part of the road using traffic cones

 
conical - kuželovitý
BrE
/'kɒnɪkl/
AmE
/'kɑ:nɪkl/

adjective - cone-shaped

faint
faint - malátný, cítící se na omdlení
BrE
/'feɪnt/
AmE
/'feɪnt/

adjective - feeling very weak, likely to lose consciousness

 
faint-hearted - nesmělý, bojácný, zbabělý, bázlivý
BrE
/ˌfeɪnt'hɑ:tɪd/
AmE
/'feɪnt'hɑ:rt̬ɪd/

adjective - not brave or confident, afraid of failing

 
the Privy Council - královská rada
BrE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/
AmE
/ðəˌprɪvi'kaʊnsl/

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

outhouse
outhouse - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'aʊthaʊs/
AmE
/'aʊthaʊs/

noun, American English - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

noun, dated - an outdoor toilet

privy
privy - zasvěcený (do čeho)
BrE
/'prɪvi/
AmE
/'prɪvi/

adjective, formal - allowed to know something that other aren't allowed to know