islet
islet - ostrůvek
BrE
/'aɪlət/
AmE
/'aɪlət/

noun - a small island

 
wavelet - vlnka
BrE
/'weɪvlət/
AmE
/'weɪvlət/

noun - a small wave

 
squeaky - pisklavý, vrzavý, skřípavý
BrE
/'skwi:ki/
AmE
/'skwi:ki/

adjective - making very high noises, similar to the ones mice make

 
a far cry - na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy
BrE
/əˌfɑ:'kraɪ/
AmE
/əˌfɑ:r'kraɪ/

noun - completely different

 
contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)
BrE
/kən'traɪv/
AmE
/kən'traɪv/

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

contraption
contraption - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/kən'træpʃn/
AmE
/kən'træpʃn/

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

double standard
double standard - dvojí metr, nestejný přístup
BrE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændəd/
AmE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændərd/

noun - treating a person or a group of people differently than another in the same situation

 
disobedience - neposlušnost
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/

noun - the act of not doing what you are told or what you are expected to do

 
disobey - neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/

verb - not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.

 
alarmed - znepokojený, vystrašený
BrE
/ə'lɑ:md/
AmE
/ə'lɑ:rmd/

adjective - afraid, worried, feeling as if you were in danger

 
jell - rýsovat se, konkretizovat se
BrE
/'dʒel/
AmE
/'dʒel/

verb - to become definite or concrete

 
gel - konkretizovat se, rýsovat se
BrE
/'dʒel/
AmE
/'dʒel/

verb, British English - to become definite or more concrete

 
gel - gelovat
BrE
/'dʒel/
AmE
/'dʒel/

verb - to put gel in your hair

 
up your alley - tvoje parketa, pro tebe jako stvořené
BrE
/ˌʌp jɔ:'æli/
AmE
/ˌʌp jɔ:r'æli/

phrase, American English - suitable for someone because of their skills or interests

 
blind alley - slepá ulička (přeneseně), nikam nevedoucí činnost
BrE
/ˌblaɪnd'æli/
AmE
/ˌblaɪnd'æli/

noun - a path that doesn't lead anywhere, usually metaphorical