dauntingly - znepokojivě, až děsivě
BrE
/'dɔ:ntɪŋli/
AmE
/'dɑ:ntɪŋli/

adverb - in a way that makes someone worried or scared, esp. by making something appear too difficult

daunting
daunting - znepokojující, odrazující, složitě vypadající, zdánlivě nezvládnutelný
BrE
/'dɔ:ntɪŋ/
AmE
/'dɑ:ntɪŋ/

adjective - making someone worried or scared, esp. because something appears to be too difficult or impossible to do

pick sb's brains
pick sb's brains - tahat rozumy (z někoho)
BrE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbɒdiz 'breɪnz/
AmE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbɑ:diz 'breɪnz/

verb, informal - to ask somebody a lot of questions about something, especially because they know a lot about it

 
nut - nadšenec, blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'nʌt/
AmE
/'nʌt/

noun, informal - a person who enjoys something (a hobby or a sport) more than is considered normal

 
freak - blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'fri:k/
AmE
/'fri:k/

noun, informal - a person who enjoys something (a hobby, a sport etc.) more than is considered normal

maniac
maniac - blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'meɪniæk/
AmE
/'meɪniæk/

noun, informal - a person who likes something more than is considered normal

maniac
maniac - šílenec, maniak
BrE
/'meɪniæk/
AmE
/'meɪniæk/

noun, informal - a person who behaves in a wild and often dangerous way

 
Michaelmas - svátek sv. Michaela Archanděla
BrE
/'mɪklməs/
AmE
/'mɪklməs/

noun - a Christian festival observed on September 29

 
trimester - trimestr, tříměsíční období
BrE
/ˌtraɪ'mestə/
AmE
/ˌtraɪ'mestər/

noun - one of the three-month periods that something is divided into (esp. of a pregnancy or the academic year)

put on weight
put on weight - ztloustnout, přibrat na váze
BrE
/ˌpʊtɒn'weɪt/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬ɑ:n'weɪt/

verb - to become fat

inflammation
inflammation - zánět
BrE
/ˌɪnflə'meɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnflə'meɪʃn/

noun - a painful area inside your body or on your skin, usually caused by infection

bag of bones
bag of bones - kost a kůže
BrE
/ˌbægəv'bəʊnz/
AmE
/ˌbægəv'boʊnz/

noun, informal - someone who is very skinny

 
the runs - běhavka, průjem
BrE
/ðə'rʌnz/
AmE
/ðə'rʌnz/

noun, informal - diarrhoea (informal)

 
constipation - zácpa (střevní)
BrE
/ˌkɒnstə'peɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɒnstə'peɪʃn/

noun - having problem to get rid of solid waste in your body

 
food poisoning - otrava jídlem
BrE
/'fu:d ˌpɔɪzənɪŋ/
AmE
/'fu:d ˌpɔɪzənɪŋ/

noun - a stomach illness caused by eating bad food