noun
-
an ornamental tree or shrub, it has bright yellow flowers in spring (also known as 'golden chain') and its seeds are poisonous
picture postcard
- pohlednice
BrE
/ˌpɪktʃə'pəʊstkɑ:d/
AmE
/ˌpɪktʃər'poʊstkɑ:rd/
noun, dated
-
a card with a picture on one side that you send to your friends by mail when you are on a holiday
postcard
- pohlednice, pohled
BrE
/'pəʊstkɑ:d/
AmE
/'poʊstkɑ:rd/
noun
-
a card with a picture on one side that you send to your friends by mail when you are on a holiday
hay fever
- senná rýma
BrE
/'heɪfi:və/
AmE
/'heɪfi:vər/
noun
-
a kind of illness caused by breathing in the pollen of some plants, its symptoms are a runny nose, sore throat etc.
determiner
- determinátor
BrE
/dɪ'tɜ:mɪnə/
AmE
/dɪ'tɜ:rmɪnər/
noun, formal
-
a word that modifies a noun or a noun phrase and says which thing, how many things etc. we are talking about
corner
- zahnat do kouta, zahnat do úzkých
BrE
/'kɔ:nə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnər/
verb
-
to get a person or animal into a place or situation from which it is difficult to escape for them, or which is very uncomfortable for them
stake
- kůl, kolík
BrE
/'steɪk/
AmE
/'steɪk/
noun
-
a pointed wooden or metal pole or stick which is driven into the ground with a hammer and is used to hold a tent in place etc.
past perfect
- předminulý čas, předminulý čas prostý
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st'pɜ:fɪkt/
AmE
/ˌpæst'pɜ:rfekt/
noun
-
a grammatical structure that is used for actions that happened before another action in the past, the structure is HAD + past participle (had done, hadn't seen etc.)
carbon
- uhlík
BrE
/'kɑ:bən/
AmE
/'kɑ:rbən/
noun
-
(the chemical element of atomic number 6) an element that is present in all organic compounds, it is also known in the form of diamonds and graphite
middlebrow
- obyčejný člověk, průměrný člověk, člověk průměrného vkusu
BrE
/'mɪdlˌbraʊ/
AmE
/'mɪdlˌbraʊ/
noun
-
a person of average taste, a person who is not very intellectual
stub
- kontrolní útržek (vstupenky)
BrE
/'stʌb/
AmE
/'stʌb/
noun
-
the small part of a ticket that is given back to you
towline
- tažné lano, vlečné lano
BrE
/'təʊrlaɪn/
AmE
/'toʊlaɪn/
noun
-
a rope or chain that is used to pull a vehicle along
tow rope
- tažné lano, vlečné lano
BrE
/'təʊrəʊp/
AmE
/'toʊroʊp/
noun
-
a rope or chain that is used to pull a vehicle along
virtue
- ctnost, přednost (dobrá vlastnost)
BrE
/'vɜ:tʃu:/
AmE
/'vɜ:rtʃu:/
noun
-
a quality or behavior that is considered morally good, admirable, and praiseworthy
improvised
- improvizovaný
BrE
/'ɪmprəvaɪzd/
AmE
/'ɪmprəvaɪzd/
adjective
-
made using whatever you can find or is available at the moment
