prickly pear
prickly pear - opuncie
BrE
/'prɪkliˌpeə/
AmE
/'prɪkliˌper/

noun - a kind of cactus with edible fruit

alligator pear
alligator pear - avokádo
BrE
/'æləgeɪtəˌpeə/
AmE
/'æləgeɪt̬ərˌper/

noun - a tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with green skin, soft green flesh inside and a large seed in the centre

go south
go south - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'saʊθ/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'saʊθ/

verb, informal - to go wrong

go pear-shaped
go pear-shaped - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'perˌʃeɪpt/

verb - to go wrong

 
pear-shaped - ve tvaru hrušky
BrE
/'peəˌʃeɪpt/
AmE
/'perˌʃeɪpt/

adjective - shaped like a pear

 
magenta - purpurová
BrE
/mə'dʒenta/
AmE
/mə'dʒent̬a/

adjective - reddish-purple

 
bill - účtovat, naúčtovat, fakturovat, vyfakturovat
BrE
/'bɪl/
AmE
/'bɪl/

verb - to send someone a bill to pay

emergency brake
emergency brake - ruční brzda
BrE
/ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsiˌbreɪk/
AmE
/ɪ'mɜ:rdʒənsiˌbreɪk/

noun, American English - a brake operated by hand that prevents a vehicle from moving

 
daikon - ředkev setá
BrE
/'daɪkɒn/
AmE
/'daɪkɑ:n/

noun - a long white root vegetable tasting like a radish

serrated
serrated - zoubkovaný, zubatý
BrE
/sə'reɪtɪd/
AmE
/sə'reɪtɪd/

adjective - having a saw-like edge

 
have ants in your pants - mít roupy, chvíli neposedět
BrE
/hæv 'ænts ɪn jə pænts/
AmE
/hæv 'ænts ɪn jər pænts/

verb, informal - to be unable to stay still, to be impatient about something

 
fleeting - krátký, prchavý, pomíjivý
BrE
/'fli:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'fli:tɪŋ/

adjective - brief, lasting for only a very short time

 
fugitive - prchající, uprchlý
BrE
/'fju:dʒɪtɪv/
AmE
/'fju:dʒɪt̬ɪv/

adjective - running away or hiding from someone or something

 
runaway - neovládaný, splašený; nekontrolovatelný
BrE
/'rʌnəweɪ/
AmE
/'rʌnəweɪ/

adjective - out of control; happening quickly and uncontrollably

 
contract - stáhnout se, smrštit se, zmenšit se, zúžit se
BrE
/kən'trækt/
AmE
/kən'trækt/

verb - to become smaller, tighter, thinner, narrower etc.