courtyard
courtyard - nádvoří, dvůr
BrE
/'kɔ:tjɑ:d/
AmE
/'kɔ:rtjɑ:rd/

noun - an open space surrounded by buildings, walls etc.

 
apportion - rozdělit, podělit
BrE
/ə'pɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/ə'pɔ:rʃn/

verb, formal - to divide something among people, especially blame or money

 
apposite - výstižný
BrE
/'æpəzɪt/
AmE
/'æpəzɪt/

adjective, formal - suitable for the occasion

 
pertinent - relevantní, k věci
BrE
/'pɜ:tɪnənt/
AmE
/'pɜ:rtɪnənt/

adjective, formal - relevant to a particular situation

 
dawdle - loudat se
BrE
/'dɔ:dl/
AmE
/'dɔ:dl/

verb - to do something slowly, spending more time than is necessary

 
bedbug - štěnice
BrE
/'bedbʌg/
AmE
/'bedbʌg/

noun - a small insect that sucks blood and lives in dirty houses

 
mite - roztoč
BrE
/'maɪt/
AmE
/'maɪt/

noun - a very small spider-like creature that lives in plants or carpets, mattresses etc.

 
dilly-dally - loudat se
BrE
/'dɪliˌdæli/
AmE
/'dɪliˌdæli/

verb, informal - to waste time by doing something too slowly

 
wishy-washy - nerozhodný, neschopný se rozhoupat
BrE
/'wɪʃiˌwɒʃi/
AmE
/'wɪʃiˌwɑ:ʃi/

adjective, informal - unable to make decisions, not having strong beliefs

 
knick-knack - serepetička, tretka
BrE
/'nɪkˌnæk/
AmE
/'nɪkˌnæk/

, informal - a small decorative object

flip-flop
flip-flop - žabka (typ obuvi)
BrE
/'flɪpˌflɒp/
AmE
/'flɪpˌflɑ:p/

noun - a kind of open rubber sandal

 
hip-hop - hip-hop
BrE
/'hɪpˌhɒp/
AmE
/'hɪpˌhɑ:p/

noun - a style of popular music that mixes rap and DJ'ing

 
flimflam - nesmysly
BrE
/'flɪmˌflæm/
AmE
/'flɪmˌflæm/

noun, informal - nonsense

jim-jams
jim-jams - pyžamo
BrE
/'dʒɪmˌdʒæmz/
AmE
/'dʒɪmˌdʒæmz/

noun, British English, informal - a word for 'pyjamas'

 
tittle-tattle - klábosení, tlachání, žvanění
BrE
/'tɪtlˌtætl/
AmE
/'tɪt̬lˌtæt̬l/

noun, informal - casual talk about unimportant things