kiddie - děťátko, dítko

noun, informal - an affectionate word for child

 

lassie - děvčátko

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a girl (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

 

laddie - klouček

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a boy (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

gramps - děda

noun, informal - an informal word for a grandfather

 

diminutive - zdrobnělina

noun - a word that shows that something or someone is small

serrated - zoubkovaný, zubatý

adjective - having a saw-like edge

 

have ants in your pants - mít roupy, chvíli neposedět

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

 

fleeting - krátký, prchavý, pomíjivý

adjective - brief, lasting for only a very short time

 

fugitive - prchající, uprchlý

adjective - running away or hiding from someone or something

 

runaway - neovládaný, splašený; nekontrolovatelný

adjective - out of control; happening quickly and uncontrollably

 

contract - stáhnout se, smrštit se, zmenšit se, zúžit se

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

contract - zadat na smlouvu, smluvně dohodnout, uzavřít smlouvu

verb - to make a written legal agreement with someone to do something for you

prickly pear - opuncie

noun - a kind of cactus with edible fruit

alligator pear - avokádo

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

go south - pokazit se, jít do háje, jít do kopru

verb, informal - to go wrong