lampshade
lampshade - stínidlo lampičky
BrE
/'læmpʃeɪd/
AmE
/'læmpʃeɪd/

noun - a cover for a lamp, typically made of fabric, paper, or other materials, used to soften or direct the light

 
dice - kostky (hra), hra v kostky
BrE
/'daɪs/
AmE
/'daɪs/

noun - a game of chance that is played with dice

dice up
dice up - nakrájet na kostičky
BrE
/ˌdaɪs'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌdaɪs'ʌp/

verb - to cut something, usually food, into small cubes

 
dice - kostička, kostičky (jídla)
BrE
/'daɪs/
AmE
/'daɪs/

noun - a small cube of food

 
paper - zkouška (písemná)
BrE
/'peɪpə/
AmE
/'peɪpər/

noun, British English - a written examination, often consisting of a series of questions or problems

 
papers - dokumenty
BrE
/'peɪpəz/
AmE
/'peɪpərz/

noun - documents

 
improvised - improvizovaný
BrE
/'ɪmprəvaɪzd/
AmE
/'ɪmprəvaɪzd/

adjective - made using whatever you can find or is available at the moment

 
stackable - štosovatelný, stohovatelný
BrE
/'stækəbl/
AmE
/'stækəbl/

adjective - intended to be piled on top of one another easily

 
to my liking - podle mých představ, jak to mám rád
BrE
/ˌtəmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌtəmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/

adverb, formal - the way I like something

 
for my liking - na můj vkus, na mě
BrE
/fəmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/fərmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/

adverb - exceeding a level that is acceptable for someone

 
overlook - přehlížet, tolerovat, promíjet
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'lʊk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'lʊk/

verb - to ignore something bad or wrong (e.g. someone's flaws)

 
infamy - hanebný čin
BrE
/'ɪnfəmi/
AmE
/'ɪnfəmi/

noun - a terrible act

 
infamy - nechvalná proslulost
BrE
/'ɪnfəmi/
AmE
/'ɪnfəmi/

noun - the state of being well-known for something bad

eyeball
eyeball - odhadnout (míru pohledem), odhadnout od oka
BrE
/'aɪˌbɔ:l/
AmE
/'aɪˌbɔ:l/

verb - to estimate the size, amount or measurements of something by only looking at it

 
romantic comedy - romantická komedie
BrE
/rəʊˌmæntɪk'kɒmədi/
AmE
/rəʊˌmænt̬ɪk'kɑ:mədi/

noun - a funny film about people in love