101
101 - základy
BrE
/ˌwʌn əʊ'wʌn/
AmE
/ˌwʌn oʊ'wʌn/

adjective, American English - basic knowledge of something

catkin
catkin - jehněda (kočička)
BrE
/'kætkɪn/
AmE
/'kætkɪn/

a soft hanging flower that you can find on willow trees

 
dodge a bullet - uniknout bez zranění, vyklouznout bez zranění
BrE
/ˌdɒdʒ ə'bʊlɪt/
AmE
/ˌdɑ:dʒ ə'bʊlɪt/

verb, American English, informal - to avoid being hit or hurt

 
bite the bullet - zatnout zuby
BrE
/ˌbaɪt ðə'bʊlɪt/
AmE
/ˌbaɪt ðə'bʊlɪt/

verb, informal - to decide to do something even if it's unpleasant

 
tat - tetování, kérka
BrE
/'tæt/
AmE
/'tæt/

noun, informal - a permanent picture on someone's skin

ink
ink - tetování
BrE
/'ɪŋk/
AmE
/'ɪŋk/

noun, informal - one or more permanent pictures on someone's skin

tattooist
tattooist - tatér
BrE
/tə'tu:ɪst/
AmE
/tæ'tu:ɪst/

noun - a person whose job is to make tattoos

 
tattooed - vytetovaný, potetovaný
BrE
/tə'tu:d/
AmE
/tæ'tu:d/

adjective - painted on the skin permanently

tattoo
tattoo - tetovat, vytetovat
BrE
/tə'tu:/
AmE
/tæ'tu:/

verb - to make a permanent picture on the skin that cannot be removed

 
a far cry - na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy
BrE
/əˌfɑ:'kraɪ/
AmE
/əˌfɑ:r'kraɪ/

noun - completely different

 
contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)
BrE
/kən'traɪv/
AmE
/kən'traɪv/

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

contraption
contraption - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/kən'træpʃn/
AmE
/kən'træpʃn/

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

double standard
double standard - dvojí metr, nestejný přístup
BrE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændəd/
AmE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændərd/

noun - treating a person or a group of people differently than another in the same situation

 
disobedience - neposlušnost
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/

noun - the act of not doing what you are told or what you are expected to do

 
disobey - neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/

verb - not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.