carousel
carousel - kolotoč
BrE
/ˌkærə'sel/
AmE
/ˌkærə'sel/

noun - a ride at an amusement park on which you sit and go round and round

sickly
sickly - nezdravý, mdlý, odporný
BrE
/'sɪkli/
AmE
/'sɪkli/

adjective - not looking well, not making you feel well

 
anchorage - kotviště
BrE
/'æŋkərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'æŋkərɪdʒ/

noun - a place where ships can anchor

 
whip out - vytasit, rychle vytáhnout
BrE
/'wɪp aʊt/
AmE
/'wɪp aʊt/

verb - to take something out very quickly

sheet music
sheet music - noty, notový zápis
BrE
/'ʃi:tˌmju:zɪk/
AmE
/'ʃi:tˌmju:zɪk/

noun - a hand-written or printed form of a musical composition, song etc.

 
ash - æ, samohláska æ, samohláska 'ash'
BrE
/'æʃ/
AmE
/'æʃ/

noun - the symbol 'æ' in the International Phonetic Alphabet

wimp
wimp - slaboch, měkkota, padavka
BrE
/'wɪmp/
AmE
/'wɪmp/

noun, informal - someone who is not brave or confident, or is afraid to do something difficult

grit
grit - jemný štěrk, hrubý písek
BrE
/'grɪt/
AmE
/'grɪt/

noun - very small pieces of stone, slightly smaller than gravel

 
ultimatum - ultimátum
BrE
/ˌʌltɪ'meɪtəm/
AmE
/ˌʌltɪ'meɪt̬əm/

noun - a warning to a person or a group of people that if they don't do what you tell them, you will do something to punish them

ultimate
ultimate - vrchol, to nejlepší z
BrE
/'ʌltɪmət/
AmE
/'ʌltɪmət/

noun - the best of something

knock on wood
knock on wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌnɒk ɒn'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k ɑ:n'wʊd/

phrase, American English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

touch wood
touch wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/

phrase, British English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

 
outdated - zastaralý, nemoderní
BrE
/ˌaʊt'deɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌaʊt'deɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - not recent, not updated, not up to date

 
offend - provinit se, spáchat delikt
BrE
/ə'fend/
AmE
/ə'fend/

verb, formal - to commit a crime

banned
banned - zakázaný, nepovolený, vypovězený, vykázaný, oficiálně zakázaný
BrE
/'bænd/
AmE
/'bænd/

adjective - officially forbidden, not allowed, officially made to leave