quick-tempered - výbušný (povahou), popudlivý
BrE
/ˌkwɪk'tempəd/
AmE
/ˌkwɪk'tempərd/

adjective - getting angry very easily and quickly

temper
temper - výbuch, záchvat vzteku, rozčilení
BrE
/'tempə/
AmE
/'tempər/

noun - a period of feeling very angry

temper
temper - výbušná povaha
BrE
/'tempə/
AmE
/'tempər/

noun - the tendency to become angry easily or quickly

 
thrill - uchvátit, vzrušit
BrE
/'θrɪl/
AmE
/'θrɪl/

verb - to make someone feel very excited

 
in contemplation - v procesu zvažování, zvažovaný
BrE
/ˌɪn ˌkɒntəm'pleɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪn ˌkɑ:ntəm'pleɪʃn/

adverb, formal - being considered

 
contemplation - hloubání, zamyšlení, zadumání, rozjímání
BrE
/ˌkɒntəm'pleɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:ntəm'pleɪʃn/

noun, formal - the act of considering something or thinking about something deeply

 
cornstarch - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nstɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnstɑ:rtʃ/

noun, American English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
cornflour - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/

noun, British English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
eat humble pie - sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu
BrE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
AmE
/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/

verb - to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake

 
humble - prostý, skromný
BrE
/'hʌmbl/
AmE
/'hʌmbl/

adjective - not special, not of a high rank

 
humility - pokora, skromnost
BrE
/hju:'mɪləti/
AmE
/hju:'mɪlət̬i/

noun - the quality of not being proud or not thinking that you are better than others

 
nitpicker - hnidopich
BrE
/'nɪtpɪkə/
AmE
/'nɪtpɪkər/

noun, informal - a person who pays too much attention to small details that are not important

nit
nit - hnida (vajíčko mšice)
BrE
/'nɪt/
AmE
/'nɪt/

noun, informal - an egg of a louse

 
nit - hlupák, moula, pitomec, trouba
BrE
/'nɪt/
AmE
/'nɪt/

noun, British English, informal - a stupid person

halfwit
halfwit - hlupák, moula, pitomec, trouba
BrE
/'hɑ:fwɪt/
AmE
/'hæfwɪt/

noun, informal - a stupid person