semi
semi - tahač s návěsem, kamion
BrE
/'semi/
AmE
/'semaɪ/

noun, American English - a short truck with a long trailer

 
my foot - to zrovna
BrE
/maɪ'fʊt/
AmE
/maɪ'fʊt/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we think that what has just been said is not true at all

 
perennial - věčný, neustálý, trvalý
BrE
/pə'renɪəl/
AmE
/pə'renɪəl/

adjective - existing for a long time

 
Salisbury - Salisbury
BrE
/'sɔ:lzbəri/
AmE
/'sɔ:lzberi/

noun - a city in the south of England

 
sirloin - nízký roštěnec
BrE
/'sɜ:lɔɪn/
AmE
/'sɜ:rlɔɪn/

noun - meat from the lower back of a cow

steak
steak - hovězí kostky, hovězí kousky
BrE
/'steɪk/
AmE
/'steɪk/

noun - beef of lower quality cut into small pieces

steak tartare
steak tartare - tatarský biftek, tatarák, tataráček
BrE
/ˌsteɪk tɑ:'tɑ:/
AmE
/ˌsteɪk tɑr:'tɑ:r/

noun - very small pieces of beef served raw

tartare
tartare - tatarský (biftek)
BrE
/tɑ:'tɑ:/
AmE
/tɑ:r'tɑ:r/

adjective - served raw (such as beef, salmon etc.)

 
auto - auto, automobil
BrE
/'ɔ:təʊ/
AmE
/'ɔ:t̬oʊ/

noun, American English - a car

domineering
domineering - despotický, panovačný
BrE
/dɒmɪ'nɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/dɑ:mɪ'nɪərɪŋ/

adjective - trying to control other people without considering their feelings

bossy-boots
bossy-boots - panovačný (člověk)
BrE
/'bɒsiˌbu:ts/
AmE
/'bɑ:siˌbu:ts/

noun - someone who likes giving orders and tells people what they should do

 
farming - zemědělství, farmaření, hospodaření, chov
BrE
/'fɑ:mɪŋ/
AmE
/'fɑ:rmɪŋ/

noun - the activity of raising farm animals and producing crops

 
go down like a lead balloon - ztroskotat jako balón z olova
BrE
/ˌgəʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/

verb, British English, informal - not to be accepted well; not to succeed; not to end up well

snug as a bug in a rug
snug as a bug in a rug - jako v bavlnce, pohodlně zachumlaný, zasyslený (někde)
BrE
/'snʌg æz ə 'bʌg ɪn ə ˌrʌg/
AmE
/'snʌg æz ə 'bʌg ɪn ə ˌrʌg/

adjective, informal - (feeling) very comfortable and relaxed

 
poor as a church mouse - chudý jak kostelní myš
BrE
/'pɔ:r æz ə 'tʃɜ:tʃ ˌmaʊs/
AmE
/'pʊr æz ə 'tʃɜ:rtʃ ˌmaʊs/

adjective, dated - really poor