pin
- brož, spona
BrE
/
'pɪn/
AmE
/
'pɪn/
noun, American English
-
an ornament worn on clothes
better half
- drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek
BrE
/
ˌbetə 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/
ˌbetər 'hæf/
noun, informal
-
your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with
other half
- drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek
BrE
/
ˌʌðə 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/
ˌʌðər 'hæf/
noun, informal
-
your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with
significant other
- drahá polovička, protějšek, partner
BrE
/
sɪgˌnɪfɪkənt 'ʌðə/
AmE
/
sɪgˌnɪfɪkənt 'ʌðər/
noun
-
your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with
word order
- slovosled
BrE
/
'wɜ:dˌɔ:də/
AmE
/
'wɜ:rdˌɔ:rdər/
noun
-
the arrangement of words in a phrase, a clause or a sentence
cut through
- prodrat se (něčím), prosekat se (něčím)
BrE
/
'kʌtˌθru:/
AmE
/
'kʌtˌθru:/
verb
-
to manage to deal with something that slows you down or prevents you from progressing
doctor's office
- ordinace, ordinace lékaře
BrE
/
'dɒktəzˌɒfɪs/
AmE
/
'dɑ:ktərzˌɑ:fɪs/
noun, American English
-
the room or rooms where a doctor works
homestay
- ubytování v rodině
BrE
/
'həʊmsteɪ/
AmE
/
'hoʊmsteɪ/
noun
-
accommodation in the home of a host family, especially for students etc.
clear-cut
- jasný, zřejmý
BrE
/
ˌklɪə'kʌt/
AmE
/
ˌklɪr'kʌt/
adjective
-
clearly seen, definite
boiled
- vařený
BrE
/
'bɔɪld/
AmE
/
'bɔɪld/
adjective
-
cooked in boiling water
unnaturally
- nepřirozeně
BrE
/
ʌn'nætʃrəli/
AmE
/
ʌn'nætʃərəli/
adverb
-
differently from what is expected or considered normal
pincushion
- jehelníček
BrE
/
'pɪnˌkʊʃn/
AmE
/
'pɪnˌkʊʃn/
noun
-
a very small fabric pad, filled with soft material, that you use to stick pins in
scatter cushion
- ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)
BrE
/
'skætəˌkʊʃn/
AmE
/
'skæt̬ərˌkʊʃn/
noun, British English
-
a small cushion that you can put on a sofa or other furniture to decorate it
throw pillow
- ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)
BrE
/
'θrəʊˌpɪləʊ/
AmE
/
'θroʊˌpɪloʊ/
noun, American English
-
a small cushion that you can put on a sofa or other furniture to decorate it
cry wolf
- bezdůvodně volat o pomoc, dělat planý poplach, způsobit planý poplach
BrE
/
ˌkraɪ'wʊlf/
AmE
/
ˌkraɪ'wʊlf/
verb
-
to call for help when you don't actually need it resulting in people not believing you when you do need help later