bedbug
- štěnice
BrE
/
'bedbʌg/
AmE
/
'bedbʌg/
noun
-
a small insect that sucks blood and lives in dirty houses
mite
- roztoč
BrE
/
'maɪt/
AmE
/
'maɪt/
noun
-
a very small spider-like creature that lives in plants or carpets, mattresses etc.
dilly-dally
- loudat se
BrE
/
'dɪliˌdæli/
AmE
/
'dɪliˌdæli/
verb, informal
-
to waste time by doing something too slowly
wishy-washy
- nerozhodný, neschopný se rozhoupat
BrE
/
'wɪʃiˌwɒʃi/
AmE
/
'wɪʃiˌwɑ:ʃi/
adjective, informal
-
unable to make decisions, not having strong beliefs
knick-knack
- serepetička, tretka
BrE
/
'nɪkˌnæk/
AmE
/
'nɪkˌnæk/
, informal
-
a small decorative object
flip-flop
- žabka (typ obuvi)
BrE
/
'flɪpˌflɒp/
AmE
/
'flɪpˌflɑ:p/
noun
-
a kind of open rubber sandal
hip-hop
- hip-hop
BrE
/
'hɪpˌhɒp/
AmE
/
'hɪpˌhɑ:p/
noun
-
a style of popular music that mixes rap and DJ'ing
flimflam
- nesmysly
BrE
/
'flɪmˌflæm/
AmE
/
'flɪmˌflæm/
noun, informal
-
nonsense
jim-jams
- pyžamo
BrE
/
'dʒɪmˌdʒæmz/
AmE
/
'dʒɪmˌdʒæmz/
noun, British English, informal
-
a word for 'pyjamas'
tittle-tattle
- klábosení, tlachání, žvanění
BrE
/
'tɪtlˌtætl/
AmE
/
'tɪt̬lˌtæt̬l/
noun, informal
-
casual talk about unimportant things
gibble-gabble
- klábosení, tlachání, žvanění
BrE
/
'gɪblˌgæbl/
AmE
/
'gɪblˌgæbl/
noun, informal
-
casual talk about unimportant things
chitter-chatter
- klábosení, tlachání, žvanění
BrE
/
'tʃɪtəˌtʃætə/
AmE
/
'tʃɪt̬ərˌtʃæt̬ər/
noun
-
casual talk about unimportant things
teeter-totter
- houpačka
BrE
/
'ti:təˌtɒtə/
AmE
/
'ti:t̬ərˌtɑ:t̬ər/
noun, American English
-
a board on whose ends children can sit and when one goes down, the other goes up
criss-cross
- křížit se, být křížem krážem
BrE
/
'krɪsˌkrɒs/
AmE
/
'krɪsˌkrɑ:s/
verb
-
to form a pattern like many lines crossing each other
jingle-jangle
- cinky linky
BrE
/
ˌdʒɪŋgl'dʒæŋgl/
AmE
/
ˌdʒɪŋgl'dʒæŋgl/
interjection
-
the ringing sound of small bells or small pieces of metal