willy-nilly
- halabala, bez ladu a skladu, mírnix týrnix
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ˌwɪli 'nɪli/
AmE
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ˌwɪli 'nɪli/
adverb, informal
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without planning, organizing or control
willy-nilly
- volky nevolky, chtě nechtě, chca nechca
BrE
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ˌwɪli 'nɪli/
AmE
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ˌwɪli 'nɪli/
adverb, informal
-
happening whether you want it to happen or not
partition
- přepažit, předělit, rozdělit, přehradit
BrE
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pɑ:'tɪʃən/
AmE
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pɑ:'tɪʃən/
verb
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to divide something, usually a room or a country, into two or more parts
dire wolf
- pravlk obrovský
BrE
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ˌdaɪə'wʊlf/
AmE
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ˌdaɪər'wʊlf/
noun
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the largest canine species, now extinct
dire
- ubohý, chabý, špatný, hrozný
BrE
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'daɪə/
AmE
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'daɪər/
adjective, British English, informal
-
very bad, poor
in dire straits
- v úzkých, v koncích
BrE
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ɪnˌdaɪə'streɪts/
AmE
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ɪnˌdaɪər'streɪts/
adjective
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in a difficult situation
hot air
- kecy, žvásty, prázdná slova, plané řeči
BrE
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ˌhɒt'eə/
AmE
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ˌhɑ:t̬'er/
noun
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things that someone says that sound impressive, but are not true or have no real value
spice
- šťáva, grády
BrE
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'spaɪs/
AmE
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'spaɪs/
noun
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something that makes something more interesting or exciting
stag beetle
- roháč (brouk)
BrE
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'stægˌbi:tl/
AmE
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'stægˌbi:t̬l/
noun
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a large beetle with large mandibles that look like the antlers of a deer
dung beetle
- brouk hovnivál, hovnivál, hnojník (brouk)
BrE
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'dʌŋˌbi:tl/
AmE
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'dʌŋˌbi:t̬l/
noun
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a type of insect that feed on the feces of animals
shard
- krovka
BrE
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'ʃɑ:d/
AmE
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'ʃɑ:rd/
noun
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one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings
feeler
- tykadlo
BrE
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'fi:lə/
AmE
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'fi:lər/
noun
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one of the two long parts on the head of an insect
mandible
- kusadlo
BrE
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'mændɪbl/
AmE
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'mændɪbl/
noun
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a part of the mouth of an insect that is sometimes used to crush food
elytron
- krovka
BrE
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'elɪtrɒn/
AmE
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'elɪtrɑ:n/
noun
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one of the pair of hardened wings of a beetle that protect the actual functional wings
floorball
- florbal
BrE
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'flɔ:bɔ:l/
AmE
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'flɔ:rbɔ:l/
noun
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a type of hockey played indoors on a floor (not ice) with plastic sticks and a plastic ball with holes in it