prowess
- zdatnost, dovednost, mistrovství
BrE
/
'praʊəs/
AmE
/
'praʊəs/
noun
-
mastery, great skill
clean slate
- čistý štít, čistý rejstřík
BrE
/
ˌkli:n'sleɪt/
AmE
/
ˌkli:n'sleɪt/
noun
-
a clean record, a record that doesn't show any problems or past mistakes
festively
- svátečně, slavnostně
BrE
/
'festɪvli/
AmE
/
'festɪvli/
adverb
-
in a festive way
scale
- odstranit šupiny
BrE
/
'skeɪl/
AmE
/
'skeɪl/
verb
-
to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales
scaly
- šupinatý
BrE
/
'skeɪli/
AmE
/
'skeɪli/
adjective
-
covered with scales
sweet tooth
- chuť na sladké, závislost na sladkém
BrE
/
ˌswi:t'tu:θ/
AmE
/
ˌswi:t'tu:θ/
noun
-
the urge to eat sweet food often
same old
- stále stejný, ohraný, stále dokola
BrE
/
'seɪmˌəʊld/
AmE
/
'seɪmˌoʊld/
, informal
-
not changing, always the same
exorbitant
- přemrštěný, přehnaný
BrE
/
ɪg'zɔ:bɪtənt/
AmE
/
ɪg'zɔ:rbɪtənt/
adjective
-
much higher than it should be (usually about amounts of money or prices)
pistachio
- pistácie
BrE
/
pə'stɑ:ʃiəʊ/
AmE
/
pə'stɑ:ʃioʊ/
noun
-
a small green nut
marker
- fix (velký), popisovač
BrE
/
'mɑ:kə/
AmE
/
'mɑ:rkər/
noun
-
a large felt-tip pen used for drawing or writing in big letters
pastel
- barevná křída
BrE
/
'pæstl/
AmE
/
pæ'stel/
noun
-
a stick of colored chalk used for drawing
cleave
- rozštípnout, rozštěpit, rozdělit, rozseknout vejpůl
BrE
/
'kli:v/
AmE
/
'kli:v/
verb, dated
-
to cut something into two parts by using something heavy and sharp
décolleté
- dekolt
BrE
/
deɪ'kɒlteɪ/
AmE
/
ˌdeɪkɑ:l'teɪ/
noun
-
the part of a woman's chest, neck and shoulders that can be seen above the neckline of her clothes
décolletage
- dekolt
BrE
/
ˌdeɪkɒl'tɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/
deɪˌkɑ:lə'tɑ:ʒ/
noun
-
the part of a woman's chest, neck and shoulders that can be seen above the neckline of her clothes
neckline
- výstřih (oblečení)
BrE
/
'neklaɪn/
AmE
/
'neklaɪn/
noun
-
the edge of a dress etc. that surrounds the neck, especially viewed from the front