adjective
-
complete, thorough, absolute, used esp. to emphasize the obviousness of something
downright
- vyloženě, úplně, naprosto, zcela
BrE
/'daʊnraɪt/
AmE
/'daʊnraɪt/
adverb
-
completely, thoroughly, absolutely, used esp. to emphasize the obviousness of something
polytunnel
- fóliovník (tunelový)
BrE
/'pɒlɪˌtʌnl/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪˌtʌnl/
noun
-
a semi-circular frame covered with polythene that is used to protect plants in bad weather
polyhouse
- fóliovník
BrE
/'pɒlɪhaʊs/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪhaʊs/
noun
-
a frame covered with polythene that is used to protect plants in bad weather
burbs
- předměstí, okraj města, periferie
BrE
/'bɜ:bz/
AmE
/'bɜ:rbz/
noun, American English, informal
-
suburbs
betcha
- to si piš, na to vem jed
BrE
/'betʃə/
AmE
/'betʃə/
phrase, informal
-
informal contraction of "bet you," meaning to express confidence or certainty about something happening or being true
shun
- vyhýbat se, stranit se
BrE
/'ʃʌn/
AmE
/'ʃʌn/
verb
-
to avoid something or somebody; to stay away from something or somebody
honoree
- laureát, držitel ocenění, oceněná osoba
BrE
/ɒnə'ri:/
AmE
/ɑ:nə'ri:/
noun
-
a person who receives an award or honour
every now and again
- občas, čas od času, sem tam
BrE
/ˌevri ˌnaʊ ənə'gen/
AmE
/ˌevri ˌnaʊ ənə'gen/
adverb
-
sometimes, occasionally
shabby chic
- s patinou, moderní vypadající jako starý, ošuntělý ale šik
BrE
/ˌʃæbi'ʃi:k/
AmE
/ˌʃæbi'ʃi:k/
adjective
-
referring to a style of interior design or fashion characterized by a vintage, worn, or distressed appearance combined with elegant or romantic elements
same
- stejně
BrE
/'seɪm/
AmE
/'seɪm/
adverb
-
an identical thing
same
- totéž, to samé
BrE
/'seɪm/
AmE
/'seɪm/
pronoun
-
an identical thing
common-sense
- rozumný, smysluplný (založený na zdravém rozumu)
BrE
/ˌkɒmən'sens/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mən'sens/
adjective
-
demonstrating practical reasoning or judgment based on ordinary experience and understanding
search me
- nemám tušení, vůbec netuším, nemám páru, nemám potuchy
BrE
/ˌsɜ:tʃ'mi:/
AmE
/ˌsɜ:rtʃ'mi:/
phrase, informal
-
a phrase that we say when we don't have the slightest idea
sleep mask
- oční maska (na zakrytí očí např. při spánku)
BrE
/'sli:pˌmɑ:sk/
AmE
/'sli:pˌmæsk/
noun
-
a covering that you put on your eyes to prevent light reaching them, usually in order to sleep better