not say boo to a goose
- být velmi ostýchavý, být velmi plachý, být velmi stydlivý
BrE
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nɒt seɪ ˌbu: tʊə'gu:s/
AmE
/
nɑ:t seɪ ˌbu: tʊə'gu:s/
verb
-
to be very shy and quiet
cook sb's goose
- překazit někomu šanci, zhatit něčí plány
BrE
/
ˌkʊk sʌmbədiz'gu:s/
AmE
/
ˌkʊk sʌmbədiz'gu:s/
verb
-
to ruin somebody's chance
wild goose chase
- marná snaha, zbytečná práce, nikam nevedoucí práce, zbytečná námaha
BrE
/
ˌwaɪld'gu:s tʃeɪs/
AmE
/
ˌwaɪld'gu:s tʃeɪs/
noun
-
searching for something that cannot be found and therefore is a waste of time
goose
- husa (hloupá žena), osel (hloupý muž)
BrE
/
'gu:s/
AmE
/
'gu:s/
noun
-
a silly, foolish person
sugar
- osladit, pocukrovat
BrE
/
'ʃʊgə/
AmE
/
'ʃʊgər/
verb
-
to put sugar in something or on something
gourd
- tykev, dekorativní dýně
BrE
/
'gʊəd/
AmE
/
'gʊrd/
noun
-
a type of fruit with a hard skin used as decoration in autumn
liquidize
- rozmixovat, rozmělnit (na hustou tekutinu)
BrE
/
'lɪkwɪdaɪz/
AmE
/
'lɪkwɪdaɪz/
verb, British English
-
to crush food, usually fruit or vegetables, into a thick liquid
schnitzel
- řízek (hlavně telecí)
BrE
/
'ʃnɪtsl/
AmE
/
'ʃnɪtsl/
noun
-
a thin slice of meat, usually veal, that is covered in breadcrumbs and fried in oil
deep-fry
- fritovat, smažit (ponořené v tuku)
BrE
/
ˌdi:p'fraɪ/
AmE
/
ˌdi:p'fraɪ/
verb
-
to cook something in hot oil that covers in completely, usually in a pan or in a special machine
extension lead
- prodlužovací kabel, prodlužovačka
BrE
/
ɪk'stenʃnˌli:d/
AmE
/
ɪk'stenʃnˌli:d/
noun, British English
-
an extra electric wire that you use when the wire of a device is not long enough
extension cord
- prodlužovací kabel, prodlužovačka
BrE
/
ɪk'stenʃnˌkɔ:d/
AmE
/
ɪk'stenʃnˌkɔ:rd/
noun, American English
-
an extra electric wire that you use when the wire of a device is not long enough
not for another
- až za
BrE
/
ˌnɒt fərə'nʌðə/
AmE
/
ˌnɑ:t fərə'nʌðər/
preposition
-
a preposition we use to say that something happens later than one would expect
not until
- až
BrE
/
ˌnɒtʌn'tɪl/
AmE
/
ˌnɑ:t̬ʌn'tɪl/
conjunction
-
a conjunction used to express that something happens later than one would expect
rowdy
- chuligán, výtržník
BrE
/
'raʊdi/
AmE
/
'raʊdi/
noun, dated
-
someone who is loud and noisy, causing trouble
cobble
- dlažební kámen, dlažební kostka, kočičí hlava (na dláždění vozovek)
BrE
/
'kɒbl/
AmE
/
'kɑ:bl/
noun
-
a small stone that was used in the past to make the surfaces of roads