probe
- sonda
BrE
/
'prəʊb/
AmE
/
'prəʊb/
noun
-
a long metal tool that doctors use to examine the inside of someone's body
self-consciously
- nesměle, rozpačitě
BrE
/
ˌself'kɒnʃəsli/
AmE
/
ˌself'kɑ:nʃəsli/
adverb
-
in an embarrassed way, nervously due to being afraid of what others might think
take the edge off
- zmírnit (např. stres), odreagovat (se), uvolnit (se)
BrE
/
ˌteɪk ði: 'edʒ ɒf/
AmE
/
ˌteɪk ði: 'edʒ ɑ:f/
verb
-
(of alcohol etc.) to make someone less stressed out, less angry, less anxious etc.
skid
- dostat smyk
BrE
/
'skɪd/
AmE
/
'skɪd/
verb
-
(of a vehicle) to slide in an uncontrolled way, especially on an icy road
wimp
- slaboch, měkkota, padavka
BrE
/
'wɪmp/
AmE
/
'wɪmp/
noun, informal
-
someone who is not brave or confident, or is afraid to do something difficult
cosmetics
- kosmetika
BrE
/
kɒz'metɪks/
AmE
/
ka:z'met̬ɪks/
noun
-
products that people, especially women, put on their face or body to look better
prick out
- pikýrovat, přesadit (rostliny)
BrE
/
'prɪk aʊt/
AmE
/
'prɪk aʊt/
verb
-
to put a young plant in soil after you have grown it from seed
or else
- jinak (pro uvedení upozornění či výhrůžky)
BrE
/
ɔ: 'els/
AmE
/
ɔ:r 'els/
conjunction
-
used to warn someone that if they do not obey you may punish them
put two and two together
- dát si dvě a dvě dohromady
BrE
/
pʊt ˌtu: ən ˌtu: tə'geðə/
AmE
/
pʊt ˌtu: ən ˌtu: tə'geðər/
verb
-
to work out the truth about a situation from what you see, hear, etc.
diversion
- objížďka
BrE
/
daɪ'vɜ:ʃn/
AmE
/
daɪ'vɜ:rʒn/
noun, British English
-
a longer route that you have to take because of a closed road etc.
SLR
- jednooká zrcadlovka, zrcadlovka
BrE
/
ˌesel'ɑ:/
AmE
/
ˌesel'ɑ:r/
noun
-
a camera which uses the same lens to look at objects and record them
SLR camera
- jednooká zrcadlovka, zrcadlovka
BrE
/
ˌeselˌɑ:'kæmrə/
AmE
/
ˌeselˌɑ:r'kæmrə/
noun
-
a camera which uses the same lens to look at objects and record them
in terms of
- pokud jde o, z hlediska (čeho)
BrE
/
ɪn 'tɜ:mz ɒv/
AmE
/
ɪn 'tɜ:rmz ɑ:v/
preposition
-
a phrase used to specify which particular aspect of something we are talking about
South America
- Jižní Amerika
BrE
/
ˌsaʊθə'merɪkə/
AmE
/
ˌsaʊθə'merɪkə/
noun
-
a continent in the Western Hemisphere that is to the south of North America
pyromania
- pyrománie
BrE
/
paɪrəʊ'meɪniə/
AmE
/
paɪrəʊ'meɪniə/
noun
-
a mental illness in which a person has a strong desire to start fires