noun
-
a popular American novelist, the master of horror, the author of bestsellers such as It, Carrie, The Shawshenk Redemption, The Green Mile and others
on average
- průměrně
BrE
/ˌɒn'ævərɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n'ævərɪdʒ/
adverb
-
usually, typically
inexplicably
- nevysvětlitelně
BrE
/ˌɪnəks'plɪkəbli/
AmE
/ˌɪnəks'plɪkəbli/
adverb
-
in a way that is impossible to explain
inexplicable
- nevysvětlitelný
BrE
/ˌɪnəks'plɪkəbl/
AmE
/ˌɪnəks'plɪkəbl/
adjective
-
not possible to explain
stand up for
- postavit se za (někoho či za něco), zastávat se, hájit (něco či někoho), zastat se
BrE
/ˌstænd'ʌp fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌstænd'ʌp fɔ:r/
verb
-
to defend somebody or something when they are criticized or attacked
dance floor
- taneční parket
BrE
/'dɑ:nsˌflɔ:/
AmE
/'dænsˌflɔ:r/
noun
-
the area where you can dance (at a disco, in a restaurant etc.)
defile
- znesvětit, poskvrnit
BrE
/dɪ'faɪl/
AmE
/dɪ'faɪl/
verb
-
to make something unclean or impure, especially something holy or sacred
change into
- přeměnit (se) v (něco), proměnit (se) v (něco)
BrE
/'tʃeɪndʒˌɪntʊ/
AmE
/'tʃeɪndʒˌɪntʊ/
verb
-
to become something else, as if by magic
change around
- přeuspořádat (např. nábytek v místnosti)
BrE
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ ə'raʊnd/
verb
-
to re-organize something, to put things in different places
come down with
- chytit (nemoc), ulehnout (onemocnět), onemocnět (čím)
BrE
/ˌkʌm 'daʊn wɪð/
AmE
/ˌkʌm 'daʊn wɪð/
verb
-
to become ill
defile
- znečistit, poskvrnit
BrE
/dɪ'faɪl/
AmE
/dɪ'faɪl/
verb
-
to make something unclean
engross
- fascinovat, zaujmout
BrE
/ɪn'grəʊs/
AmE
/ən'groʊs/
verb
-
to make somebody extremely interested in something or pay good attention to something
plot
- parcela, pozemek
BrE
/'plɒt/
AmE
/'plɑ:t/
noun, American English
-
an area of land for building on or for other purposes