unreasonable
- nerozumný, nerozvážný
BrE
/
ʌn'ri:znəbl/
AmE
/
ʌn'ri:znəbl/
adjective
-
not fair, not acceptable
early bird
- ranní ptáče (o člověku)
BrE
/
'ɜ:liˌbɜ:d/
AmE
/
'ɜ:rliˌbɜ:rd/
noun
-
a person who gets up early in the morning
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- lepší vrabec v hrsti, než holub na střeše
BrE
/
ə bɜ:d ɪn ðə 'hænd ɪz wɜ:θ tu: ɪn ðə 'bʊʃ/
AmE
/
ə bɜ:rd ɪn ðə 'hænd ɪz wɜ:rθ tu: ɪn ðə 'bʊʃ/
phrase
-
a proverb that says it's better to have something certain that's small than having a potential of having something bigger
drunken
- opilý
BrE
/
'drʌŋkən/
AmE
/
'drʌŋkən/
adjective
-
having drunk too much alcohol, under the influence of alcohol
medium
- emko, M (velikost oblečení)
BrE
/
'mi:dɪəm/
AmE
/
'mi:diəm/
noun
-
the size between S (small) and L (large)
buckle up
- zapnout přezku, zapnout (na přezku)
BrE
/
'bʌkl ʌp/
AmE
/
'bʌkl ʌp/
verb
-
to fasten something with a buckle
fly
- poklopec
BrE
/
'flaɪ/
AmE
/
'flaɪ/
noun
-
an opening on the front of a pair of pants that has a zipper or buttons
sixth sense
- šestý smysl
BrE
/
ˌsɪksθ'sens/
AmE
/
ˌsɪksθ'sens/
noun
-
the ability to sense something without using the regular senses (sight, hearing etc.)
two's company, three's a crowd
- dva jsou tak akorát, do páru není třeba třetího
BrE
/
tu:z 'kʌmpəni θri:z ə 'kraʊd/
AmE
/
tu:z 'kʌmpəni θri:z ə 'kraʊd/
phrase
-
used to suggest that two people would prefer to be alone than with other people
like two peas in a pod
- podobající se jako vejce vejci, jeden jako druhý
BrE
/
laɪk tu: pi:z ɪn ə 'pɒd/
AmE
/
laɪk tu: pi:z ɪn ə 'pɑ:d/
phrase
-
very similar to each other, almost identical
be in two minds
- být na vážkách, váhat, nemoci se rozhodnout
BrE
/
bi: ɪn tu: 'maɪndz/
AmE
/
bi: ɪn tu: 'maɪndz/
verb, British English
-
to be unable to decide between two things
elector
- volič
BrE
/
ɪ'lektə/
AmE
/
ɪ'lektər/
noun
-
a person who can vote in an election
the lesser of two evils
- menší zlo, to menší ze dvou zel
BrE
/
ðə ˌlesə ɒv tu: 'i:vəlz/
AmE
/
ðə ˌlesər ɑ:v tu: 'i:vəlz/
phrase
-
a bad decision etc. that seems better than another bad decision etc.
kill two birds with one stone
- zabít dvě mouchy jednou ranou
BrE
/
kɪl tu: bɜ:dz wɪð wʌn 'stəʊn/
AmE
/
kɪl tu: bɜ:rdz wɪð wʌn 'stoʊn/
verb
-
to achieve two things in one action
drop it
- nech toho, přestaň s tím
BrE
/
'drɒp ɪt/
AmE
/
'drɑ:p ɪt/
phrase
-
used when you want someone to stop talking about something, especially because it is annoying