Help for English

 

modesty - skromnost, nevelikost

noun - the state of being not too big, large or important

 

modesty - skromnost

noun - the lack of pride, not talking too much about your own abilities etc.

 

modest - skromný

adjective - not too proud, not talking too much about your abilities etc.

 

barren - neplodný (o ženě)

adjective, dated - (of a woman) not able to have children

 

barren - neplodný, planý

adjective - (of plants) not producing fruits or seeds, (of other things) not producing anything useful

 

barren - pustý, neúrodný

adjective - (of land or soil) not having any plants growing in it, not suitable for plants

 

do - stačit, vystačit

verb - to be enough

 

once upon a time - kdysi dávno, před dávnými lety, bylo nebylo

adverb - a long time ago (usually at the very beginning of fairy tales)

 

stay away - držet se stranou, nemíchat se do něčeho

verb - not to go near someone or something, not to meddle in something, not to be involved in something

 

pledge - nováček (vstupující do spolku)

noun, American English, informal - a person who wants to join a fraternity or a sorority but has yet to be officially accepted (often after passing some tests, trials etc.)

 

chicken - srab, zbabělec

noun, informal - somebody who is scared of doing something

 

chicken out - dostat strach, zbaběle utéct, zbaběle couvnout, zbaběle vzít nohy na ramena

verb, informal - not to do something you wanted to do because you are scared

 

suggest - naznačit, naznačovat

verb - to say something indirectly, to hit at something

 

statistics - statistika

noun - information (often in numbers or graphs) about how often you do something etc.

 

hold - počkat na lince

verb - (when phoning) to wait on the line until somebody can speak