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laddie - klouček

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a boy (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

 

gramps - děda

noun, informal - an informal word for a grandfather

 

diminutive - zdrobnělina

noun - a word that shows that something or someone is small

 

afford - poskytovat, poskytnout, nabízet, nabídnout

verb, formal - to provide something

 

capoeira - capoeira

noun - a Brazilian martial art

 

martial law - stanné právo

noun - a situation in which the army of a country is in charge instead of the police

 

aikido - aikido

noun - a Japanese martial art

 

taekwondo - taekwondo

noun - a kind of martial art from Korea

 

Martian - Marťan

noun - an imaginary creature from the planet Mars

 

catch somebody red-handed - chytit přímo při činu

verb - to catch somebody when they are committing a crime or doing something wrong

 

red-handed - při činu (chytit)

adjective -

 

born with a silver spoon in your mouth - pocházející ze zámožné rodiny

adjective, informal - born into a wealthy family

 

blue ribbon - první cena, cena pro vítěze (často zdobena modrou stuhou)

noun - the first prize in a competition that is usually decorated with a piece of blue cloth

 

blue-ribbon - prvotřídní, výběrový

adjective - of the highest quality

 

pink eye - zánět spojivek

noun, informal - a painful and infectious disease of the eye