verb, informal
-
to hit someone when they are not expecting it
exorbitant
- přemrštěný, přehnaný
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:bɪtənt/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:rbɪtənt/
adjective
-
much higher than it should be (usually about amounts of money or prices)
pistachio
- pistácie
BrE
/pə'stɑ:ʃiəʊ/
AmE
/pə'stɑ:ʃioʊ/
noun
-
a small green nut
marker
- fix (velký), popisovač
BrE
/'mɑ:kə/
AmE
/'mɑ:rkər/
noun
-
a large felt-tip pen used for drawing or writing in big letters
pastel
- barevná křída
BrE
/'pæstl/
AmE
/pæ'stel/
noun
-
a stick of colored chalk used for drawing
blow your nose
- vysmrkat se, smrkat
BrE
/ˌbləʊ jə'nəʊz/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ jər'noʊz/
verb
-
to clear your nose by blowing strongly into a tissue or something similar
quiz
- test, krátký test, prověrka
BrE
/'kwɪz/
AmE
/'kwɪz/
noun
-
a written test that students take at school
stairwell
- schodiště
BrE
/'steəwel/
AmE
/'sterwel/
noun
-
the space in a building where there are stairs leading up and down
dress up
- převléknout se, přestrojit se (za něco či někoho)
BrE
/ˌdres'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌdres'ʌp/
verb
-
to put on clothes to look like someobody or something else
handyman
- domácí kutil, údržbář, opravář
BrE
/'hændimæn/
AmE
/'hændimæn/
noun
-
someone who is good at making and repairing things around the house; someone whose job is to perform minor repairs or maintenance work around houses
beekeeper
- včelař
BrE
/'bi:ki:pə/
AmE
/'bi:ki:pə/
noun
-
someone who owns bees, looks after them and makes honey