paternity leave
- otcovská dovolená
BrE
/
pə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/
pə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/
noun
-
a period of time that the father of a newborn baby is allowed to stay away from work
if not for
- nebýt (čeho), kdyby nebylo (čeho)
BrE
/
'ɪf nɒt fə/
AmE
/
'ɪf nɑ:t fə/
phrase
-
a part of a conditional clause that says that something or someone was the only reason why something else happened or something else is true
but for
- kdyby nebylo (něčeho), nebýt (čeho)
BrE
/
'bʌt fə/
AmE
/
'bʌt fər/
preposition
-
a phrase we can use instead of 'if it weren't for' or 'if it hadn't been for'
on one's own
- na vlastních nohách, na vlastní pěst, sám
BrE
/
ˌɒn wʌnz'əʊn/
AmE
/
ˌɑ:n wʌnz'oʊn/
adverb
-
alone, without help
discriminate
- rozlišovat
BrE
/
dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/
AmE
/
dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/
verb
-
to distinguish between things, to tell the difference between things
turn over a new leaf
- obrátit list (přeneseně)
BrE
/
ˌtɜ:n'əʊvə əˌnju:'li:f/
AmE
/
ˌtɜ:rn'oʊvər əˌnu:'li:f/
verb
-
to start living or acting in a better way
motive
- motiv, pohnutka
BrE
/
'məʊtɪv/
AmE
/
'məʊtɪv/
noun
-
the reason behind someone's actions
gather
- pochopit (něco z něčeho), rozumět (něčemu nějak), domnívat se
BrE
/
'gæðə/
AmE
/
'gæðər/
verb
-
to understand something in a particular way based on what you have learned
lisp
- šlapat si na jazyk, šišlat
BrE
/
'lɪsp/
AmE
/
'lɪsp/
verb
-
to speak with a fault in which you can't pronounce 's' or 'z' sounds properly
lisp
- šlapání si na jazyk, šišlání
BrE
/
'lɪsp/
AmE
/
'lɪsp/
noun
-
a speech fault in which a person can't pronounce 's' or 'z' sounds properly
truffle
- lanýž (houba nebo cukrovinka)
BrE
/
'trʌfl/
AmE
/
'trʌfl/
noun
-
a very expensive type of fungus that grows underground, often used in cooking, or a soft sweet made of chocolate
chorizo
- chorizo (španělská klobása)
BrE
/
tʃə'ri:zəʊ/
AmE
/
tʃə'ri:zoʊ/
noun
-
a type of pork sausage, typical for Spain
prosciutto
- parmská šunka
BrE
/
prə'ʃu:təʊ/
AmE
/
prə'ʃu:t̬oʊ/
noun
-
an Italian dry-cured ham that is usually thinly sliced and served uncooked
Americano
- Americano (kákový nápoj)
BrE
/
əˌmerə'kɑ:nəʊ/
AmE
/
əˌmerə'kɑ:noʊ/
noun
-
a hot coffee drink prepared by diluting an espresso with hot water
Tabasco
- tabasko
BrE
/
tə'bæskəʊ/
AmE
/
tə'bæskoʊ/
noun
-
a very spicy red sauce that is made from chilli peppers