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talk into - přemluvit, ukecat

verb - to persuade someone to do something

 

no problem - bez starostí, žádné strachy, bez problému, žádný problém

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that something we are asked to do can be done easily, or that we are willing to do that

 

housing estate - sídliště, obytná čtvrť

noun - an area where there are many houses or apartment buildings built close together

 

prefabricated - prefabrikovaný

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.

 

precast - prefabrikovaný

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.

 

bouncy - skákací

adjective - something that bounces when it hits a hard surface

 

bouncy ball - hopík, skákací míček

noun - a small elastic ball that will bounce when it hits a hard surface

 

drift off - usnout, usínat, začít klimbat

verb - to start sleeping

 

drowse - klimbat, dřímat, spát

verb - to sleep lightly

 

nod off - usnout, usínat, klimbat, začít klimbat

verb - to start sleeping lightly, especially while sitting, while listening to something etc.

 

skedaddle - frčet, mazat

verb, informal - to go somewhere quickly, to leave quickly

 

as cool as a cucumber - v naprostém klidu

adjective - completely calm even in a difficult situation

pickled cucumber - nakládaná okurka, kyselá okurka

noun, American English - a cucumber preserved in salty water or a kind of vinegar sauce

 

pickling cucumber - okurka (nakládačka)

noun - a small kind of cucumber

 

gherkin - okurka (nakládačka)

noun, American English - a small kind of cucumber