drove
- dav, houf, stádo
BrE
/
'drəʊv/
AmE
/
'droʊv/
noun
-
a large number of people or animals
wallpaper
- tapetovat
BrE
/
'wɔ:lpeɪpə/
AmE
/
'wɔ:lpeɪpər/
verb
-
to put wallpaper onto the walls of a room
sever
- utnout, přetnout, uříznout, useknout, přeříznout, přeseknout
BrE
/
'sevə/
AmE
/
'sevər/
verb, formal
-
to cut something off, to cut something into two pieces
inversion
- inverze, obrácený slovosled
BrE
/
ɪn'vɜ:ʃn/
AmE
/
ɪn'vɜ:rʒn/
noun, technical
-
the opposite order some words in a sentence (especially the subject and the verb)
have a sweet tooth
- být na sladké, mít rád sladkosti
BrE
/
hævəˌswi:t'tu:θ/
AmE
/
hævəˌswi:t'tu:θ/
verb
-
to like eating sweet things
appal
- děsit, šokovat, znechutit
BrE
/
ə'pɔ:l/
AmE
/
ə'pɑ:l/
verb
-
to make someone feel shocked or disgusted
compound
- uzavřený areál, ohraničený pozemek
BrE
/
'kɒmpaʊnd/
AmE
/
'kɑ:mpaʊnd/
noun
-
a group of buildings surrounded by a wall or fence
payday
- den výplaty, výplatní den
BrE
/
'peɪdeɪ/
AmE
/
'peɪdeɪ/
noun
-
the day you receive money for the work you've done
pay cut
- snížení platu, krácení platu
BrE
/
'peɪˌkʌt/
AmE
/
'peɪˌkʌt/
noun
-
a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)
pay rise
- zvýšení platu
BrE
/
'peɪˌraɪz/
AmE
/
'peɪˌraɪz/
noun, British English
-
an increase in the money you get for your work
die-hard
- skalní (věrný), věrný
BrE
/
'daɪˌhɑ:d/
AmE
/
'daɪˌhɑ:rd/
adjective
-
loyal, not likely to abandon something
searchlight
- reflektor
BrE
/
'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/
AmE
/
'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/
noun
-
a powerful light that can be turned in different directions
check-up
- prohlídka (lékařská)
BrE
/
'tʃekʌp/
AmE
/
'tʃekʌp/
noun
-
a medical examination that makes sure that a person is healthy
first thing
- hned ráno, jako první věc
BrE
/
ˌfɜ:st'θɪŋ/
AmE
/
ˌfɜ:rst'θɪŋ/
adverb
-
as soon as you get up, or as soon as you start work in the morning
cut corners
- flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout
BrE
/
ˌkʌt'kɔ:nəz/
AmE
/
ˌkʌt'kɔ:rnərz/
verb
-
to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy