meet your maker
- setkat se se stvořitelem, zemřít
BrE
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ˌmi:t jɔ: 'meɪkə/
AmE
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ˌmi:t jɔ:r 'meɪkər/
verb
-
a humorous way of saying 'to die'
go to a better place
- jít do nebe, odejít (zemřít), odejít na lepší místo, odejít na onen svět
BrE
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ˌgəʊ tʊ ə ˌbetə'pleɪs/
AmE
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ˌgoʊ tʊ ə ˌbet̬ər'pleɪs/
verb
-
a way of saying 'to die'
call up
- povolat (do armády), odvést, draftovat (sport.)
BrE
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ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/
AmE
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ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/
verb, American English, informal
-
to make someone enter the army or fight in a war, to allow someone to play in a team
call on
- vyzvat
BrE
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'kɔ:lˌɒn/
AmE
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'kɔ:lˌɑ:n/
verb
-
to ask somebody to do something
call up
- zavolat někomu, brnknout někomu
BrE
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ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/
AmE
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ˌkɔ:l'ʌp/
verb, American English, informal
-
to make a telephone call to someone
ask over
- pozvat k sobě
BrE
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ˌɑ:sk'əʊvə/
AmE
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ˌæsk'oʊvər/
verb
-
to invite someone to your home
ask around
- poptat se
BrE
/
ˌɑ:sk ə'raʊnd/
AmE
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ˌæsk ə'raʊnd/
verb
-
to try to get some information by asking several people
ask after
- ptát se na (někoho)
BrE
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ˌɑ:sk'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
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ˌæsk'æftər/
verb, British English
-
to ask how somebody is doing
check through
- překontrolovat
BrE
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ˌtʃek'θru:/
AmE
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ˌtʃek'θru:/
verb
-
to look for possible problems or mistakes
check over
- překontrolovat
BrE
/
ˌtʃek'əʊvə/
AmE
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ˌtʃek'oʊvər/
verb
-
to look for possible problems or mistakes
check off
- odškrtnout si (na seznamu)
BrE
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ˌtʃek'ɒf/
AmE
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ˌtʃek'ɑ:f/
verb
-
to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.
popcorn
- pražená kukuřice, popcorn
BrE
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'pɒpkɔ:n/
AmE
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'pɑ:pkɔ:rn/
noun
-
maize seeds that are heated until they burst open and become soft and white
green light
- zelená (na semaforu)
BrE
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ˌgri:n'laɪt/
AmE
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ˌgri:n'laɪt/
noun
-
the traffic light that tells drivers to go
red light
- červená (na semaforu)
BrE
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ˌred'laɪt/
AmE
/
ˌred'laɪt/
noun
-
the traffic light that tells drivers to stop
pass up
- nechat si ujít
BrE
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ˌpɑ:s'ʌp/
AmE
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ˌpæs'ʌp/
verb
-
to choose not to accept something that's offered to you