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hors d'oeuvre - předkrm

noun - food that is served, usually in small amounts, before the main course

 

whopper - obr

noun, informal - something very big and impressive

 

whopping - ohromný, úchvatný, neuvěřitelný, neskutečný

adjective - very big, very impressive

 

recess - přestávka (školní)

noun, American English - a break between lessons at school, especially a longer one during which students can go outside and play

 

prevention - předejití, zabránění

noun - the act of stopping something bad from happening, usually crime or accidents

 

consommé - vývar (polévka)

noun - soup made by boiling meat and vegetables

 

bouillon - vývar, bujón

noun - a liquid made by boiling bones or bones with meat and vegetables, which is used to add flavour to various dishes

 

chunky - masivní, robustní

adjective - large, solid and heavy, or made of large pieces

 

ottoman - taburet, podnožka, polstrované sedátko

noun - a piece of furniture like a box with a cushioned top that you can sit on or rest your feet on

 

on a budget - s omezenými finančními prostředky, s omezeným rozpočtem, musící šetřit

adverb - without much money to spend on something

 

attentive - pozorný, věnující pozornost, pozorně sledující, pozorně naslouchající

adjective - listening or watching carefully, with interest

 

positive - jistý si (něčím)

adjective - very sure about something

 

Q-tip - vatová tyčinka, vatička do uší

noun, American English - (trademark) a stick with cotton at each end that is usually used to clean ears

 

lazily - líně, lenivě

adverb - slowly, refusing to be very active

 

grotesque - zrůda

noun - a person who is ugly in an unusual or strange way, often as a sculpture or in a picture or a book