a skeleton in the closet
- kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
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ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɒzɪt/
AmE
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ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɑ:zɪt/
noun
-
an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about
eggshell
- pololesklá barva
BrE
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'egʃel/
AmE
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'egʃel/
noun
-
a type of paint that is slightly glossy
menu
- nabídka, výběr možností, menu
BrE
/
'menju:/
AmE
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'menju:/
noun
-
the list of the items to choose from, especially in a computer application or on a website
24/7
- nonstop
BrE
/
ˌtwentiˌfɔ:'sevn/
AmE
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ˌtwent̬iˌfɔ:r'sevən/
adverb, informal
-
all the time; twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
dry-stone wall
- suchá zeď, nasucho stavěná zeď (bez malty)
BrE
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ˌdraɪstəʊn'wɔ:l/
AmE
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ˌdraɪstoʊn'wɔ:l/
noun, British English
-
a stone wall built without mortar
dry wall
- suchá zeď, nasucho stavěná zeď (bez malty)
BrE
/
ˌdraɪ 'wɔ:l/
AmE
/
ˌdraɪ 'wɔ:l/
noun, American English
-
a stone wall built without mortar
dry wall
- sádrokarton
BrE
/
ˌdraɪ'wɔ:l/
AmE
/
ˌdraɪ'wɔ:l/
noun, American English
-
a kind of material used to build interior walls and ceilings, it is made of plaster and paper
lead astray
- svést na špatnou cestu, uvést v omyl
BrE
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'li:d ə'streɪ/
AmE
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'li:d ə'streɪ/
verb
-
to make somebody go in the wrong direction or do bad things, to make somebody believe something that is not true
go astray
- ztratit se, sejít z cesty, pokazit se
BrE
/
'gəʊ ə'streɪ/
AmE
/
'goʊ ə'streɪ/
verb
-
to lose the right direction, to get lost or stolen, to go wrong
chain
- uvázat na řetěz
BrE
/
'tʃeɪn/
AmE
/
'tʃeɪn/
verb
-
to tie or fasten something using a long line of metal rings connected to each other
usurious
- lichvářský
BrE
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ju:'ʒʊəriəs/
AmE
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ju:'ʒʊriəs/
adjective, formal
-
loaned with very high rates of interest
usury
- lichva
BrE
/
'ju:ʒəri/
AmE
/
'ju:ʒəri/
noun, dated
-
the practice of lending money at very high rates of interest
usurer
- lichvář
BrE
/
'ju:ʒərə/
AmE
/
'ju:ʒərər/
noun, dated
-
a person who you can lend money but with a very high interest
loan shark
- lichvář
BrE
/
'ləʊnˌʃɑ:k/
AmE
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'loʊnˌʃɑ:rk/
noun
-
a person who you can lend money but with a very high interest
bubbly
- bublinkatý, bublající, plný bublinek
BrE
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'bʌbli/
AmE
/
'bʌbli/
adjective
-
full of bubbles