verb, informal
-
to believe something, especially when it is not likely to be true
nail file
- pilníček na nehty
BrE
/'neɪl faɪl/
AmE
/'neɪl faɪl/
noun
-
a strip of metal with a rough surface that you use to give your nails a better shape
plane
- hoblovat, ohoblovat
BrE
/'pleɪn/
AmE
/'pleɪn/
verb
-
making something smoother or smaller using a plane
serfdom
- nevolnictví, otroctví
BrE
/'sɜ:fdəm/
AmE
/'sɜ:rfdəm/
noun
-
the system under which the owners of land had serfs or slaves
retina
- sítnice (oka)
BrE
/'retɪnə/
AmE
/'retɪnə/
noun
-
a layer of tissue at the back of the eye that receives light and sends pictures of what the eye sees to the brain
call centre
- telefonické centrum
BrE
/'kɔ:l sentə/
AmE
/'kɔ:l sentər/
noun, British English
-
an office in which a lot of employees work using phones, for example providing information to customers, or taking customers’ orders
Slovenian
- slovinština
BrE
/slə'vi:niən/
AmE
/sləʊ'vi:niən/
noun
-
the language of the Slovenians
Slovenian
- slovinský
BrE
/slə'vi:niən/
AmE
/sləʊ'vi:niən/
adjective
-
relating to Slovenia
Slovenian
- Slovinec
BrE
/slə'vi:niən/
AmE
/sləʊ'vi:niən/
noun
-
a person from Slovenia
seamstress
- švadlena, krejčová
BrE
/'si:mstrəs/
AmE
/'si:mstrəs/
noun
-
a woman who is good at sewing or whose job sewing and making clothes
see-through
- průhledný, průsvitný
BrE
/'si:θru:/
AmE
/'si:θru:/
adjective
-
so thin you can see through it, usually of cloth
torso
- trup (lidský)
BrE
/'tɔ:səʊ/
AmE
/'tɔərsoʊ/
noun
-
the human body without head, hands and legs
trunks
- nohavičkové slipy, upnuté trenýrky, spodky, pánské spodní prádlo
BrE
/'trʌŋks/
AmE
/'trʌŋks/
noun
-
a piece of men's tight underwear covering the upper part of the legs
swim trunks
- plavky (pánské)
BrE
/'swɪm trʌŋks/
AmE
/'swɪm trʌŋks/
noun, American English
-
a piece of clothing that men wear when they go swimming
Twilight
- Stmívání
BrE
/'twaɪlaɪt/
AmE
/'twaɪlaɪt/
noun
-
a young adult vampire-romance novel by Stephenie Meyer, which was also made into a successful movie