inverted commas
- uvozovky
BrE
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ɪnˌvɜ:tɪd'kɒməz/
AmE
/
ɪnˌvɜ:rtɪd'kɑ:məz/
noun, British English
-
punctuation marks that show where a quotation begins and ends (" " or ' '), also called quotation marks
prolific
- plodný, bohatě plodící, produktivní, úspěšný
BrE
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prə'lɪfɪk/
AmE
/
prə'lɪfɪk/
adjective
-
producing abundant works, offspring, or results
last
- vydržet
BrE
/
'lɑ:st/
AmE
/
'læst/
verb
-
to be effective; to continue to exist
party
- strana (smluvní)
BrE
/
'pɑ:ti/
AmE
/
'pɑ:rt̬i/
noun
-
one of the people or groups of people that sign a contract
hush money
- peníze za mlčení, peníze za mlčenlivost (úplatek)
BrE
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'hʌʃ mʌni/
AmE
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'hʌʃ mʌni/
noun
-
a sum of money paid, typically in secret, to buy someone's silence or prevent disclosure of sensitive or damaging information
buy off
- podplatit, uplatit, koupit si (někoho)
BrE
/
ˌbaɪ'ɒf/
AmE
/
ˌbaɪ'ɑ:f/
verb
-
to offer money etc. to someone, usually in a dishonest way, because you do not want them to do something against you
come to blows
- pustit se do sebe, pustit se do potyčky, začít se hádat, začít se prát
BrE
/
ˌkʌm tə'bləʊz/
AmE
/
ˌkʌm tə'bloʊz/
verb
-
to start arguing over something or to start hitting each other
fuming
- rozzuřený, vytočený, rozlícený
BrE
/
'fju:mɪŋ/
AmE
/
'fju:mɪŋ/
adjective
-
extremely angry
slash
- drasticky zredukovat, osekat (zredukovat)
BrE
/
'slæʃ/
AmE
/
'slæʃ/
verb
-
to reduce something drastically
slash
- rozříznout, rozřezat, proříznout
BrE
/
'slæʃ/
AmE
/
'slæʃ/
verb
-
to cut something with a sharp blade
ink
- podepsat
BrE
/
'ɪŋk/
AmE
/
'ɪŋk/
verb
-
to sign a document
foil
- zmařit, překazit
BrE
/
'fɔɪl/
AmE
/
'fɔɪl/
verb
-
to prevent someone from doing something, to prevent something from happening
bid
- snaha, pokus
BrE
/
'bɪd/
AmE
/
'bɪd/
noun, formal
-
an attempt or an effort to do something
bid
- nabídka (v dražbě či ve výběrovém řízení)
BrE
/
'bɪd/
AmE
/
'bɪd/
noun, formal
-
an offer to pay a price, an offer to provide a product or a service
herbal
- herbář
BrE
/
'hɜ:bl/
AmE
/
'ɜ:rbəl/
noun
-
a book about medicinal plants