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covet - prahnout, dychtit

verb, formal - to want something very much, often something that someone else has

 

disposable - disponibilní

adjective - available to be used

 

foodie - milovník jídla, milovník vaření

noun, informal - a person who loves eating and usually also cooking different kinds of food

 

afterthought - dodatečná myšlenka, dodatečný nápad

noun - something that was thought of or added later, often coming too late to be of much use

 

fizzle out - vyšumět, vyjít do ztracena

verb, informal - to gradually end or become less successful

 

fizzle - šumět, syčet

verb - to make a weak sound similar to a long 's'

 

increment - přírůstek, nárůst, zvýšení

noun - an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale

 

operator - obsluha, řidič

noun - a person who controls a machine

 

hole in the wall - bankomat

noun, British English, informal - a cash machine

 

echo - připomínka (nějaké události apod.), vzpomínka

noun - something that is similar to something else that happened in the past; something that reminds you of something that happened in the past

 

bury the hatchet - zakopat válečnou sekeru, usmířit se

verb - to make peace with someone, to resolve a conflict, to stop fighting

 

hatchet - sekyra, sekyrka, sekera, sekerka

noun - a kind of an axe that is smaller and has a shorter handle

 

retrofit - dovybavit, vylepšit vybavení, moderněji vybavit

verb - to improve a building, a machine or a piece of equipment by putting better or more modern parts in it

 

no-show - osoba, která se nedostavila na svou rezervaci (hotelu, letu, večeře apod.)

noun, informal - someone who is expected somewhere based on a previous arrangement, but does not show up

 

mojo - kouzlo, kouzelná moc

noun, American English, informal - the power to attract people or be successful