swell up
- opuchnout, napuchnout, naběhnout (opuchnout)
BrE
/
swel'ʌp/
AmE
/
swel'ʌp/
verb
-
to become larger, often about a part of the body that has been hurt etc.
scavenge
- hledat odpadky, vybírat odpadky
BrE
/
'skævəndʒ/
AmE
/
'skævəndʒ/
verb
-
to collect things you can use or eat, especially if they have been thrown away
recyclable
- recyklovatelný
BrE
/
rɪ'saɪkləbl/
AmE
/
rɪ'saɪkləbl/
adjective
-
possible to use something again after it has been processed, esp. about paper, plastic etc.
eat humble pie
- sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu
BrE
/
ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
AmE
/
ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/
verb
-
to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake
long-life milk
- mléko s prodlouženou trvanlivostí
BrE
/
'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/
AmE
/
'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/
noun
-
milk that has been heated to a very high temperature in order to last longer
speak of the devil
- my o vlku
BrE
/
spi:k əv ðə 'devl/
AmE
/
spi:k əv ðə 'devəl/
phrase
-
the phrase we use when we've been talking about someone and the person suddenly appears
lawyer
- právník, právnička
BrE
/
'lɔ:ɪə/
AmE
/
'lɔ:ɪər/
noun
-
a person who has been educated in law and whose job is connected with law
resent
- cítit se ukřivděně (čím), mít za zlé
BrE
/
rɪ'zent/
AmE
/
rɪ'zent/
verb
-
to be angry because you feel that someone or something has been unfair to you
swell
- opuchnout, napuchnout, naběhnout (opuchnout)
BrE
/
'swel/
AmE
/
'swel/
verb
-
to become larger, often about a part of the body that has been hurt etc.
allegation
- tvrzení před soudem, obvinění, výpověď
BrE
/
ælə'geɪʃn/
AmE
/
ælə'geɪʃn/
noun, formal
-
a statement that somebody has done something illegal, wrong etc, which has not been proved
dispatch
- expedovat, odeslat
BrE
/
dɪs'pætʃ/
AmE
/
dɪs'pætʃ/
verb
-
to send something to somebody or to a place (esp. something that has been ordered)
despatch
- expedovat, odeslat
BrE
/
dɪs'pætʃ/
AmE
/
dɪs'pætʃ/
verb
-
to send something to somebody or to a place (esp. something that has been ordered)
delivery
- doručení, donáška, dodávka
BrE
/
dɪ'lɪvəri/
AmE
/
dɪ'lɪvəri/
noun
-
the act of taking something to somebody, usually something that has been ordered or sent
leftover
- zbytek, pozůstatek
BrE
/
'leftəʊvə/
AmE
/
'leftoʊvər/
noun
-
the thing or things that are left when the rest has been used, eaten etc.
remnant
- ostatek, zbytek, pozůstatek
BrE
/
'remnənt/
AmE
/
'remnənt/
noun
-
the thing or things that are left when the rest has been used, eaten etc.