noun, American English
-
a governmental organisation that is in charge of a particular sector of public administration (health, education, defense, foreign affairs etc.)
mould
- formovat, odlít (ve formě), modelovat, vymodelovat, vyrazit (formou)
BrE
/'məʊld/
AmE
/'moʊld/
verb
-
to give something shape (especially by pressing or pouring it into a special container)
optometrist
- oční optik, optik
BrE
/ɒp'tɒmətrɪst/
AmE
/ɑ:p'tɑ:mətrɪst/
noun, American English
-
a specialist whose job is to examine people's eyes and provide them with glasses or contact lenses
put on
- nanést, aplikovat
BrE
/ˌpʊt'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'ɑ:n/
verb
-
to spread something over the surface of something (e.g. make-up on your face etc.)
labour force
- pracovní síla
BrE
/'leɪbə ˌfɔ:s/
AmE
/'leɪbər ˌfɔ:rs/
noun
-
all the people who can work in a country or for a particular company
habitation
- obývání
BrE
/ˌhæbɪ'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌhæbɪ'teɪʃn/
noun, formal
-
the act of living somewhere
tread water
- šlapat vodu, stagnovat
BrE
/ˌtred 'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌtred 'wɑ:t̬ər/
verb
-
to stay in the same spot, not to make any progress
headway
- pokrok, postup vpřed
BrE
/'hedweɪ/
AmE
/'hedweɪ/
noun
-
progress
in a tight corner
- v úzkých, v obtížné situaci
BrE
/ɪn ə ˌtaɪt 'kɔ:nə/
AmE
/ɪn ə ˌtaɪt 'kɔ:rnər/
adverb
-
in a difficult situation
grow on
- přírůst k srdci, přirůstat k srdci, líbit se čím dál víc
BrE
/'grəʊ ɒn/
AmE
/'groʊ ɑ:n/
verb
-
to steadily develop a positive opinion towards someone or something
actually
- opravdu, ve skutečnosti
BrE
/'æktʃʊəli/
AmE
/'æktʃʊəli/
adverb
-
really, in reality
instantly
- okamžitě, ihned
BrE
/'ɪnstəntli/
AmE
/'ɪnstəntli/
adverb
-
immediately
hard
- těžko, špatně (snášet něco apod.)
BrE
/'hɑ:d/
AmE
/'hɑ:rd/
adverb
-
with difficulty
rivalry
- soupeření, rivalita
BrE
/'raɪvəlri/
AmE
/'raɪvəlri/
noun
-
a state in which people, companies, etc. compete with each other for the same thing, especially for a long period of time
bad blood
- nevraživost, zlá krev
BrE
/ˌbæd 'blʌd/
AmE
/ˌbæd 'blʌd/
noun
-
hatred or enmity between two people or groups of people