vaccinate
- očkovat
BrE
/
'væksɪneɪt/
AmE
/
'væksɪneɪt/
verb
-
to inject someone with a special substance that will stimulate the production of antibodies
take the edge off
- zmírnit (např. stres), odreagovat (se), uvolnit (se)
BrE
/
ˌteɪk ði: 'edʒ ɒf/
AmE
/
ˌteɪk ði: 'edʒ ɑ:f/
verb
-
(of alcohol etc.) to make someone less stressed out, less angry, less anxious etc.
skid
- dostat smyk
BrE
/
'skɪd/
AmE
/
'skɪd/
verb
-
(of a vehicle) to slide in an uncontrolled way, especially on an icy road
put two and two together
- dát si dvě a dvě dohromady
BrE
/
pʊt ˌtu: ən ˌtu: tə'geðə/
AmE
/
pʊt ˌtu: ən ˌtu: tə'geðər/
verb
-
to work out the truth about a situation from what you see, hear, etc.
prick out
- pikýrovat, přesadit (rostliny)
BrE
/
'prɪk aʊt/
AmE
/
'prɪk aʊt/
verb
-
to put a young plant in soil after you have grown it from seed
or else
- jinak (pro uvedení upozornění či výhrůžky)
BrE
/
ɔ: 'els/
AmE
/
ɔ:r 'els/
conjunction
-
used to warn someone that if they do not obey you may punish them
contractor
- zhotovitel, stavitel, stavební firma, dodavatel
BrE
/
kən'træktə/
AmE
/
'kɑ:nˌtræktər/
noun
-
a person or a company who is hired to do work or provide services
underestimate
- podcenit, podceňovat, podhodnotit
BrE
/
ˌʌndər'estɪmeɪt/
AmE
/
ˌʌndər'estɪmeɪt/
verb
-
to think that something is smaller, easier, less important etc. that it really is
misrepresent
- zkreslovat
BrE
/
ˌmɪsˌreprɪ'zent/
AmE
/
ˌmɪsˌreprɪ'zent/
verb
-
to create a false image of something, or one that is only partially true
resistance
- odolnost, imunita
BrE
/
rɪ'zɪstəns/
AmE
/
rɪ'zɪstəns/
noun
-
the state or ability to stay unaffected by something (such as a virus etc.)
wifi
- wifi
BrE
/
'waɪfaɪ/
AmE
/
'wɑɪfɑɪ/
noun
-
wireless computer networking technology that allows computers to send/receive data using radio waves
BS
- blbost, kecy, kidy, kraviny
BrE
/
ˌbi:'es/
AmE
/
ˌbi:'es/
noun, informal
-
nonsense, rubbish (an abbreaviation used to avoid the vulgar full form of the word)
novelty
- cetka, drobný dekorační předmět
BrE
/
'nɒvlti/
AmE
/
'nɑ:vlti/
noun
-
something cheap and small that is sold for decoration or children to play with
braise
- dusit
BrE
/
'breɪz/
AmE
/
'breɪz/
verb
-
to cook something (usually meat or vegetables) slowly in a small amount of liquid
doping
- doping
BrE
/
'dəʊpɪŋ/
AmE
/
'doʊpɪŋ/
noun
-
the illegal act of taking a chemical substance to improve one's performance in sports