kill
- ničit, zabíjet (koho) (např. práce)
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'kɪl/
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'kɪl/
verb, informal
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to make someone suffer, to annoy or exhaust someone
sunken
- potopený
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'sʌŋkən/
AmE
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'sʌŋkən/
adjective
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(of a ship etc.) lying on the bottom of the sea, ocean, lake etc.
go
- sahat, dosahovat
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'gəʊ/
AmE
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'goʊ/
verb
-
used with words like 'further' to show the extent of something
diesel
- nafta
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'di:zl/
AmE
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'di:zl/
noun
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a type of oil used as fuel
alumnus
- bývalý žák, absolvent
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ə'lʌmnəs/
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ə'lʌmnəs/
noun, American English, formal
-
someone who was a student at a particular school
talk some sense into
- promluvit (komu) do duše, domluvit (komu)
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ˌtɔ:k sʌm 'sens ɪntu:/
AmE
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ˌtɔ:k sʌm 'sens ɪntu:/
verb
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to persuade someone to think about something in a reasonable way
tough call
- tvrdý oříšek, těžká volba, nelehké rozhodnutí
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ˌtʌf 'kɔ:l/
AmE
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ˌtʌf 'kɔ:l/
noun
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a choice that is difficult to make
so much for
- tolik k (myšleno ironicky), to je teda (co), (něco) za všechny prachy
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'səʊ mʌtʃ fɔ:/
AmE
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'soʊ mʌtʃ fɔ:r/
phrase
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a phrase we use when something didn't turn out to be as we had expected
give up on
- zlomit nad (kým) hůl, vykašlat se na, vzdát to s
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ˌgɪv 'ʌp ɒn/
AmE
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ˌgɪv 'ʌp ɑ:n/
verb
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to stop trying to help someone, to stop believing in someone
no harm no foul
- nic se neděje, nic se nestalo, to je v pohodě, to je v klidu
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nəʊ ˌhɑ:m nəʊ 'faʊl/
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noʊ ˌhɑ:rm noʊ 'faʊl/
phrase, American English, informal
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used to indicate that no damage has been caused by someone's mistake
jump ship
- opustit loď (přeneseně), (předčasně) odejít
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ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/
AmE
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ˌdʒʌmp 'ʃɪp/
verb
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to leave a company or an organization because you think it is about to fail or you want to join a rival organization
business day
- pracovní den
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'bɪznɪs ˌdeɪ/
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'bɪznɪs ˌdeɪ/
noun
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a day on which banks and businesses are open
workout
- posilování, cvičení
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'wɜ:kaʊt/
AmE
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'wɜ:rkaʊt/
noun
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exercise or a set of exercises you do in order to keep fit
bad
- zkažený (o jídle)
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'bæd/
AmE
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'bæd/
adjective
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(of food) stale, rotten, sour etc.
work like a charm
- dělat divy, dělat zázraky, výborně fungovat
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ˌwɜ:k laɪk ə 'tʃɑ:m/
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ˌwɜ:rk laɪk ə 'tʃɑ:rm/
verb
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to be effective and successful in a surprising way