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sever - utnout, přetnout, uříznout, useknout, přeříznout, přeseknout

verb, formal - to cut something off, to cut something into two pieces

 

inversion - inverze, obrácený slovosled

noun, technical - the opposite order some words in a sentence (especially the subject and the verb)

 

have a sweet tooth - být na sladké, mít rád sladkosti

verb - to like eating sweet things

 

appal - děsit, šokovat, znechutit

verb - to make someone feel shocked or disgusted

 

compound - uzavřený areál, ohraničený pozemek

noun - a group of buildings surrounded by a wall or fence

 

touch on - zmínit, naťuknout, dotknout se

verb - to mention a subject briefly when talking or writing about something else

 

snowball - nabalovat se, lavinově růst (zvětšovat se)

verb - to become bigger, more important or more serious very quickly

 

hygiene - hygiena

noun - keeping yourself and things around you clean in order to prevent disease

 

ladle - nalít (naběračkou)

verb - to put liquid from one place to another using a ladle

 

white-collar - úřednický, kancelářský

adjective - having jobs in offices, rather than working in factories

 

blue-collar - dělnický, manuální (pracovník)

adjective - doing physical work

 

commodious - prostorný (formální)

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

 

roomy - prostorný

adjective - with a lot of space inside

 

airy - vzdušný

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

 

Smarties - lentilky

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours