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sand - brousit, obrousit

verb - to smooth, polish, or remove imperfections from a surface by rubbing it with an abrasive material

 

sander - bruska, elektrická bruska

noun - a power tool typically equipped with a rotating abrasive disc or belt used for smoothing surfaces

 

ginger ale - zázvorová limonáda

noun - a non-alcoholic beverage that tastes of ginger

 

hourglass - úzký uprostřed, zúžený uprostřed (ve tvaru přesýpacích hodin)

adjective - having a shape resembling that of an hourglass, characterized by a narrow middle section and wider top and bottom portions

 

kitchen timer - kuchyňská minutka, minutka (k měření času vaření)

noun - a small clock that you use to measure the time when cooking eggs and other things

 

egg timer - kuchyňská minutka, minutka (k měření času vaření)

noun - a small clock that you use to measure the time when cooking eggs and other things

 

hourglass figure - vosí pas (tvar postavy)

noun - a very small waist (usually used with women)

 

blunt - ztlumit, zmírnit

verb - to make something weaker, milder or less affective

 

blunt - ztupit (ostří apod.)

verb - to make something less sharp

 

scurvy - kurděje (nemoc)

noun - an illness cause by not having enough vitamin C

 

invert - obrátit, otočit

verb - to turn upside down, to reverse the position, order, or arrangement of something

 

inverted commas - uvozovky

noun, British English - punctuation marks that show where a quotation begins and ends (" " or ' '), also called quotation marks

 

common-sense - rozumný, smysluplný (založený na zdravém rozumu)

adjective - demonstrating practical reasoning or judgment based on ordinary experience and understanding

 

search me - nemám tušení, vůbec netuším, nemám páru, nemám potuchy

phrase, informal - a phrase that we say when we don't have the slightest idea

 

fungicide - fungicid (pro hubení plísní a hub)

noun - a chemical used for killing fungus