fair
- veletrh, výstava
BrE
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'feə/
AmE
/
'fer/
noun
-
an event at which people who work in a particular industry sell and advertise their products
connect
- spojit, přepojit (telefonicky)
BrE
/
kə'nekt/
AmE
/
kə'nekt/
verb
-
to enable someone to speak to another person by telephone
flooding
- záplava
BrE
/
'flʌdɪŋ/
AmE
/
'flʌdɪŋ/
noun
-
a situation in which an area, that is usually dry, is covered with large amounts of water, especially after heavy rain
petrified
- vyděšený, vystrašený (k smrti), zkamenělý (hrůzou)
BrE
/
'petrəfaɪd/
AmE
/
'petrəfaɪd/
adjective
-
so frightened that you cannot move
even
- srovnat, vyrovnat (např. skóre)
BrE
/
'i:vn/
AmE
/
'i:vn/
verb
-
to make two things equal, e.g. score
inside out
- obráceně, naruby, vzhůru nohama
BrE
/
ˌɪnsaɪd 'aʊt/
AmE
/
ˌɪnsaɪd 'aʊt/
adverb
-
having the inside on the outside and the other way round
pig-headed
- paličatý, umíněný, tvrdohlavý
BrE
/
ˌpɪg'hedɪd/
AmE
/
ˌpɪg'hedɪd/
adjective
-
very stubborn, refusing to change opinion or decisions, not willing to do what people want
fishy
- pochybný, podezřelý, nekalý
BrE
/
'fɪʃi/
AmE
/
'fɪʃi/
adjective, informal
-
suspicious, probably dishonest
eager beaver
- pilná včelka, horlivec, snaživec
BrE
/
ˌi:gə 'bi:və/
AmE
/
ˌi:gər 'bi:vər/
noun, informal
-
a person who is very enthusiastic about something (their job, school etc.)
copycat
- kdo se opičí (po někom), napodobenina, kdo napodobuje jiné, napodobitel
BrE
/
'kɒpikæt/
AmE
/
'kɑ:pikæt/
noun, informal
-
a person who just copies what somebody else does
inedible
- nepoživatelný, nestravitelný, (nebýt) k jídlu
BrE
/
ɪ'nedɪbl/
AmE
/
ɪ'nedəbəl/
adjective
-
not possible to be eaten
nursing
- ošetřovatelství, pečovatelství
BrE
/
'nɜ:sɪŋ/
AmE
/
'nɜ:rsɪŋ/
noun
-
the process or the job of taking care of sick or injured people
nursing home
- domov důchodců, pečovatelský ústav
BrE
/
'nɜ:sɪŋ ˌhəʊm/
AmE
/
'nɜ:rsɪŋ ˌhoʊm/
noun
-
an institution that takes care of old or sick people
tactician
- taktik, stratég
BrE
/
tæk'tɪʃn/
AmE
/
tæk'tɪʃən/
noun
-
a person who is good in using tactics
old-age pensioner
- důchodce, penzista
BrE
/
ˌəʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃnə/
AmE
/
ˌoʊldeɪdʒ 'penʃənər/
noun, British English
-
a person who is old enough to get a pension from the government