jackknife
- kapesní nůž, zavírací nůž, kapesní nožík
BrE
/
'dʒæknaɪf/
AmE
/
'dʒæknaɪf/
noun
-
a small knife with a folding blade
dexterously
- zručně, obratně, šikovně
BrE
/
'dekstrəsli/
AmE
/
'dekstrəsli/
adverb, formal
-
with skill, esp. when using hands
dexterity
- zručnost, obratnost, šikovnost
BrE
/
dek'sterəti/
AmE
/
dek'sterət̬i/
noun
-
the ability to use your hands with skill
flustered
- vynervovaný, nervózní, zmatený
BrE
/
'flʌstəd/
AmE
/
'flʌstərd/
adjective
-
nervous or confused, especially because you are in a hurry
shareholder
- akcionář, majitel akcií
BrE
/
'ʃeəhəʊldə/
AmE
/
'ʃeəhəʊldər/
noun
-
a person who owns shares in a company
curfew
- zákaz vycházení
BrE
/
'kɜ:fju:/
AmE
/
'kɜ:rfju:/
noun
-
a law stating that must not go outside after a particular time, for example during a war
curfew
- večerka (doba dokdy musí být děti doma)
BrE
/
'kɜ:fju:/
AmE
/
'kɜ:rfju:/
noun, American English
-
a time by which children must be home in the evening
imminent
- bezprostřední, blízký, hrozící
BrE
/
'ɪmɪnənt/
AmE
/
'ɪmɪnənt/
adjective
-
certain to happen very soon (especially when talking about something unpleasant or undesirable)
prompt
- nápověda
BrE
/
'prɒmpt/
AmE
/
'prɑ:mpt/
noun
-
words that are spoken to an actor, to remind them what to say next during the performance of a play
toil
- dřina, namáhavá práce
BrE
/
'tɔɪl/
AmE
/
'tɔɪl/
noun, literary
-
hard, unpleasant work that makes you feel physically tired
bottle bank
- kontejner na sklo
BrE
/
'bɒtl bæŋk/
AmE
/
'bɑ:tl bæŋk/
noun, British English
-
a large container into which people can put empty bottles so that the glass can be recycled
dweller
- obyvatel
BrE
/
'dwelə/
AmE
/
'dwelər/
noun
-
a person who lives in a particular place
cut down
- snížit, omezit
BrE
/
kʌt'daʊn/
AmE
/
kʌt'daʊn/
verb
-
to reduce the number or amount of something
instill
- vštípit (postoje, nápady, ap.)
BrE
/
ɪn'stɪl/
AmE
/
ɪn'stɪl/
verb, American English
-
to gradually put a feeling, principle or idea into someone's mind
instil
- vštípit (postoje, nápady, ap.)
BrE
/
ɪn'stɪl/
AmE
/
ɪn'stɪl/
verb, British English
-
to gradually put a feeling, principle or idea into someone's mind