working-class
- patřící k pracující třídě (společenské)
BrE
/'wɜ:kɪŋˌklɑ:s/
AmE
/'wɜ:rkɪŋˌklæs/
adjective
-
belonging to or connected with the social class that includes the poorer people who have to go to work
butler
- komorník, sluha
BrE
/'bʌtlə/
AmE
/'bʌtlər/
noun
-
a man working in a large house and organizes the work of other servants and serves food and wine
dress code
- pravidla oblékání, předepsané oblečení
BrE
/'dresˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'dresˌkoʊd/
noun
-
the clothes that people should wear in a particular situation or in a particular place (e.g. restaurant, school, work etc.)
proof
- kontrolní výtisk, korekturní výtisk, předběžná verze tisku
BrE
/'pru:f/
AmE
/'pru:f/
noun, technical
-
a copy of a printed work, such as a book or magazine, used for testing and correcting before final publication
play up
- zlobit, vypovídat poslušnost
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/
verb, British English
-
(esp. of children) to misbehave; (esp. of machines) to not work properly; (of body parts) to hurt or cause pain
pay cut
- snížení platu, krácení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌkʌt/
AmE
/'peɪˌkʌt/
noun
-
a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)
conclusion
- závěr
BrE
/kən'klu:ʒn/
AmE
/kən'klu:ʒn/
noun
-
the last part of a book, letter, essay etc. that summarizes what the work was about and what it means
Sabbath
- sabat, šábes, neděle, den odpočinku
BrE
/'sæbəθ/
AmE
/'sæbəθ/
noun
-
the day of the week that religious people (especially Christians or Jews) devote to God and do not work etc.
off
- volno (ve spojení např. den volna)
BrE
/'ɒf/
AmE
/'ɑ:f/
adverb
-
used to talk about a period of time you are at home (or somewhere else) instead of being at work
book
- kniha
BrE
/'bʊk/
AmE
/'bʊk/
noun
-
a story or other written work printed on paper and fastened together, it has a cover and many pages inside
call centre
- telefonické centrum
BrE
/'kɔ:l sentə/
AmE
/'kɔ:l sentər/
noun, British English
-
an office in which a lot of employees work using phones, for example providing information to customers, or taking customers’ orders
dry run
- zkouška nanečisto, nácvik
BrE
/ˌdraɪ'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌdraɪ'rʌn/
noun, informal
-
a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly
dummy run
- zkouška nanečisto, nácvik
BrE
/ˌdʌmi'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌdʌmi'rʌn/
noun, informal
-
a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly
subcontract
- zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'trækt/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:ntrækt/
verb
-
to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else
weighting
- příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)
BrE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
noun, British English
-
an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high