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shuffle - pohybovat (něčím), hýbat (něčím), šoupat (něčím)

verb - to move something back and forth

 

in check - v šachu

adverb - under control, restrained

 

sic - poštvat (např. psa na někoho)

verb, American English - chase and attack (usually a command to a dog)

 

ruffle - rozčepýřit, rozcuchat (vlasy apod.)

verb - to make something smooth uneven

 

torch song - doják, sentimentální píseň

noun - a sad song about love

 

torch - podpálit, zapálit (úmyslně)

verb - to set fire to something, especially a building or a vehicle, deliberately

 

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

 

snake plant - tchýnin jazyk, sanseviera, tenura (rostlina)

noun - a houseplant with showy sword-shaped leaves