take heart
- vidět něco z lepší stránky
BrE
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'teɪk hɑ:t/
AmE
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'teɪk hɑ:rt/
verb
-
to start being positive about something
cartoonish
- přehnaný, jako z kresleného vtipu
BrE
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kɑ:'tu:nɪʃ/
AmE
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kɑ:r'tu:nɪʃ/
adjective
-
overdone, unnatural, looking like something you see in a cartoon
synopsis
- shrnutí děje, výtah z děje
BrE
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sɪ'nɒpsɪs/
AmE
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sɪ'nɑ:psɪs/
noun
-
a brief summary or overview that provides the main points or highlights of a longer piece of work, such as a book, movie, or play
unworldly
- nadpozemský, jako z jiného světa
BrE
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ʌn'wɜ:ldli/
AmE
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ʌn'wɜ:rldli/
adjective
-
with qualities that do not seem to belong to this world
otherworldly
- nadpozemský, nadpřirozený, z jiného světa
BrE
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ˌʌðə'wɜ:ldli/
AmE
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ˌʌðər'wɜ:rldli/
adjective
-
relating to spiritual thoughts and ideas
Narcissus
- Narkissos, Narcis (z řecké mytologie)
BrE
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nɑ:'sɪsəs/
AmE
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nɑ:r'sɪsəs/
noun
-
a very handsome young man from Greek mythology who fell in love with his own reflection in water
dripping
- výpek (vypečená šťáva z masa)
BrE
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'drɪpɪŋ/
AmE
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'drɪpɪŋ/
noun
-
fat that comes out of meat when it is cooking
cockney
- Londýňan z části East End
BrE
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'kɒkni/
AmE
/
'kɑ:kni/
noun
-
a person who comes from the East End of London
implicate
- obvinit (z účasti na zločinu)
BrE
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'ɪmplɪkeɪt/
AmE
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'ɪmplɪkeɪt/
verb
-
to show that someone is involved in something bad
hoax
- obalamutit, vystřelit si (z někoho)
BrE
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'həʊks/
AmE
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'hoʊks/
verb
-
to trick or deceive someone by making them believe something unpleasant is true
seasickness
- nevolnost z lodi, mořská nemoc
BrE
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'si:sɪknəs/
AmE
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'si:sɪknəs/
noun
-
the feeling like you're going to vomit because you're traveling on a boat
give the sack
- dát padáka, vyhodit z práce
BrE
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ˌgɪv ðə'sæk/
AmE
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ˌgɪv ðə'sæk/
verb, informal
-
fire someone from their job
foie gras
- výběrová paštika z husích jater
BrE
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ˌfwɑ: 'grɑ:/
AmE
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ˌfwɑ: 'grɑ:/
noun
-
an expensive kind of pâté made from the liver of a fattened goose
skim
- sesbírat, odstranit (z povrchu kapaliny)
BrE
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'skɪm/
AmE
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'skɪm/
verb
-
to remove something from the surface of a liquid
go down like a lead balloon
- ztroskotat jako balón z olova
BrE
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ˌgəʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/
AmE
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ˌgoʊ 'daʊn laɪk ə ˌled bə'lu:n/
verb, British English, informal
-
not to be accepted well; not to succeed; not to end up well