quitter - kdo se snadno vzdává
BrE
/'kwɪtə/
AmE
/'kwɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who gives up easily

 
fix up - dát do kupy, dát do pořádku
BrE
/ˌfɪks'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌfɪks'ʌp/

verb - to repair something or make something look better before you use it, sell it etc.

 
demote - přeřadit na nižší pozici, degradovat
BrE
/dɪ'məʊt/
AmE
/dɪ'moʊt/

verb - to lower someone's rank or position

 
iffy - pochybný, pofidérní, všelijaký, pochybné kvality
BrE
/'ɪfi/
AmE
/'ɪfi/

adjective, informal - of uncertain quality, shady

giver-upper
giver-upper - kdo se snadno vzdává
BrE
/'gɪvərˌʌpə/
AmE
/'gɪvərˌʌpər/

noun, informal - someone who gives up easily

iffy
iffy - nejistý, nerozhodný, nezaručený, sporný
BrE
/'ɪfi/
AmE
/'ɪfi/

adjective, informal - uncertain, depending on many things

canvas
canvas - malířské plátno, malba, obraz (na plátně)
BrE
/'kænvəs/
AmE
/'kænvəs/

noun - a piece of canvas that is used for painting on, or a painting on a piece of canvas

baton
baton - štafetový kolík
BrE
/'bætn/
AmE
/bə'tɑ:n/

noun - a short stick that one team member passes to another during a relay race

baton
baton - obušek, pendrek
BrE
/'bætn/
AmE
/bə'tɑ:n/

noun - a thick stick that is used as a weapon by the police

baton
baton - taktovka
BrE
/'bætn/
AmE
/bə'tɑ:n/

noun - a thin stick that is used by a conductor to direct the orchestra

 
come round - probrat se z bezvědomí
BrE
/ˌkʌm'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌkʌm'raʊnd/

verb - to become conscious again after an accident

 
use up - spotřebovat
BrE
/ju:z 'ʌp/
AmE
/ju:z 'ʌp/

verb - to use all of something

 
insist on - trvat na něčem
BrE
/ɪn'sɪst ˌɒn/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪst ˌɑ:n/

verb - to say that it is important that somebody should do something or that something should be done

 
pop group - pop skupina
BrE
/'pɒp ˌgru:p/
AmE
/'pɑ:p ˌgru:p/

noun - a group of people who sing and play pop music together

 
undue - přílišný, příliš velký, přehnaný, nepatřičný
BrE
/ʌn'dju:/
AmE
/ʌn'du:/

adjective, formal - more than necessary, excessive