do - dařit se, mít se, vést
BrE
/'du:/
AmE
/'du:/

verb - to succeed, to make progress

 
carry - obsahovat, nést v sobě, mít
BrE
/'kæri/
AmE
/'kæri/

verb - to contain, to include something

 
tip - převrátit (se), překlopit (se), naklonit (se), nahnout (se)
BrE
/'tɪp/
AmE
/'tɪp/

verb - to fall to the side, to turn over; to make something fall to the side or turn over

fermentation
fermentation - kvašení, fermentace
BrE
/'fɜ:men'teɪʃn/
AmE
/'fɜ:rmen'teɪʃn/

noun - a chemical process in which sugars are converted into alcohol and carbon dioxide by the action of yeast or bacteria, commonly used in the production of wine, beer, and other beverages

ratchet
ratchet - ráčnový mechanismus, ráčna, rohatka
BrE
/'rætʃɪt/
AmE
/'rætʃɪt/

noun, technical - a device or a part of a machine consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth, allowing motion in one direction only, used in tools or mechanisms

 
black-eyed pea - vigna čínská, špagetová fazol
BrE
/ˌblækaɪd'pi:/
AmE
/ˌblækaɪd'pi:/

noun - a type of legume (Vigna unguiculata) with small, kidney-shaped beans having a black spot resembling an eye, commonly used as food in various cuisines, especially in the southern United States

 
passive voice - trpný rod, pasivum
BrE
/ˌpæsɪv'vɔɪs/
AmE
/ˌpæsɪv'vɔɪs/

noun - the grammatical structure we use when the logical subject of the sentence is used as the grammatical subject, the structure is BE + past participle (be done, be finished, be stolen etc.)

 
passive - trpný rod, pasivum
BrE
/'pæsɪv/
AmE
/'pæsɪv/

noun - the grammatical structure we use when the logical subject of the sentence is used as the grammatical subject, the structure is BE + past participle (be done, be finished, be stolen etc.)

 
flag - označit
BrE
/'flæg/
AmE
/'flæg/

verb - to put a mark next to something in order to draw attention to it

do the trick
do the trick - zabrat (fungovat), fungovat, zafungovat
BrE
/ˌdu: ðə'trɪk/
AmE
/ˌdu: ðə'trɪk/

verb, informal - to be effective, to work, to have the desired effect, to solve a problem

liken
liken - připodobnit, přirovnat (něco k něčemu)
BrE
/'laɪkən/
AmE
/'laɪkən/

verb - to compare something to something else, to describe something as similar to something else

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turn away - odmítnout, nepustit, poslat pryč, nenechat vejít
BrE
/'ˌtɜ:n əˌweɪ/
AmE
/'ˌtɜ:rn əˌweɪ/

verb - to refuse to accept someone or to let somebody enter

flambé
flambé - flambovat
BrE
/'flɒmbeɪ/
AmE
/flɑ:m'beɪ/

verb - to put alcohol to food and set fire to it