pear-shaped - ve tvaru hrušky

adjective - shaped like a pear

 

magenta - purpurová

adjective - reddish-purple

 

bill - účtovat, naúčtovat, fakturovat, vyfakturovat

verb - to send someone a bill to pay

emergency brake - ruční brzda

noun, American English - a brake operated by hand that prevents a vehicle from moving

 

daikon - ředkev setá

noun - a long white root vegetable tasting like a radish

serrated - zoubkovaný, zubatý

adjective - having a saw-like edge

 

have ants in your pants - mít roupy, chvíli neposedět

verb, informal - to be unable to stay still, to be impatient about something

 

fleeting - krátký, prchavý, pomíjivý

adjective - brief, lasting for only a very short time

 

fugitive - prchající, uprchlý

adjective - running away or hiding from someone or something

 

runaway - neovládaný, splašený; nekontrolovatelný

adjective - out of control; happening quickly and uncontrollably

 

contract - stáhnout se, smrštit se, zmenšit se, zúžit se

verb - to become smaller, tighter, thinner, narrower etc.

contract - zadat na smlouvu, smluvně dohodnout, uzavřít smlouvu

verb - to make a written legal agreement with someone to do something for you

butter - namazat máslem

verb - to spread butter on something

 

butter up - podlézat, přehnaně lichotit, mazat med kolem huby

verb, informal - to say nice things to someone because you want them to do something for you

 

cherrypick - vybírat si (jen to nejlepší)

verb, informal - to choose only the best and leave the rest for others