perk
- benefit, výhoda
noun
-
something that you get from your work in addition to your salary, e.g. company car or flexible working hours
port
- přístav
noun
-
the place where you can get on/off a ship or where goods can be load onto a ship
pupil
- zornice, panenka (oční)
BrE
/
'pju:pl/
AmE
/
'pju:pl/
noun
-
a small opening in the middle of your eye, it looks black and it can get smaller or bigger
labyrinth
- labyrint, bludiště
BrE
/
'læbərɪnθ/
AmE
/
'læbərɪnθ/
noun
-
a complex set of paths, tunnels etc. that is difficult to go through, where you can easily get lost
curdle
- srazit se, srážet se
BrE
/
'kɜ:dl/
AmE
/
'kɜ:rdl/
verb
-
to get thicker and start having lumps, it happens when you boil milk, soup, etc. for a long time
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sycophant
- patolízal, podlézavec, pochlebovač, přisluhovač
BrE
/
'sɪkəfənt/
AmE
/
'sɪkəfənt/
noun, formal
-
a person who says nice things to powerful people just to get their help or to stay in their favour
explosiveness
- výbušnost (povahou), vznětlivost (povahou)
BrE
/
ɪks'pləʊsɪvnəs/
AmE
/
ɪks'ploʊsɪvnəs/
noun
-
the quality of being likely to get angry easily, likely to make people angry, likely to create hatred and violence
tree
- strom, stromek, stromeček
noun
-
a very tall plant with a hard trunk and branches and green leaves or needles, people get wood from it
woodpecker
- datel, strakapoud
BrE
/
'wʊdpekə/
AmE
/
'wʊdpekər/
noun
-
a bird with a long bill, it climbs trees and drums on them with its sharp bill to get food
receipt
- účtenka, účet, paragon
BrE
/
rɪ'si:t/
AmE
/
rɪ'si:t/
noun
-
a piece of paper that you get when you buy something, it shows how much you have paid for it
refund
- vrácení peněz (např. za vadné zboží), vrácené peníze, refundace
BrE
/
'ri:fʌnd/
AmE
/
'ri:fʌnd/
noun
-
the money that you get back if the product you bough was faulty, the service you ordered was bad etc.
the can
- hajzl (záchod), záchod
BrE
/
ðə'kæn/
AmE
/
ðə'kæn/
noun, informal
-
a piece of furniture (or a small room) where you can get rid of the waste material in your body
weighting
- příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)
BrE
/
'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/
'weɪtɪŋ/
noun, British English
-
an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high
blinds
- závěsy, rolety, žaluzie, roleta
BrE
/
'blaɪndz/
AmE
/
'blaɪndz/
noun
-
something that can cover the window in order that daylight doesn't get into the room and people outside can't see in