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
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
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
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
registered letter
- doporučený dopis, rekomando
BrE
/
rɪ'dʒɪstəd 'letə/
AmE
/
rɪ'dʒɪstərd 'let̬ər/
noun
-
a way of sending a letter to make sure it is dealt with in a special way and doesn't get lost
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
centre
- centrum
BrE
/
'sentə/
AmE
/
'sentər/
noun
-
a building where people go for a particular purpose, e.g. to do fitness, to find information, to get first aid etc.
wrestling
- zápasy, zápasení
BrE
/
'reslɪŋ/
AmE
/
'reslɪŋ/
noun
-
a fighting sport in which the opponents try to get hold of each other and throw each other on the ground
phrasal verb
- frázové sloveso
BrE
/
ˌfreɪzl'vɜ:b/
AmE
/
ˌfreɪzl'vɜ:rb/
noun
-
a verb that consists of two or more parts (a verb and a preposition), e.g. 'get up', 'put up with' etc.
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remuneration
- odměňování, odměna, mzda
BrE
/
rɪˌmju:nə'reɪʃn/
AmE
/
rɪˌmju:nə'reɪʃn/
noun
-
the money you get for the work you have done, the act of paying money to someone who has done some work
unscrupulous
- bezohledný, bezcharakterní, nečestný, všehoschopný, bezzásadový, nemorální
BrE
/
ʌn'skru:pjələs/
AmE
/
ʌn'skru:pjələs/
adjective
-
behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want; having or showing no moral principles
brolly
- deštník, deštníček
BrE
/
'brɒli/
AmE
/
'brɑ:li/
noun, British English, informal
-
an informal word for the thing that you hold above your head when it is raining in order not to get wet