limp
- kulhat
verb
-
to walk with difficulty when your leg has been injured, to walk as if your leg has been injured
shabby
- otrhaný, ošuntělý, neupravený, odrbaný, zanedbaný
adjective
-
(of a person) looking as if he/she doesn't care about him/herself, wearing torn or dirty clothes etc.
mortgage
- hypotéka
BrE
/
'mɔ:gɪdʒ/
AmE
/
'mɔ:rgɪdʒ/
noun
-
a way of loaning money (esp. for a house or an apartment), if the property is used as security
Where are you from?
- Odkud jsi?, Odkud jste?
BrE
/
'weərə ju: frɒm/
AmE
/
'werə ju: frɑm/
phrase
-
the question we ask if we want to know where a person comes from or where a person lives
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Mad-Eye Moody
- Pošuk Moody
BrE
/
ˌmæd'aɪ 'mu:di/
AmE
/
ˌmæd'aɪ 'mu:di/
noun
-
(Harry Potter) Harry's teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts in his fourth year at Hogwarts (he had a magical eye and only one leg)
gild
- zbarvit do zlatova, dodat zlatavý vzhled
verb, literary
-
to give something a golden appearance or a look of richness and beauty, as if it were covered in gold
reassessment
- přehodnocení
BrE
/
ˌri:ə'sesmənt/
AmE
/
ˌri:ə'sesmənt/
noun
-
the act of thinking again about something in order to decide if you need to change your opinion about it
pay cut
- snížení platu, krácení platu
BrE
/
'peɪˌkʌt/
AmE
/
'peɪˌkʌt/
noun
-
a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)
hesitate
- váhat, zaváhat
BrE
/
'hezəteɪt/
AmE
/
'hezəteɪt/
verb
-
to make a short pause before you do something, esp. because you are not sure if it's a good idea
jack
- zvedák, hever
noun
-
an apparatus that is used to lift up a car etc., e.g. if you want to mend the wheel etc.
funny bone
- brňavka
BrE
/
'fʌniˌbəʊn/
AmE
/
'fʌniˌboʊn/
noun, informal
-
a place at the back of the elbow where you feel pain or a tingling sensation if you hit it
taste
- ochutnat, ochutnávat
BrE
/
'teɪst/
AmE
/
'teɪst/
verb
-
to put something (usually food or drink) in your mouth in order to test if it is good or not
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.
slosh
- čvachtat
verb
-
to walk through water or mud, or to make a sound as if you are walking through water or mud