badly
- vážně
BrE
/
'bædli/
AmE
/
'bædli/
adverb
-
in a serious way, in a bad way
buoyantly
- prosperujícím způsobem, rostoucím způsobem
BrE
/
'bɔɪəntli/
AmE
/
'bu:jəntli/
adverb
-
(in connection with economy) prosperously, in agrowing manner
hold out
- podat, napřáhnout (ruku ap.)
BrE
/
'həʊld aʊt/
AmE
/
'həʊld aʊt/
verb
-
to put your hand or something in your hand towards someone, for example, to shake hands with the person
detain
- zadržet (na policií ap.)
BrE
/
dɪ'teɪn/
AmE
/
dɪ'teɪn/
verb
-
to force someone to stay in an official place, such as a prison, a police station or a hospital
surcharge
- příplatek
BrE
/
'sɜ:tʃɑ:dʒ/
AmE
/
'sɜ:rtʃɑ:rdʒ/
noun
-
an extra amount of money that you have to pay in addition to the usual amount paid for something
cheer
- jásat, povzbuzovat, fandit
verb
-
to express your happiness in a loud way, to support a sports team or a sportsman by loud noise
rig
- našvindlovat, zmanipulovat
verb
-
to influence something (a competition, election, etc.) in a dishonest way to achieve the kind of result you want
poker
- pohrabáč
BrE
/
'pəʊkə/
AmE
/
'poʊkər/
noun
-
a long metal instrument used to move the coal or wood in a fire (to make it burn better)
missionary
- misionář
BrE
/
'mɪʃənri/
AmE
/
'mɪʃəneri/
noun
-
a person whose job is to convert people to his/her religion, especially in a different country and culture
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Lucka Skrčená
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5. 4. 2014
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out of the woods
- z nejhoršího venku
BrE
/
ˌaʊt əv ðə 'wʊdz/
AmE
/
ˌaʊt əv ðə 'wʊdz/
adverb
-
not in danger anymore, not in a difficult situation anymore, not in trouble anymore
squire
- statkář, velkostatkář, zeman
BrE
/
'skwaɪə/
AmE
/
'skwaɪər/
noun
-
a man who owned land in a particular area (in England in the past)
shortcake
- máslové sušenky, čajové pečivo
BrE
/
'ʃɔ:tkeɪk/
AmE
/
'ʃɔ:rtkeɪk/
noun, British English
-
a type of rich biscuit or cookie, similar to shortbread, made from a dough high in fat content, resulting in a crumbly texture