shredder - skartovačka, drtič, řezačka (na papír, odpad, potravu apod.)

noun - a machine that cuts something into small pieces, especially paper, food, or waste material

furlough - poslat na nucenou dovolenou, dočasně propustit z práce

verb - to tell or allow someone, especially an employee, to stop working temporarily

 

mess up - poznamenat (někoho), rozhodit (psychicky), zanechat následky (na někom)

verb, informal - to make someone feel very bad inside for a long time, because something sad or scary happened

carton - kartón, krabice (na nápoje), tetrapaková krabice, kartónová krabice

noun - a paper or plastic container for food or drinks, it is shaped like a box

on par with - na stejné úrovni jako, srovnatelný s, stejný jako

adverb, American English - at the same level or standard as someone or something else

on a par with - na stejné úrovni jako, srovnatelný s, stejný jako

adverb - at the same level or standard as someone or something else

 

incinerate - spálit, spalovat, spálit na popel (hlavně ve spalovně)

verb, formal - to burn something completely, especially waste material, until it is reduced to ashes

 

back down - ustoupit, couvnout, stáhnout se, přestat trvat na svém

verb - to stop opposing someone or something, especially because you are no longer willing to argue, fight, or insist on what you wanted

yield - dát přednost v jízdě, dát přednost (na křižovatce)

verb, formal - to slow down and let another vehicle go first before you continue driving

 

Maundy - (obřad) umývání nohou, (skutek milosrdenství na Zelený čtvrtek)

noun - a Christian ceremony held on the Thursday before Easter, when people remember how Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and gave them a new commandment to love each other

dipstick - měřič hladiny oleje, tyčinka na měření hladiny oleje

noun - a tool used to measure the level of fluid in a container, typically oil in an engine

 

hit the hay - jít na kutě, jít spát, jít do hajan

verb, informal - to go to bed

 

attach - nalepit se (na někoho), přidat se bez pozvání

verb - to join someone and stay with them when you have not been invited

 

debunk - vyvrátit, uvést na pravou míru, odhalit skutečnou pravdu

verb - to show or prove that an idea or belief is false or untrue

 

concentrate - zaměřit (pozornost apod.), soustředit, zaměřit se (na něco)

verb - to focus someone's effort etc. on one thing only