scale
scale - odstranit šupiny
BrE
/'skeɪl/
AmE
/'skeɪl/

verb - to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales

 
weighting - váha, přiřazení váhy
BrE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪtɪŋ/

noun - a value given to something according to how important it is

 
border on - hraničit s, blížit se (čemu)
BrE
/'bɔ:də ɒn/
AmE
/'bɔ:rdər ɑ:n/

verb - to be on the boundary of something, to almost be something

 
break up - vypadávat (v tel. hovoru), ztrácet spojení (tel.), ztrácet se (při tel. hovoru)
BrE
/ˌbreɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk'ʌp/

verb - to become difficult to understand because the telephone connection is bad

 
go jump in the lake - jít se vycpat, jít se bodnout
BrE
/ˌgəʊ 'dʒʌmp ɪn ðə ˌleɪk/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ 'dʒʌmp ɪn ðə ˌleɪk/

verb, informal - used to tell someone to go away in a rude way

 
or something - nebo tak, nebo tak něco, nebo něco takového
BrE
/ɔ: 'sʌmθɪŋ/
AmE
/ɔ:r 'sʌmθɪŋ/

phrase, informal - used to indicate that you are referring to something really similar

 
talk some sense into - promluvit (komu) do duše, domluvit (komu)
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k sʌm 'sens ɪntu:/
AmE
/ˌtɔ:k sʌm 'sens ɪntu:/

verb - to persuade someone to think about something in a reasonable way

 
have no clue - nemít ponětí, nemít páru (o čem)
BrE
/hæv ˌnəʊ 'klu:/
AmE
/hæv ˌnoʊ 'klu:/

verb, informal - to have no idea; to do not know something at all

 
interactive - interaktivní
BrE
/ˌɪntə'ræktɪv/
AmE
/ˌɪntə'ræktɪv/

adjective - (of technology) able to respond to the actions of the user

 
cut out - nechat (něčeho), přestat s (něčím otravným)
BrE
/ˌkʌt'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌkʌt'aʊt/

verb, informal - used to tell someone to stop saying or doing something annoying

pollinate
pollinate - opýlit, opylovat
BrE
/'pɒlɪneɪt/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪneɪt/

verb - to transfer pollen from one plant to another and fertilize it

 
lower - snížit, ztlumit, ztišit
BrE
/'ləʊə/
AmE
/'loʊər/

verb - to reduce something, to make something less loud, less strong etc.

 
move on - pokračovat, jít dál (k další aktivitě či bodu)
BrE
/mu:v 'ɒn/
AmE
/mu:v 'ɑ:n/

verb - to go on to the next activity, the next point etc.

 
tread water - šlapat vodu, stagnovat
BrE
/ˌtred 'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌtred 'wɑ:t̬ər/

verb - to stay in the same spot, not to make any progress

 
fire away - do toho, prosím, jen mluv
BrE
/ˌfaɪə ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌfaɪər ə'weɪ/

verb, informal - used to tell someone to show them that they may speak