swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

deposit
deposit - vložit (peníze na účet)
BrE
/dɪ'pɒzɪt/
AmE
/dɪ'pɑ:zɪt/

verb - to pay a sum of money into a bank account

 
roll over - převalit se (na posteli)
BrE
/rəʊl 'əʊvə/
AmE
/rəʊl 'əʊvər/

verb - to turn your body so that you are in a different position

pothole
pothole - výmol, díra na silnici
BrE
/'pɒthəʊl/
AmE
/'pɑ:thoʊl/

noun - a hole in the road

 
vocabulary notebook - slovníček, sešit na slovíčka
BrE
/və'kæbjələri ˌnəʊtbʊk/
AmE
/və'kæbjəleri ˌnoʊtbʊk/

noun - a small book into which you can write foreign language words you've learned

 
flake - rozdělit na kusy (jídlo)
BrE
/'fleɪk/
AmE
/'fleɪk/

verb - to break something, especially food, into small pieces

 
google - vygooglit (hledat na internetu)
BrE
/'gu:gl/
AmE
/'gu:gl/

verb - to search for something on the internet

rollerblade
rollerblade - jezdit na kolečkových bruslích
BrE
/'rəʊləbleɪd/
AmE
/'rəʊlərbleɪd/

verb - to move on a surface wearing Rollerblades

Post-it
Post-it - samolepící lísteček na vzkazy
BrE
/'pəʊst ɪt/
AmE
/'pəʊst ɪt/

noun - (trademark) a small colored piece of paper that is sticky on one side, used for short messages

custom
custom - zakázkový, dělaný na zakázku
BrE
/'kʌstəm/
AmE
/'kʌstəm/

adjective, American English - designed or made for a particular person or company (only before noun)

 
blight - plíseň, hniloba (na rostlinách)
BrE
/'blaɪt/
AmE
/'blaɪt/

noun - a disease that kills plants, there are many kinds

 
ask after - ptát se na (někoho)
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/ˌæsk'æftər/

verb, British English - to ask how somebody is doing

 
check off - odškrtnout si (na seznamu)
BrE
/ˌtʃek'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'ɑ:f/

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.

 
insistence - trvání (na něčem), naléhání
BrE
/ɪn'sɪstəns/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪstəns/

noun - an act of demanding something and refusing to accept any excuses

stomach
stomach - mít žaludek na něco
BrE
/'stʌmək/
AmE
/'stʌmək/

verb - to be able to accept something unpleasant