contraption - udělátko, vychytávka

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

double standard - dvojí metr, nestejný přístup

noun - treating a person or a group of people differently than another in the same situation

 

disobedience - neposlušnost

noun - the act of not doing what you are told or what you are expected to do

 

disobey - neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat

verb - not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.

fluffy - načechraný, nadýchaný

adjective - soft to touch, sometimes containing air

 

a far cry - na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy

noun - completely different

 

contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

 

alarmed - znepokojený, vystrašený

adjective - afraid, worried, feeling as if you were in danger

venetian blind - žaluzie

noun - a covering for a window made up of strips of plastic or metal that can be turned to let in light

perennial - trvalka (rostlina)

noun - a plant that grows for more than two years

 

attagirl - šikovná holka, šikula, dobrá práce

interjection, American English, informal - a word we use to encourage someone (a girl or a woman) or congratulate someone on something they have done well

attaboy - pašák, šikovný kluk, šikula, dobrá práce

interjection, American English, informal - a word we use to encourage someone (a boy or a man) or congratulate someone on something they have done well

 

adaptable - přizpůsobivý

adjective - able to change in order to succeed

 

tactless - netaktní

adjective - not paying too much attention to what he or she says, thus hurting or upsetting someone

 

volume - objem

noun - the amount of space that an object fills