bait
bait - návnada
BrE
/'beɪt/
AmE
/'beɪt/

noun - food you use to attract animals, birds or fish, especially in order to catch them

 
cite - citovat
BrE
/'saɪt/
AmE
/'saɪt/

verb - to quote, to repeat a piece of text, esp. a passage from a book etc-

binding
binding - vázání (např. lyžařské)
BrE
/'baɪndɪŋ/
AmE
/'baɪndɪŋ/

noun - a mechanism that is used to fasten the boot to a ski or a snowboard

 
fast - postit se, držet půst
BrE
/'fɑ:st/
AmE
/'fæst/

verb - to choose not to eat food for some time (esp. for religious or medical reasons)

translator
translator - překladatel
BrE
/træns'leɪtə/
AmE
/træns'leɪt̬ər/

noun - a person whose job is to change a written text from one language to another

 
have a one-track mind - vidět věci jen z jedné strany, dívat se na věci jen z jedné strany
BrE
/ˌhæv ə'wanˌtræk'maɪnd/
AmE
/ˌhæv ə'wanˌtræk'maɪnd/

verb - to think about one thing only, to see things only from one point of view

 
rev - túrovat (motor)
BrE
/'rev/
AmE
/'rev/

verb - to make the engine turn faster, to increase its rotation, esp. making it much louder

pee
pee - čůrat, čurat, močit
BrE
/'pi:/
AmE
/'pi:/

verb, informal - to go to the toilet and let the yellowish liquid come out of your body

instalment
instalment - splátka
BrE
/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'stɔ:lmənt/

noun - a regular payment that is sent to someone in order to pay off a debt

dismiss
dismiss - zamítnout, zavrhnout, smést ze stolu
BrE
/dɪs'mɪs/
AmE
/dɪs'mɪs/

verb - to decide that someone or something is not important enough for you to think about

 
clam up - ztichnout, zmlknout, zarytě mlčet
BrE
/ˌklæm 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌklæm 'ʌp/

verb, informal - to stop talking because you are embarrassed or you want to avoid giving away secrets

 
run errands - (něco si) zařídit, udělat pochůzky, mít zařizování
BrE
/ˌrʌn 'erəndz/
AmE
/ˌrʌn 'erəndz/

verb - to do things you need to do (especially involving buying things, picking things up etc.)

 
so be it - budiž, ať, ať se tak stane
BrE
/səʊ 'bi: ɪt/
AmE
/soʊ 'bi: ɪt/

phrase, formal - used to show that you accept the situation and will not try to change it

 
two-faced - falešný, neupřímný, pokrytecký
BrE
/ˌtu:'feɪst/
AmE
/ˌtu:'feɪst/

adjective - not sincere, saying unpleasant things about you to other people while being nice to you

stake out
stake out - sledovat, provádět dozor
BrE
/ˌsteɪk'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌsteɪk'aʊt/

verb - to watch a place or a person, especially to see if they do anything illegal