telling-off
telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč
BrE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɑ:f/

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong

 
cushion - tlumit, ztlumit, zmírnit, chránit vycpávkou
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

verb - to make the effect of a fall or hit softer or less painful

 
cushion - zmírňující opatření, ochrana (hlavně finanční)
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

noun - something that protects someone from being affected by something bad or unpleasant

 
cushion - vycpávka, ochrana, ztlumení, polštář
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

noun - something that protects one object from hitting another object

 
unwillingly - neochotně, nerad, nedobrovolně
BrE
/ʌn'wɪlɪŋli/
AmE
/ʌn'wɪlɪŋli/

adverb - without wanting to do something

 
second best - druhořadý, nouzový, náhradní, přijetelný
BrE
/ˌsekənd 'best/
AmE
/ˌsekənd 'best/

adjective - acceptable but worse than the best and not wanted so much

 
neat - super, parádní, bezva
BrE
/'ni:t/
AmE
/'ni:t/

adjective, American English, informal - very good, excellent

 
neat - šikovný, chytrý (např. řešení)
BrE
/'ni:t/
AmE
/'ni:t/

adjective - simple, yet clever and effective

 
neat - pořádkumilovný, pořádný
BrE
/'ni:t/
AmE
/'ni:t/

adjective - liking things tidy and arranged

 
affectedly - afektovaně
BrE
/ə'fektɪdli/
AmE
/ə'fektɪdli/

adverb - in a pretended or exaggerated way, in a way that is not sincere

 
affected - afektovaný, nepřirozený
BrE
/ə'fektɪd/
AmE
/ə'fektɪd/

adjective - not sincere, pretended or exaggerated

 
affectation - afektovanost
BrE
/ˌæfek'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌæfek'teɪʃn/

noun - a deliberate and exaggerated display or pretense of certain attitudes or qualities

 
Easter egg - skryté překvapení (např. ve filmu či ve videohře)
BrE
/'i:stəreg/
AmE
/'i:stəreg/

adjective - a hidden feature, message, reference etc. in a film, videogame etc.

Easter egg
Easter egg - velikonoční vajíčko, kraslice
BrE
/'i:stəreg/
AmE
/'i:stəreg/

adjective - a decorated or dyed egg that is often used as a symbol of the Easter holiday

sliding door
sliding door - posuvné dveře
BrE
/'slaɪdɪŋˌdɔ:/
AmE
/'slaɪdɪŋˌdɔ:r/

noun - a type of door that opens and closes by sliding horizontally along a track or set of tracks