wild goose chase - marná snaha, zbytečná práce, nikam nevedoucí práce, zbytečná námaha

noun - searching for something that cannot be found and therefore is a waste of time

 

goose - husa (hloupá žena), osel (hloupý muž)

noun - a silly, foolish person

 

sugar - osladit, pocukrovat

verb - to put sugar in something or on something

 

sugar beet - cukrová řepa, cukrovka

noun - a root vegetable from which sugar is made

sugar lump - kostka cukru, hrudka cukru

noun - a small cube of sugar that is used to sweeten tea or coffee

sugar cube - kostka cukru

noun - a small cube of sugar that is used to sweeten tea or coffee

granulated sugar - cukr krystal, krystalový cukr

noun - white sugar in the form of small gains

 

caster - sypátko (např. na cukr)

noun - a container with many holes in the top that is used to scatter salt or sugar on food

caster sugar - cukr krupice

noun, British English - sugar with very small grains

confectioner's sugar - moučkový cukr

noun, American English - sugar in the form of fine powder

icing sugar - moučkový cukr

noun, British English - sugar in the form of fine powder

 

roux - jíška (zahušťovací prostředek při vaření)

noun - a mixture of flour and fat that is used to make sauces and soups thicker

 

dripping - výpek (vypečená šťáva z masa)

noun - fat that comes out of meat when it is cooking

 

roast - pražit, upražit, pražit se

verb - to heat nuts or coffee beans quickly to make them dry and give them a particular taste and colour; to be cooked this way

 

roast - tvrdě kritizovat, zpražit, sjet, dát kartáč (někomu)

verb - to criticize somebody very strongly