motor pool - vozový park

noun - all the cars owned by a company

 

carpool lane - jízdní pruh pro vozidla s více cestujícími

noun - a lane on a highway etc. for vehicles with more than one passengers

mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

 

subpar - podprůměrný, podřadný

adjective - below expectations, below average (often connected with quality)

pompous - nadutý, nabubřelý, nafoukaný

adjective - displaying an exaggerated sense of dignity or importance

 

in the know - zasvěcený, znalý, mající informace (které ostatní nemají)

adverb, informal - having more information about something than other people

 

galley - kuchyňka, kuchyň (v letadle, na lodi)

noun - a kitchen or kitchenette on a ship or plane

 

every so often - občas, čas od času, sem tam

adverb - sometimes, occasionally

 

as often as not - zpravidla, většinou, obvykle

adverb - usually

 

more often than not - zpravidla, většinou, nezřídka, dost často, obvykle

adverb - usually

 

rocky - náročný, strastiplný, trnitý, obtížný

adjective, American English - characterized by difficulties, challenges

 

victimize - pronásledovat, diskriminovat, šikanovat

verb - (often passive) to treat someone unfairly, unjustly or cruelly, causing them harm, distress, or disadvantage, often through deception, manipulation, or abuse

 

soft serve - točená zmrzlina

noun - a type of ice cream dispensed from a machine in which it has been whipped and aerated

 

tosser - debil, idiot

noun, British English, informal - an offensive word for a stupid or unpleasant person

 

short-change - ošidit, opomíjet (nedat, kolik by si někdo zasloužil)

verb - to treat someone unfairly and not give them what they deserve or have paid for