nutcase
nutcase - cvok, blázen, magor
BrE
/'nʌtkeɪs/
AmE
/'nʌtkeɪs/

noun, informal - a crazy person

abrasive
abrasive - brusný materiál
BrE
/ə'breɪsɪv/
AmE
/ə'breɪsɪv/

noun - a rough material used for polishing something

 
abrasive - hrubý (o člověku), otravný
BrE
/ə'breɪsɪv/
AmE
/ə'breɪsɪv/

adjective - (of a person) irritating or offensive

abrasive
abrasive - brusný, abrazivní, hrubý, drsný
BrE
/ə'breɪsɪv/
AmE
/ə'breɪsɪv/

adjective - rough, coarse, capable of being used to polish something or grind something

 
careerist - kariérista
BrE
/kə'rɪərɪst/
AmE
/kə'rɪrɪst/

noun - someone whose career is more important than than other things

 
in question - zmíněný, zmiňovaný, dotyčný, o kterém se mluví, o kterém se jedná
BrE
/ɪn'kwestʃn/
AmE
/ɪn'kwestʃn/

adverb, formal - that is being discussed

 
retire - odejít, odebrat se, uchýlit se (na tiché místo)
BrE
/rɪ'taɪə/
AmE
/rɪ'taɪər/

verb, formal - go to a place that is quieter and more private

wiped out
wiped out - vyřízený, hotový, vyčerpaný
BrE
/ˌwaɪpt'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwaɪpt'aʊt/

adjective, informal - extremely tired

press sb's buttons
press sb's buttons - vytáčet (někoho), brnkat na nervy (někomu), dráždit (někoho)
BrE
/ˌpres sʌmbɒdiz 'bʌtnz/
AmE
/ˌpres sʌmbədiz 'bʌtnz/

verb, British English, informal - to make someone feel strong emotions, usually anger, by saying or doing something

push sb's buttons
push sb's buttons - vytáčet (někoho), brnkat na nervy (někomu), dráždit (někoho)
BrE
/ˌpʊʃ sʌmbɒdiz 'bʌtnz/
AmE
/ˌpʊʃ sʌmbədiz 'bʌtnz/

verb, informal - to make someone feel strong emotions, usually anger, by saying or doing something

 
hand around - roznést, roznášet, rozdat
BrE
/ˌhændə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌhændə'raʊnd/

verb - to give or offer something to all the people present

 
hand back - vrátit, předat zpět
BrE
/ˌhænd'bæk/
AmE
/ˌhænd'bæk/

verb - to give something back to the person who gave it to you

dirt
dirt - zemina, hlína
BrE
/'dɜ:t/
AmE
/'dɜ:rt/

noun, American English - soil or earth (e.g. in a garden)

 
editing - úpravy textu
BrE
/'edɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'edɪt̬ɪŋ/

noun - the act of improving a piece of text, its structure, readability etc.

 
proofreading - korektura (textu), oprava textu)
BrE
/'pru:fri:dɪŋ/
AmE
/'pru:fri:dɪŋ/

noun - the act of checking a piece of text for mistakes