act up
act up - zlobit, vypovídat poslušnost
BrE
/ˌækt'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌækt'ʌp/

verb - if a child misbehaves, or a machine doesn't work properly

pud
pud - dezert, zákusek, moučník
BrE
/'pʊd/
AmE
/'pʊd/

noun, British English, informal - a sweet dish usually eaten after the main meal, a dessert

 
dessertspoon - dezertní lžička, lžička na zákusky,
BrE
/dɪ'zɜ:tspu:n/
AmE
/dɪ'zɜ:rtspu:n/

noun, British English - a spoon that is larger than a teaspoon, but smaller than a tablespoon

 
infancy - počátek, počáteční stádium, začátek vývoje
BrE
/'ɪnfənsi/
AmE
/'ɪnfənsi/

noun - the early stage of development of something

 
infancy - dětství, útlé dětství
BrE
/'ɪnfənsi/
AmE
/'ɪnfənsi/

noun - the time when a child is very young and cannot walk or talk

 
figment - výplod, výmysl
BrE
/'fɪgmənt/
AmE
/'fɪgmənt/

noun - something invented or made up, the creation of someone's imagination

 
spotlight - obrátit pozornost, upozornit (na něco, na někoho)
BrE
/'spɒtlaɪt/
AmE
/'spɑ:tlaɪt/

verb - to direct attention to something or someone

spotlight
spotlight - zaměřit reflektory (na něco, na někoho)
BrE
/'spɒtlaɪt/
AmE
/'spɑ:tlaɪt/

verb - to light something or someone with a spotlight

 
spotlight - střed zájmu, střed pozornosti
BrE
/'spɒtlaɪt/
AmE
/'spɑ:tlaɪt/

noun - attention of the media or the public

 
fasten on - upřít (např. zrak či pozornost) na
BrE
/'fɑ:sn ɒn/
AmE
/'fæsn ɒn/

verb - to direct something toward something (sight, attention etc.)

administrative assistant
administrative assistant - asistent administrativy, zástupce pro administrativu
BrE
/ədˌmɪnɪstrətɪv ə'sɪstənt/
AmE
/ədˌmɪnɪstreɪtɪv ə'sɪstənt/

noun - a person whose job involves managing calendars, scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings, drafting correspondence, answering phone calls, managing emails etc.

 
atrocious - otřesný, strašný, příšerný
BrE
/ə'trəʊʃəs/
AmE
/ə'troʊʃəs/

adjective - extremely bad

romantically
romantically - romanticky
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntɪkli/
AmE
/roʊ'mænt̬ɪkli/

adverb - in a way that affects your emotions; connected with love

 
Romantic - romantický
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntɪk/
AmE
/roʊ'mænt̬ɪk/

adjective - connected with the artistic and literary movement that originated in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries characterized by a focus on emotion, individualism, imagination, and the celebration of nature

 
Romanticism - romantismus
BrE
/rəʊ'mæntɪsɪzm/
AmE
/roʊ'mæntɪsɪzm/

noun - an artistic and literary movement that originated in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries characterized by a focus on emotion, individualism, imagination, and the celebration of nature