dwell upon
dwell upon - vracet se k něčemu
BrE
/'dwel ə'pɒn/
AmE
/'dwel ə'pɑ:n/

verb - to keep talking or thinking about something for too long, especially something that's not pleasant, that should be forgotten

dwell on
dwell on - vracet se k něčemu
BrE
/'dwelˌɒn/
AmE
/'dwelˌɑ:n/

verb - to keep talking or thinking about something for too long, especially something that's not pleasant, that should be forgotten

swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

 
echo - rozléhat se, ozývat se
BrE
/'ekəʊ/
AmE
/'ekoʊ/

verb - reflect off walls, sides of mountains etc.

 
self-raising flour - mouka s kypřidlem
BrE
/ˌselfreɪzɪŋ'flaʊə/
AmE
/ˌselfreɪzɪŋ'flaʊər/

noun, British English - flour that contains baking powder

 
make excuses - vymlouvat se, hledat výmluvy
BrE
/ˌmeɪk ɪk'skju:sɪz/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk ɪk'skju:sɪz/

verb - to come up with reasons to justify something

 
excuse - záminka
BrE
/ɪks'kju:s/
AmE
/ɪks'kju:s/

noun - a reason for doing something you want to do anyway

 
apt - bystrý (např. žák)
BrE
/'æpt/
AmE
/'æpt/

adjective - able to learn quickly

 
apt - mající sklony, náchylný
BrE
/'æpt/
AmE
/'æpt/

adjective - having a tendency to do something

 
apt - výstižný, trefný
BrE
/'æpt/
AmE
/'æpt/

adjective - suitable, appropriate, especially in a particular situation

 
foul-tempered - výbušný (povahou), vznětlivý, popudlivý
BrE
/ˌfaʊl'tempəd/
AmE
/ˌfaʊl'tempərd/

adjective, British English - getting angry very easily and quickly

 
sweet-tempered - vyrovnaný, vlídný, klidný, dobrosrdečný
BrE
/ˌswi:t'tempəd/
AmE
/ˌswi:t'tempərd/

adjective - not getting angry easily

 
good-tempered - nevýbušný (povahou), vyrovnaný, klidný, přátelský
BrE
/ˌgʊd'tempəd/
AmE
/ˌgʊd'tempərd/

adjective - not getting angry easily

 
even-tempered - nevýbušný (povahou), vyrovnaný, klidný
BrE
/ˌi:vn'tempəd/
AmE
/ˌi:vn'tempərd/

adjective - not getting angry easily

 
hot-tempered - výbušný (povahou), popudlivý
BrE
/ˌhɒt'tempəd/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t'tempərd/

adjective, British English - getting angry very easily and quickly