give up - vzdát se
BrE
/ˌgɪv'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌgɪv'ʌp/

verb - to surrender, to go to the police when they are trying to find you and arrest you

proud
proud - pyšný, hrdý
BrE
/'praʊd/
AmE
/'praʊd/

adjective - feeling good about yourself because of what you are, what you have or what you have done

expletive
expletive - nadávka, zaklení, sprosté slovo
BrE
/ɪk'spli:tɪv/
AmE
/ɪk'spli:t̬ɪv/

noun, formal - a swear word (a rude word that you say when you are very angry or in pain)

 
qualifications - kvalifikace, způsobilost, oprávnění
BrE
/ˌkwɒlɪfɪ'keɪʃnz/
AmE
/ˌkwɑ:ləfɪ'keɪʃnz/

noun - a document that proves that you have been trained in something and are able to do something

staples
staples - drátky do sešívačky
BrE
/'steɪplz/
AmE
/'steɪplz/

noun - thin wires that are used to fasten several sheets of paper together by using a special tool

 
stilts - chůdy
BrE
/'stɪlts/
AmE
/'stɪlts/

noun - long wooden poles with places to put your feet, which are used for walking above the ground

 
station - stanice (televizní)
BrE
/'steɪʃn/
AmE
/'steɪʃn/

noun - the programmes that are broadcast by one TV or radio company; the radio or TV company itself

 
equinox - rovnodennost
BrE
/'i:kwɪnɒks/
AmE
/'i:kwɪnɑ:ks/

noun - one of the two days of the year when the day and night are the same length

towel
towel - ručník, osuška
BrE
/'taʊəl/
AmE
/'taʊəl/

noun - a large square piece of cloth that you use to dry yourself with when you are wet

 
weasel out - vykroutit, vyvléct, vymluvit se (z čeho)
BrE
/ˌwi:zl 'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌwi:zl 'aʊt/

verb, American English, informal - to get out of doing something you are supposed to do or what you promised to do

notice
notice - výpověď
BrE
/'nəʊtɪs/
AmE
/'noʊt̬ɪs/

noun, British English - an official statement telling you that your job has ended or that you are leaving your job

 
moderate - umírněný
BrE
/'mɒdərət/
AmE
/'mɑ:dərət/

adjective - having opinions or beliefs, especially about politics, that are not extreme and that most people consider reasonable

 
code - soubor zásad, principů
BrE
/'kəʊd/
AmE
/'koʊd/

noun, formal - a set of moral principles that are accepted and used by society or a group of people

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