backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

froth - pěnit, napěnit, zpěnit (se)

verb - to contain a lot of bubbles on top, or to produce bubbles on top

 

refrigerate - uložit do lednice, uchovat v lednici

verb - to make food cold, usually to preserve it by putting it in a fridge

leverage - páka (nástroj k manipulaci někoho)

noun - something you have or know that allows you to manipulate someone to do something

 

investment - vynaložení (námahy, času)

noun - the act of giving effort and time to something to make it a success

counterfeit - padělek, napodobenina

noun, formal - something that is made to look like the original in order to deceive people

 

undermine - oslabit, rozložit, podkopávat, podkopat, podrývat

verb - to make something less effective or to make someone's authority or confidence gradually weaker

 

lubricate - promazat, namazat, lubrikovat

verb - to put oil or grease etc. on something to make it move more easily

 

ploy - fígl, trik

noun - something used to trick people into buying something or to gain advantage over people

 

gimmick - fígl, trik

noun - something used to attact people's attention, especially in order to make someone buy something

scoop - nabrat (lopatkou), vzít, nabrat (jako lopatkou, naběračkou)

verb - to pick up as if with a scoop, to pick up with a scoop

offend - urazit, urážet

verb - to say or do something that causes somebody to feel angry, annoyed or unhappy

lighten - zesvětlit, prosvětlit, osvětlit

verb - to give more light or brightness, to become or make something lighter and brighter

launch - spustit (na vodu), vypustit (družici)

verb - to set on water (a boat etc.), to send into space (shuttle, sattelite etc.)

log on - zalogovat se, přihlásit se (např. do sítě)

verb - to do something to enter a computer system, usually enter the name and password