hitch-hike
hitch-hike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem
BrE
/'hɪtʃˌhaɪk/
AmE

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner

hitchhike
hitchhike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem
BrE
/'hɪtʃhaɪk/
AmE
/'hɪtʃhaɪk/

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner

 
default - nedodržet, promeškat, nesplnit (závazky apod.)
BrE
/dɪ'fɔ:lt/
AmE
/dɪ'fɔ:lt/

verb - to fail to do something that you have legally agreed to, such as paying a debt or performing a task before a particular time

whip
whip - bič
BrE
/'wɪp/
AmE
/'wɪp/

noun - an instrument made of a piece of leather fastened to a handle, it is used to make animals go faster or to punish somebody

bribery
bribery - úplatkářství, podplácení
BrE
/'braɪbəri/
AmE
/'braɪbəri/

noun - an illegal act that involves giving money to an official in order to persuade him to do something for you in a dishonest way

mortgage
mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)
BrE
/'mɔ:gɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rgɪdʒ/

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

 
oesophagus - jícen
BrE
/ɪ'sɒfəgəs/
AmE
/ɪ'sɑ:fəgəs/

noun - a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, allowing food and liquids to pass from the mouth to the stomach for digestion

 
sight for sore eyes - potěcha pro oko, radost pohledět
BrE
/ˌsaɪt fə sɔ: 'aɪz/
AmE
/ˌsaɪt fə sɔ:r 'aɪz/

noun, informal - something that is pleasant to look at, something or something you are pleased to see

 
keep in - držet (někoho někde), nepustit (někoho) ven
BrE
/ˌki:p'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌki:p'ɪn/

verb - to make somebody stay in a place, not to allow somebody leave or go home

fuel
fuel - palivo
BrE
/'fjʊəl/
AmE
/'fjʊəl/

noun - material that is burned in order to produce heat or to make a machine work

 
flap - plácat, třepotat, mávat (křídly), třepotat se
BrE
/'flæp/
AmE
/'flæp/

verb - to move up and down or from side to side, e.g. in the wind etc.

 
ease - uklidnit, uvolnit, zklidnit
BrE
/'i:z/
AmE
/'i:z/

verb - to become less painful, difficult, unpleasant, serious etc.; to make something less painful, difficult etc.

 
license - oprávnit, udělit povolení, povolit, udělit oprávnění
BrE
/'laɪsəns/
AmE
/'laɪsəns/

verb - to give a written permission to do an activity (e.g. use a car or gun)

 
interrupt - přerušit, přerušovat
BrE
/ˌɪntə'rʌpt/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ə'rʌpt/

verb - to stop something that has been going on, to stop somebody who has been speaking

guard
guard - střežit, chránit
BrE
/'gɑ:d/
AmE
/'gɑ:rd/

verb - to protect somebody from harm, to watch over a person, a thing or a place