cane
cane - tyčka, opěrná tyčka (k rostlinám)
BrE
/'keɪn/
AmE
/'keɪn/

noun - a thin stick that you use to support some plants to protect them from breaking

wholesale
wholesale - velkoobchodní
BrE
/'həʊlseɪl/
AmE
/'hoʊlseɪl/

adjective - relating to the business of selling goods in large quantities, usually not to end users

 
cheapen - znehodnotit, zhoršit
BrE
/'tʃi:pən/
AmE
/'tʃi:pən/

verb - to make something or someone less important so that people start to respect them less

 
relocate - přesídlit, přestěhovat, přemístit (firma či zaměstnanec)
BrE
/ˌri:ləʊ'keɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:'loʊkeɪt/

verb - to move to a different place (about companies, organizations or people who work for them)

 
run past - probrat, zkonzultovat (něco s někým)
BrE
/ˌrʌn 'pɑ:st/
AmE
/ˌrʌn 'pæst/

verb, informal - to discuss an idea with someone in order to see what they think about it

run by
run by - probrat, zkonzultovat (něco s někým)
BrE
/ˌrʌn 'baɪ/
AmE
/ˌrʌn 'baɪ/

verb, informal - to discuss an idea with someone in order to see what they think about it

preface
preface - napsat předmluvu, předznamenat
BrE
/'prefəs/
AmE
/'prefəs/

verb - to write an introduction for a book; to say something before you begin your speech

 
typecast - typově zařadit (herce)
BrE
/'taɪpkɑ:st/
AmE
/'taɪpkæst/

verb - to always give an actor or an actress the same kind of character to play

 
restate - přeformulovat, říct jinak
BrE
/ˌri:'steɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:'steɪt/

verb, formal - to say something again in a different way in order to make it more clear

 
rephrase - přeformulovat, říct jinak
BrE
/ˌri:'freɪz/
AmE
/ˌri:'freɪz/

verb - to write or say something again in a different way to make the meaning clearer

 
condescend - snížit se (k čemu), uráčit se
BrE
/ˌkɒndɪ'send/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:ndə'send/

verb - to do something that you think you are far too important or intelligent to do

 
snowplough - plužit (na lyžích)
BrE
/'snəʊplaʊ/
AmE
/'snoʊplaʊ/

verb - to push the end of both skis outward in order to ski slowly or stop

cut corners
cut corners - flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout
BrE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:nəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:rnərz/

verb - to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy

 
long-life milk - mléko s prodlouženou trvanlivostí
BrE
/'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/
AmE
/'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/

noun - milk that has been heated to a very high temperature in order to last longer

 
come again - Cože?, Ještě jednou?
BrE
/'kʌm ə'gen/
AmE
/'kʌm ə'gen/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that we need someone to repeat what they said