sentence element - větný člen

noun - a part of the sentence, such as subject, verb, object, complement or adverbial

modal verb - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

modal - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong

sliding door - posuvné dveře

noun - a type of door that opens and closes by sliding horizontally along a track or set of tracks

 

swivel - otočit, otáčet, pootočit (kolem osy)

verb - to turn or make something turn around its central point

 

Narcissus - Narkissos, Narcis (z řecké mytologie)

noun - a very handsome young man from Greek mythology who fell in love with his own reflection in water

narcissistic - narcistický

adjective - convinced of your importance, admiring yourself very much

narcissism - narcismus, narcisismus

noun - the habit of admiring yourself very much without thinking about other people's feelings

narcissist - narcista, narcis (člověk)

noun - a person who is convinced of his or her importance and always wants people to pay attention to him or her

narcissus - narcis

noun - a yellow, white, pink or orange spring flower

 

grease sb's palm - podmáznout, podplatit

verb, informal - to give someone money so they so something dishonest

 

have sb in the palm of your hand - mít někoho v hrsti (ovládat někoho)

verb - to have complete control or strong influence over somebody

 

read sb's palm - věštit z ruky

verb - to look at someone's palm and tell them what they are like and what their future will bring

 

palm reader - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future