ups - část idiomu 'ups and downs'
BrE
/'ʌps/
AmE
/'ʌps/

noun - x

 
ups and downs - dobré i špatné chvíle, dobré i špatné věci
BrE
/ˌʌps ən 'daʊnz/
AmE
/ˌʌps ən 'daʊnz/

noun - a mixture of good and bad things in a particular situation, e.g. in a relationship

 
down - chmýří, prachové peří
BrE
/'daʊn/
AmE
/'daʊn/

noun - very soft feathers

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break-down
break-down - porucha (stroje)
BrE
/'breɪkdaʊn/
AmE
/'breɪkdaʊn/

noun - a failure of a machine (e.g. a car etc.), a time when a machine stops working or is not working properly

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hand-me-down - obnošené oblečení (po někom jiném)
BrE
/'hændmidaʊn/
AmE
/'hændmidaʊn/

noun, American English - a piece of used clothing that is to someone else, usually to a younger person

 
down - hodit do sebe, zhltnout, spolknout
BrE
/'daʊn/
AmE
/'daʊn/

verb, informal - to swallow quickly, to eat or drink quickly

 
mock-up - maketa, model, vizuální návrh, grafický návrh
BrE
/'mɒkʌp/
AmE
/'mɑ:kʌp/

noun - a full-size or scaled model of a design used to show, test, or evaluate how something will look or work before it is made

 
hold-up - přepadení, loupežné přepadení
BrE
/'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/'hoʊldˌʌp/

noun - an armed robbery (such as in a bank etc.)

hold-up
hold-up - zdržení
BrE
/'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/'hoʊldˌʌp/

noun - a delay, the state of being prevented from happening (esp. for a short time)

 
V-up - sklapovačka
BrE
/'vi:ˌʌp/
AmE
/'vi:ˌʌp/

noun - a kind of exercise in which you lie flat and then raise your legs and body towards each other, touching your toes with your fingers

 
check-up - prohlídka (lékařská)
BrE
/'tʃekʌp/
AmE
/'tʃekʌp/

noun - a medical examination that makes sure that a person is healthy

close-up
close-up - záběr zblízka
BrE
/'kləʊsʌp/
AmE
/'kləʊsʌp/

noun - a photo of a detail taken from a very short distance

grown-up
grown-up - dospělý (člověk), dospělák
BrE
/'grəʊnəp/
AmE
/'groʊnʌp/

noun - an adult person