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)

 
graft - roub, řízek (rostliny, stromu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

noun, technical - a piece of a plant or tree that can be attached to another plant or tree

 
graft - roubovat, naroubovat (strom, rostlinu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

verb, technical - to attach a piece of a plant to the bottom of a different plant

rune
rune - runa
BrE
/'ru:n/
AmE
/'ru:n/

noun - an ancient character or symbol used in Germanic languages and cultures for writing, magic, and divination

impregnable
impregnable - nedobytný, neporazitelný
BrE
/ɪm'pregnəbl/
AmE
/ɪm'pregnəbl/

adjective - impossible to defeat o conquer

 
insistently - neodbytně, vytrvale
BrE
/ɪn'sɪstəntli/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪstəntli/

adverb - in a manner characterized by firmness, determination, or persistence, often to the point of being demanding or relentless.

 
be up for - chtít se (někomu do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌbi:'ʌp fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌbi:''ʌp fɔ:r/

verb - to feel like taking part in something

 
be up to - být schopný (čeho)
BrE
/ˌbi:'ʌp tʊ/
AmE
/ˌbi:'ʌp tʊ/

verb, informal - to be able to do something

 
up to - schopný, schopen
BrE
/'ʌp tʊ/
AmE
/'ʌp tʊ/

adjective - able to do something

 
be up to - vyrovnat se (čemu), dosahovat (čeho)
BrE
/ˌbi:'ʌp tʊ/
AmE
/ˌbi:'ʌp tʊ/

verb, informal - to be as good as something, to reach a level or quality

 
surrogate - náhradní (např. matka)
BrE
/'sʌrəgət/
AmE
/'sɜ:rəgət/

adjective, formal - replacing someone else or something else

 
cushion - tlumit, ztlumit, zmírnit, chránit vycpávkou
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

verb - to make the effect of a fall or hit softer or less painful

 
cushion - zmírňující opatření, ochrana (hlavně finanční)
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

noun - something that protects someone from being affected by something bad or unpleasant

 
cushion - vycpávka, ochrana, ztlumení, polštář
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

noun - something that protects one object from hitting another object