noun
-
the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work; or the use of something for one’s own advantage
synopsis
- shrnutí děje, výtah z děje
BrE
/sɪ'nɒpsɪs/
AmE
/sɪ'nɑ:psɪs/
noun
-
a brief summary or overview that provides the main points or highlights of a longer piece of work, such as a book, movie, or play
handyman
- domácí kutil, údržbář, opravář
BrE
/'hændimæn/
AmE
/'hændimæn/
noun
-
someone who is good at making and repairing things around the house; someone whose job is to perform minor repairs or maintenance work around houses
underemployment
- nízká zaměstnanost, nevyužitost
BrE
/ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/
AmE
/ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/
noun
-
a situation in which someone does not have enough work to do or when someone has a job that does not use all their skills
specialization
- specializace, zaměření
BrE
/ˌspeʃlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌspeʃələ'zeɪʃən/
noun
-
a particular area of work or study that you know a lot about and spend a great deal of your time and energy on it
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
drop cloth
- ochranná plachta, zakrývací plachta, malířská fólie (na ochranu podlahy nebo nábytku)
BrE
/'drɒp klɒθ/
AmE
/'drɑ:p klɑ:θ/
noun, American English
-
a large sheet of cloth or plastic used to protect floors, furniture, or other surfaces from paint, dust, or dirt while decorating or doing repair work
dust sheet
- ochranná plachta, zakrývací plachta, malířská fólie (na ochranu podlahy nebo nábytku)
BrE
/'dʌst ʃi:t/
AmE
/'dʌst ʃi:t/
noun, British English
-
a large sheet of cloth or plastic used to protect floors, furniture, or other surfaces from paint, dust, or dirt while decorating or doing repair work
detention
- po škole (trest)
BrE
/dɪ'tenʃn/
AmE
/dɪ'tenʃn/
noun
-
a kind of school punishment which means you have to stay at school or go to school when there are no lessons and do some work etc.
prologue
- předmluva (autora), prolog
BrE
/'prəʊlɒg/
AmE
/'proʊlɑ:g/
noun
-
an introductory section or opening part of a literary work or performance (usually written by the author) that provides background information, context, or setting for what follows
dog
- pes
BrE
/'dɒg/
AmE
/'dɑ:g/
noun
-
an animal that often lives with people or helps them hunt or work on a farm, it is very friendly, people often keep it as a pet
epilogue
- doslov
BrE
/'epɪlɒg/
AmE
/'epɪlɑ:g/
noun
-
a concluding section or final part of a literary work or performance that offers closure, reflection, or insight into what happens after the main events of the story