inverted commas - uvozovky

noun, British English - punctuation marks that show where a quotation begins and ends (" " or ' '), also called quotation marks

common-sense - rozumný, smysluplný (založený na zdravém rozumu)

adjective - demonstrating practical reasoning or judgment based on ordinary experience and understanding

 

search me - nemám tušení, vůbec netuším, nemám páru, nemám potuchy

phrase, informal - a phrase that we say when we don't have the slightest idea

swimming ring - plavací kruh, plavací kolo, nafukovací kolo

noun - an inflatable rubber ring that you put around your waist to help you swim

swim ring - plavací kruh, plavací kolo, nafukovací kolo

noun - an inflatable rubber ring that you put around your waist to help you swim

lifesaver - záchranný kruh

noun, American English - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

bauble - laciná ozdoba, cetka, tretka

noun - a piece of cheap jewellery

 

roll up - stočit, srolovat

verb - to make something into the shape of a tube

 

unroll - rozbalit, rozbalit se, rozvinout, rozvinout se

verb - to open or unwind something that has been rolled up so that it becomes flat

Christmas cracker - vánoční petarda, vánoční rachejtle

noun - a festive paper tube with a surprise inside, pulled open with a snap during Christmas celebrations

tassel - střapec (např. na koberci, na závěsu)

noun - a hanging bunch of threads attached to something, it is often used for decoration

 

fryer - fritéza, fritovací hrnec

noun - a kitchen appliance in which you cook food in a lot of oil

still life - zátiší (v umění)

noun, technical - a genre of art depicting inanimate objects arranged aesthetically

 

middlebrow - obyčejný člověk, průměrný člověk, člověk průměrného vkusu

noun - a person of average taste, a person who is not very intellectual

 

lowbrow - jednoduchý člověk, primitiv, přízemní člověk

noun - a simple unsofisticated person, someone not interested in arts etc.