polish up
- vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪʃ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪʃ'ʌap/
verb
-
to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it
polish up
- leštit, naleštit
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪʃ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪʃ'ʌp/
verb
-
to make something clean and shiny (esp. by rubbing it)
polish
- vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)
BrE
/'pɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪʃ/
verb
-
to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it
polish
- leštění, vyleštění, přeleštění
BrE
/'pɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪʃ/
noun
-
an act of polishing something
May Day
- První máj
BrE
/'meɪˌdeɪ/
AmE
/'meɪˌdeɪ/
noun
-
a festival celebrated on May 1st marking the start of spring and in some countries also known as International Workers' Day
Labour Day
- Den práce
BrE
/'leɪbəˌdeɪ/
AmE
/'leɪbərˌdeɪ/
noun
-
a public holiday to honor workers and their contributions celebrated in many countries, typically on the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada, and on May 1st in many other countries
labour of love
- práce pro radost, práce pro potěšení
BrE
/ˌleɪbərəv'lʌv/
AmE
/ˌleɪbərəv'lʌv/
noun
-
something you do not for money but because you like it
Labour Party
- Labouristická strana
BrE
/'leɪbəˌpɑ:ti/
AmE
/'leɪbərˌpɑ:rt̬i/
noun
-
a traditional political party in the UK that represents workers' rights and strives for societal improvement through government initiatives and fair policies
labour
- dřít se, namáhat se, lopotit se
BrE
/'leɪbə/
AmE
/'leɪbər/
verb
-
to work, either physically or mentally, to accomplish a task or produce something
labour
- porod
BrE
/'leɪbə/
AmE
/'leɪbər/
noun
-
the process of giving birth
labour
- pracovní síla, pracující
BrE
/'leɪbə/
AmE
/'leɪbər/
noun
-
the people who do physical work
crusade
- křížová výprava
BrE
/kru:'seɪd/
AmE
/kru:'seɪd/
noun
-
a holy war or a campaign with a religious or moral purpose, typically undertaken by Christians in the Middle Ages to recover the Holy Land from Muslim rule
abdicate
- odstoupit, zříct se (např. funkce), vzdát se (čeho)
BrE
/'æbdɪkeɪt/
AmE
/'æbdɪkeɪt/
verb
-
to formally give up or renounce a position of power or responsibility
usurp
- zmocnit se, přisvojit si, uzurpovat
BrE
/ju:'zɜ:p/
AmE
/ju:'zɜ:rp/
verb
-
to take or seize something, especially a position of power or authority, without the right to do so