fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený

adjective - made up, not real

 

fictionalize - zbeletrizovat

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 

upholstered - čalouněný

adjective - (of a chair or sofa) covered with soft material and cloth

upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice

noun - a person whose job is to cover chairs and sofas with padding and cloth

 

coarse - hrubý, nezdvořilý (hlavně mluva, jazyk)

adjective - rude or offensive (esp. a language)

 

Q-tip - vatová tyčinka, vatička do uší

noun, American English - (trademark) a stick with cotton at each end that is usually used to clean ears

 

lazily - líně, lenivě

adverb - slowly, refusing to be very active

 

grotesque - zrůda

noun - a person who is ugly in an unusual or strange way, often as a sculpture or in a picture or a book

 

slapstick comedy - groteska

noun - a comedy with simple actions, such as slapping, hitting, falling over or throwing things

 

slapstick - groteskní humor (založen na fackování, padání či házení předmětů)

noun - a type of humour that involves simple actions, such as throwing things at each other, hitting each other, falling over etc.

 

actual - přímo ten, ten jeden, skutečně ten

adjective - a word used to emphasize that something is really the thing

upholster - čalounit, vyčalounit, vypolstrovat, pokrýt potahem (nábytek)

verb - to cover an armchair, sofa or other furniture with a special material that makes it comfortable to sit on it

upholstery - čalounění, polstrování

noun - material that is used to cover armchairs or sofas

 

wake up and smell the coffee - probrat se, podívat se pravdě do očí

verb, informal - used to tell someone they should recognize the reality of a situation, usually unpleasant

 

wake-up call - procitnutí, probuzení, varování, upozornění (že je třeba jednat)

noun - something that happens to you and makes you realize there is a problem and you must do something about it