inversion - inverze, obrácený slovosled

noun, technical - the opposite order some words in a sentence (especially the subject and the verb)

have a sweet tooth - být na sladké, mít rád sladkosti

verb - to like eating sweet things

 

appal - děsit, šokovat, znechutit

verb - to make someone feel shocked or disgusted

 

on the skids - skřípající, v problémech

adjective, informal - failing

 

hit the skids - začít skřípat, mít problémy

verb, informal - to begin to fail

skid - smyk

noun - (of a vehicle) an uncontrolled slide, especially on a wet or icy road

 

festively - svátečně, slavnostně

adverb - in a festive way

scale - odstranit šupiny

verb - to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales

 

scaly - šupinatý

adjective - covered with scales

 

gluttony - obžerství

noun, formal - the habit of eating and drinking too much

sweet tooth - chuť na sladké, závislost na sladkém

noun - the urge to eat sweet food often

 

compound - uzavřený areál, ohraničený pozemek

noun - a group of buildings surrounded by a wall or fence

 

payslip - výplatní páska

noun, British English - a piece of paper that an employee always gets with the money they are paid for work

 

tut - ts (nesouhlasné zamlaskání)

interjection - the sound that you make with your mouth when you disapprove of something

 

tut - zamlaskat (nesouhlasně)

verb - to make a sound of disapproval by touching the top of your mouth with your tongue