usage - použití jazyka

noun - the way language (words, phrases, structures) is used

 

telenovela - telenovala (z Latinské Ameriky)

noun - a soap opera that is aired in or from many Latin American countries

 

pleat - záhyb, sámek

noun - a permanent narrow fold, usually in a skirt or dress

give the sack - dát padáka, vyhodit z práce

verb, informal - fire someone from their job

 

squeaky - pisklavý, vrzavý, skřípavý

adjective - making very high noises, similar to the ones mice make

 

burial ground - pohřebiště

noun - a place where dead people are buried

diversion - objížďka

noun, British English - a longer route that you have to take because of a closed road etc.

macho - chlapácký, drsňácký

adjective, informal - with behaviour typical for men, usually used to show disapproval

 

dandelion clock - odkvetlá pampeliška

noun - a dandelion turned to seed

 

send out - rozeslat

verb - to send a copy of something to many people or places

 

send down - poslat do vězení

verb - to put somebody in prison

 

put by - dát stranou (peníze)

verb, British English - to save something, usually money, for a particular purpose

 

put towards - přidat na (něco), přispět (na něco)

verb - to add an amount of money to the amount you need to pay for something

 

look around for - poohlédnout se po (něčem), poohlížet se po (něčem)

verb - to try to find something by looking in different places

 

look round - porozhlédnout se, rozhlédnout se kolem

verb, British English - to visit a place and see what there is