Olympics - olympiáda

noun - an international sports festival that happens once every four years in a different country

 

play host - hostit, pořádat (např. večírek), být hostitelem, být pořadatelem

verb - to organize an event, such as a party, dinner, etc.

 

go for - jít si za (něčím), pokusit se získat, usilovat o (něco)

verb - to try to achieve something

 

go for - zajít na (např. drink), jít (si)

verb - to go somewhere to have a drink or something to eat

 

loose tea - sypaný čaj

noun - tea in the form of dried leaves sold in a container rather than in individual teabags

 

prove - (na)kynout, vykynout

verb - to become larger before being baked

 

thumbs-up - palec nahoru

adjective, informal - a sign that you make by raising your thumb to show approval of something

 

around the corner - za rohem, za chvilku

adverb - very close

 

leave - zanechat, nechat (odkázat)

verb - to give someone something after your death

 

lobby - lobbovat

verb - to try to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

 

pet hate - otravná drobnost, maličkost lezoucí na nervy

noun, British English, informal - something we particularly hate or dislike

 

around - okolo, kolem, přibližně, asi, cirka

preposition - close to a particular number or time

 

more - víc, více

adverb - a larger number or amount of

 

peeve - dopálit, naštvat, podráždit (koho)

verb, informal - to annoy someone, to make someone angry

pet peeve - otravná drobnost, maličkost lezoucí na nervy

noun, American English, informal - something we particularly hate or dislike