verb
-
to touch with your hand in order to know what it's like, to find your way in the dark etc.
get off
- opustit, odejít, dostat se z
BrE
/'get ˌɒf/
AmE
/'get̬ ˌɑ:f/
verb
-
to leave a place because you do not want to be there or you have no right to be there
have more holes than Swiss cheese
- mít plno nesrovnalostí, mít spoustu nedostatků, mít hodně mezer
BrE
/həvˌmɔ:'həʊlz ðənˌswɪs'tʃi:z/
AmE
/həvˌmɔ:r'hoʊlz ðənˌswɪs'tʃi:z/
verb
-
to contain many faults, inconsistencies, or weaknesses; to be badly constructed or easy to disprove because of numerous gaps or errors
flashy
- okázalý, nápadný, křiklavý
BrE
/'flæʃi/
AmE
/'flæʃi/
adjective, informal
-
tending to attract attention or admiration due to being colourful, stylish, or extravagant in a way that is intended to impress
subcontract
- zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'trækt/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:ntrækt/
verb
-
to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else
thaw out
- tát, roztát, nechat roztát
BrE
/ˌθɔ:'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌθɔ:'aʊt/
verb
-
to heat something frozen so that it becomes liquid or soft again, or to change from frozen to liquid and soft
rationalisation
- hledání logického vysvětlení
BrE
/ˌræʃnəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌræʃnələ'zeɪʃn/
noun, British English
-
the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand
rationalization
- hledání logického vysvětlení
BrE
/ˌræʃnəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌræʃnələ'zeɪʃn/
noun
-
the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand
direct debit
- inkaso, placení inkasem
BrE
/deˌrekt 'debɪt/
AmE
/deˌrekt 'debɪt/
noun, British English
-
an instruction to your bank to allow another organisation to transfer an amount of money from your bank account into theirs
pass something around
- dát kolovat
BrE
/ˌpɑ:s ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpæs ə'raʊnd/
verb, British English
-
to give a bunch of things to one person who takes one and gives the bunch to the next person etc.
centre
- centrum
BrE
/'sentə/
AmE
/'sentər/
noun
-
a building where people go for a particular purpose, e.g. to do fitness, to find information, to get first aid etc.
leash
- vodítko
BrE
/'li:ʃ/
AmE
/'li:ʃ/
noun
-
a long piece of leather or rope that you tie to a dog in order to be able to control it
lead
- vodítko
BrE
/'li:d/
AmE
/'li:d/
noun, British English
-
a long piece of leather or rope that you tie to a dog in order to be able to control it
support
- podepírat, podepřít, unést (váhu)
BrE
/sə'pɔ:t/
AmE
/sə'pɔ:rt/
verb
-
to hold something from below so that it doesn't fall or collapse, to be able to hold the weight of something
thaw
- tát, roztát, nechat roztát
BrE
/'θɔ:/
AmE
/'θɔ:/
verb
-
to heat something frozen so that it becomes liquid or soft again, or to change from frozen to liquid and soft