lighten - zesvětlit, prosvětlit, osvětlit

verb - to give more light or brightness, to become or make something lighter and brighter

launch - spustit (na vodu), vypustit (družici)

verb - to set on water (a boat etc.), to send into space (shuttle, sattelite etc.)

log on - zalogovat se, přihlásit se (např. do sítě)

verb - to do something to enter a computer system, usually enter the name and password

log in - zalogovat se, přihlásit se (např. do sítě)

verb - to do something to enter a computer system, usually enter the name and password

lose - ztratit, přijít o

verb - to have something no more; to put something somewhere where you can't find it

listen - poslouchat

verb - to pay attention when you want to hear somebody or something, for example music

drive - řídit, jet autem

verb - to control a car; to go by car somewhere and sit behind the wheel

engagement ring - zásnubní prsten

noun - a ring that you give to a person who you ask to marry you

 

croak - krákat, zakrákat, kvákat

verb - to make a harsh, unpleasant sound; to speak in a very harsh unpleasant voice

commuter - dojíždějící

noun - a person who has to travel to work every day (esp. a longer distance)

 

close shave - únik o vlásek

noun - a situation in which you got very close to danger but managed to escape

scrape - vyškrabat

verb - to use a flat hard object to remove something from the surface of something

 

contrast - dát do kontrastu

verb - to compare two or more things in order to point out the differences between

peer - zírat, upřeně se dívat, dívat se z blízka

verb - a to look at something closely, carefully, esp. when it is difficult to see

 

pad - vycpat (vatou apod.)

verb - to fill something with thick material to protect it or make it more comfortable