noun
-
a place where you can 'park' a ship so that it can be loaded, unloaded or repaired
deafen
- ohlušit
BrE
/'defn/
AmE
/'defn/
verb
-
(esp. of sound) to make someone deaf, to be so loud that you can't hear other things
theocracy
- teokracie
BrE
/θi'ɒkrəsi/
AmE
/θi'ɑ:krəsi/
noun
-
a political system in which God (or people believed to be guided by God) is in charge
minor
- nezletilý
BrE
/'maɪnə/
AmE
/'maɪnər/
adjective
-
not of legal age, not old enough to be legally allowed to drink, vote, get married etc.
underage
- nezletilý
BrE
/ˌʌndər'eɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'eɪdʒ/
adjective
-
not of legal age, not old enough to be legally allowed to drink, vote, get married etc.
under age
- nezletilý
BrE
/ˌʌndər'eɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'eɪdʒ/
adjective
-
not of legal age, not old enough to be legally allowed to drink, vote, get married etc.
gift voucher
- dárková poukázka, dárkový kupon
BrE
/'gɪft ˌvaʊtʃə/
AmE
/'gɪft ˌvaʊtʃər/
noun
-
a piece of paper, given as a present, that can be exchanged for goods in a shop
with a grain of salt
- s nadhledem, s rezervou
BrE
/wɪð ə ˌgreɪn əv 'sɔlt/
AmE
/wɪð ə ˌgreɪn əv 'sɑ:lt/
verb
-
to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true
with a pinch of salt
- s nadhledem, s rezervou
BrE
/wɪð ə ˌpɪntʃ əv 'sɔlt/
AmE
/wɪð ə ˌpɪntʃ əv 'sɑ:lt/
verb
-
to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true
officialdom
- byrokracie
BrE
/ə'fɪʃldəm/
AmE
/ə'fɪʃldəm/
noun
-
used to refer to people who have a position of authority, especially in the government or in on other organizations, usually when you think that their rules are not effective
baptism
- křest
BrE
/'bæptɪzəm/
AmE
/'bæptɪzəm/
noun
-
a ceremony in which they pour water on a person's head or in which a person is submerged in water to show that they have become members of the church
no-show
- osoba, která se nedostavila na svou rezervaci (hotelu, letu, večeře apod.)
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'ʃəʊ/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'ʃoʊ/
noun, informal
-
someone who is expected somewhere based on a previous arrangement, but does not show up
hoar frost
- jinovatka
BrE
/'hɔ: frɒst/
AmE
/'hɔ:r frɑ:st/
noun
-
a thin layer of ice that forms on objects outside and looks like tiny needles
