hold-up
hold-up - zdržení
BrE
/'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/'hoʊldˌʌp/

noun - a delay, the state of being prevented from happening (esp. for a short time)

 
graft - roub, řízek (rostliny, stromu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

noun, technical - a piece of a plant or tree that can be attached to another plant or tree

 
graft - roubovat, naroubovat (strom, rostlinu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

verb, technical - to attach a piece of a plant to the bottom of a different plant

 
be up for - chtít se (někomu do něčeho)
BrE
/ˌbi:'ʌp fɔ:/
AmE
/ˌbi:''ʌp fɔ:r/

verb - to feel like taking part in something

 
be up to - být schopný (čeho)
BrE
/ˌbi:'ʌp tʊ/
AmE
/ˌbi:'ʌp tʊ/

verb, informal - to be able to do something

 
up to - schopný, schopen
BrE
/'ʌp tʊ/
AmE
/'ʌp tʊ/

adjective - able to do something

 
be up to - vyrovnat se (čemu), dosahovat (čeho)
BrE
/ˌbi:'ʌp tʊ/
AmE
/ˌbi:'ʌp tʊ/

verb, informal - to be as good as something, to reach a level or quality

 
surrogate - náhradní (např. matka)
BrE
/'sʌrəgət/
AmE
/'sɜ:rəgət/

adjective, formal - replacing someone else or something else

 
in unison - najednou, současně, jednohlasně
BrE
/ɪn'ju:nɪsn/
AmE
/ɪn'ju:nɪsn/

adverb - simultaneously, at the same time, at the same pitch, in perfect agreement

 
unison - shoda, souhra
BrE
/'ju:nɪsn/
AmE
/'ju:nɪsn/

noun - perfect agreement, concord, the same pitch, the same moment

 
spider mite - sviluška (zahradní škůdce)
BrE
/'spaɪdəˌmaɪt/
AmE
/'spaɪdərˌmaɪt/

noun, technical - a very small red spider which attacks harms plants

infestation
infestation - zamoření, napadení (škůdci apod.)
BrE
/ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnfe'steɪʃn/

noun - (especially of pests) the act of appearing in a place in large numbers, often causing damage

infest
infest - zamořit, napadnout (škůdci apod.)
BrE
/ɪn'fest/
AmE
/ɪn'fest/

verb - (especially of insects or pests) to come to a place in large numbers, often causing damage

in this day and age
in this day and age - v dnešní době, v současnosti
BrE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/
AmE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/

adverb - nowadays, at the present time, in the modern world

 
the wilds - divočina, divoká příroda
BrE
/ðə'waɪldz/
AmE
/ðə'waɪldz/

noun - land that has not been civilized