gridlock - patová situace

noun - a situation in which no progress seems to be possible

 

gridlocked - ucpaný (např. silnice)

adjective - (of roads) not making the movement of cars possible, jammed

 

matinée - odpolední představení

noun - a performance of a show or play in the afternoon

 

pastille - pastilka

noun, British English - a small sweet that usually contains medicine for a sore throat

chiffon - šifon (průsvitná látka)

noun - a light thin fabric that you can see through

flambé - flambovaný

adjective - covered with alcohol that has been set to fire

flambé - flambovat

verb - to put alcohol to food and set fire to it

 

jazzy - hýřící barvami, okázalý, nápadný

adjective, informal - too bright, too fancy, attracting too much attention

snazzy - šmrncovní, stylový, módní, nóbl

adjective, informal - stylish, very fashionable

around-the-clock - nepřetržitý, dvacetičtyřhodinový

adjective - without stopping, all day and all night

 

round - zaokrouhlit (nahoru nebo dolů)

verb - to change an exact number to the nearest whole number

 

ballot box - volební urna, hlasovací urna

noun - a box where you put the piece of paper with your vote

ballot paper - volební lístek, hlasovací lístek

noun, British English - a piece of paper that you use to vote in an election

ballot - volební lístek, hlasovací lístek

noun - a piece of paper that you use to vote in an election

 

ballot - tajná volba, volba

noun - the system of voting for someone in secret, so others do not know who you voted for