basket case - případ na odpis, země/firma se zhroucenou ekonomikou

noun, informal - (of a country, organization or company) with many economic problems

nutcase - cvok, blázen, magor

noun, informal - a crazy person

abrasive - brusný materiál

noun - a rough material used for polishing something

 

abrasive - hrubý (o člověku), otravný

adjective - (of a person) irritating or offensive

abrasive - brusný, abrazivní, hrubý, drsný

adjective - rough, coarse, capable of being used to polish something or grind something

 

careerist - kariérista

noun - someone whose career is more important than than other things

palm tree - palma

noun - a kind of tropical tree which has large leaves at the top and no branches

cane - tyčka, opěrná tyčka (k rostlinám)

noun - a thin stick that you use to support some plants to protect them from breaking

drumstick - drůbeží stehýnko

noun - the lower part of the leg of a chicken, turkey or other poultry that is cooked and eaten

drumstick - palička na buben

noun - a stick that is used to hit a drum

white cane - slepecká hůl

noun - a long thin white stick that is used by blind people

paintbrush - štětec (malířský)

noun - an instrument made of a handle and stiff hairs used for painting

 

representative - charakteristický, typický, reprezentativní

adjective - typical of a particular group of things or people

cone off - uzavřít část silnice pomocí kuželů

verb, British English - to close a part of the road using traffic cones

 

conical - kuželovitý

adjective - cone-shaped