hold-up - přepadení, loupežné přepadení
BrE
/'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/'hoʊldˌʌp/

noun - an armed robbery (such as in a bank etc.)

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

 
improvised - improvizovaný
BrE
/'ɪmprəvaɪzd/
AmE
/'ɪmprəvaɪzd/

adjective - made using whatever you can find or is available at the moment

 
stackable - štosovatelný, stohovatelný
BrE
/'stækəbl/
AmE
/'stækəbl/

adjective - intended to be piled on top of one another easily

 
to my liking - podle mých představ, jak to mám rád
BrE
/ˌtəmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌtəmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/

adverb, formal - the way I like something

 
for my liking - na můj vkus, na mě
BrE
/fəmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/fərmaɪ'laɪkɪŋ/

adverb - exceeding a level that is acceptable for someone

 
overlook - přehlížet, tolerovat, promíjet
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'lʊk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'lʊk/

verb - to ignore something bad or wrong (e.g. someone's flaws)

 
infamy - hanebný čin
BrE
/'ɪnfəmi/
AmE
/'ɪnfəmi/

noun - a terrible act

 
infamy - nechvalná proslulost
BrE
/'ɪnfəmi/
AmE
/'ɪnfəmi/

noun - the state of being well-known for something bad

eyeball
eyeball - odhadnout (míru pohledem), odhadnout od oka
BrE
/'aɪˌbɔ:l/
AmE
/'aɪˌbɔ:l/

verb - to estimate the size, amount or measurements of something by only looking at it

 
crossly - naštvaně, podrážděně, nazlobeně
BrE
/'krɒsli/
AmE
/'krɑ:sli/

adverb, British English - in an angry or annoyed way

 
middle name - charakteristický rys
BrE
/'mɪdlˌneɪm/
AmE
/'mɪdlˌneɪm/

noun - a characteristic or trait that is so closely associated with someone that it might as well be a part of their name

thread
thread - provléct, provléknout, navléknout (nit, tkaničku apod.)
BrE
/'θred/
AmE
/'θred/

verb - to put a string, lace, thread etc. through a hole