prolong - prodloužit

verb - to make something last longer

 

cut off - přerušit telefonní spojení

verb - to get suddenly disconnected when you are on the phone, you cannot speak to the other person

 

probe - zjišťovat informace, zkoumat

verb - to ask questions carefully and not directly in order to find out secret or some information

 

probe - vyšetřovat sondou, sondovat

verb - to examine the inside of someone's body with a long metal tool

giver-upper - kdo se snadno vzdává

noun, informal - someone who gives up easily

iffy - nejistý, nerozhodný, nezaručený, sporný

adjective, informal - uncertain, depending on many things

canvas - malířské plátno, malba, obraz (na plátně)

noun - a piece of canvas that is used for painting on, or a painting on a piece of canvas

baton - štafetový kolík

noun - a short stick that one team member passes to another during a relay race

baton - obušek, pendrek

noun - a thick stick that is used as a weapon by the police

baton - taktovka

noun - a thin stick that is used by a conductor to direct the orchestra

 

mat - podložka (na stůl)

noun - a piece of soft material that you put on a surface (on the table etc.) to protect it

mat - podložka, žíněnka, karimatka

noun - a piece of soft material that you put on the floor to lie on or to protect yourself in some sports

 

ash - æ, samohláska æ, samohláska 'ash'

noun - the symbol 'æ' in the International Phonetic Alphabet

wimp - slaboch, měkkota, padavka

noun, informal - someone who is not brave or confident, or is afraid to do something difficult

grit - jemný štěrk, hrubý písek

noun - very small pieces of stone, slightly smaller than gravel