whisk
whisk - metlička, šlehací metla, šlehač
BrE
/'wɪsk/
AmE
/'wɪsk/

noun - a small kitchen utensil used for stirring eggs or whipping cream

mend
mend - spravit (např. oblečení), zašít, záplatovat, zazáplatovat
BrE
/'mend/
AmE
/'mend/

verb - to fix a hole in something (especially in a piece of clothing)

 
competitiveness - konkurenceschopnost
BrE
/kəm'petətɪvnəs/
AmE
/kəm'pet̬ət̬ɪvnəs/

noun - the ability to compete with others, to be as good as others or slightly better

 
intermission - přestávka (v divadle)
BrE
/ˌɪntə'mɪʃən/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ər'mɪʃən/

noun, American English - the break between acts in a theatre

handprint
handprint - otisk ruky
BrE
/'hændprɪnt/
AmE
/'hændprɪnt/

noun - a mark left by someone's hand

 
word order - slovosled
BrE
/'wɜ:dˌɔ:də/
AmE
/'wɜ:rdˌɔ:rdər/

noun - the arrangement of words in a phrase, a clause or a sentence

 
cut through - prodrat se (něčím), prosekat se (něčím)
BrE
/'kʌtˌθru:/
AmE
/'kʌtˌθru:/

verb - to manage to deal with something that slows you down or prevents you from progressing

doctor's office
doctor's office - ordinace, ordinace lékaře
BrE
/'dɒktəzˌɒfɪs/
AmE
/'dɑ:ktərzˌɑ:fɪs/

noun, American English - the room or rooms where a doctor works

 
homestay - ubytování v rodině
BrE
/'həʊmsteɪ/
AmE
/'hoʊmsteɪ/

noun - accommodation in the home of a host family, especially for students etc.

 
clear-cut - jasný, zřejmý
BrE
/ˌklɪə'kʌt/
AmE
/ˌklɪr'kʌt/

adjective - clearly seen, definite

 
boiled - vařený
BrE
/'bɔɪld/
AmE
/'bɔɪld/

adjective - cooked in boiling water

 
atypical - atypický, netypický, neobvyklý
BrE
/eɪ'tɪpɪkl/
AmE
/eɪ'tɪpɪkl/

adjective - not typical, not usual

 
cry wolf - bezdůvodně volat o pomoc, dělat planý poplach, způsobit planý poplach
BrE
/ˌkraɪ'wʊlf/
AmE
/ˌkraɪ'wʊlf/

verb - to call for help when you don't actually need it resulting in people not believing you when you do need help later

 
privately - soukromě
BrE
/'praɪvətli/
AmE
/'praɪvətli/

adverb - in a private way

 
in private - v soukromí, mezi čtyřma očima
BrE
/ɪn'praɪvət/
AmE
/ɪn'praɪvət/

adverb - with no one else present