grid
grid - mřížka
BrE
/'grɪd/
AmE
/'grɪd/

noun - a pattern made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other, forming squares

 
unimaginative - bez fantazie, nenápaditý
BrE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnətɪv/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnətɪv/

adjective - not having any new, clever or original ideas

 
undermine - podkopat
BrE
/ˌʌndə'maɪn/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'maɪn/

verb - to dig beneath

 
undermine - oslabit, rozložit, podkopávat, podkopat, podrývat
BrE
/ˌʌndə'maɪn/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'maɪn/

verb - to make something less effective or to make someone's authority or confidence gradually weaker

cuddle
cuddle - přitulení, objetí
BrE
/'kʌdl/
AmE
/'kʌdl/

noun - the act of keeping very close to somebody in a loving way

 
cuddle up - přitulit se (k někomu)
BrE
/ˌkʌdl'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkʌdl'ʌp/

verb - to move so that you sit or lie very close to somebody

 
dumbfounded - oněmělý (např. z šoku)
BrE
/'dʌmˌfaʊndɪd/
AmE
/'dʌmˌfaʊndɪd/

adjective - unable to speak because you are surprised, shocked etc.

 
sparsely - řídce
BrE
/'spɑ:sli/
AmE
/'spɑ:rsli/

adverb - with a small number of something spread over a large area

 
sparse - řídký
BrE
/'spɑ:s/
AmE
/'spɑ:rs/

adjective - a small number of something spread over a large area

 
low-cost - levný, laciný, nízkonákladový
BrE
/ˌləʊ'kɒst/
AmE
/ˌloʊ'kɑ:st/

adjective - not expensive

high-rise
high-rise - výškový (budova)
BrE
/'haɪraɪz/
AmE
/'haɪraɪz/

adjective - very tall (of buildings), with many floors

suspenders
suspenders - šle, kšandy
BrE
/sə'spendəz/
AmE
/sə'spendərz/

noun, American English - two strips of elastic fabric that are worn over the shoulders to keep the trousers from falling down

brace
brace - rovnátko (zubní)
BrE
/'breɪs/
AmE
/'breɪs/

noun - a system of wires that are put in the mouth to make the teeth grow straight (usually plural)

 
brace - připravit se, odhodlat se
BrE
/'breɪs/
AmE
/'breɪs/

verb - to prepare for something or someone unpleasant

 
brace - podepřít, podpírat
BrE
/'breɪs/
AmE
/'breɪs/

verb - to support something to make it stronger or more stable