carol
carol - koledovat, zpívat koledy
BrE
/'kærəl/
AmE
/'kærəl/

verb - to sing Christmas songs, especially in front o people's doors

budget
budget - levný, úsporný
BrE
/'bʌdʒət/
AmE
/'bʌdʒət/

adjective - very cheap

 
corner shop - večerka (obchod)
BrE
/'kɔ:nəˌʃɒp/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnərˌʃɑ:p/

noun, British English - a place where you can buy food, newspapers, toiletries etc., usually located in a residential part of a town and has long opening hours

convenience store
convenience store - večerka (obchod)
BrE
/kən'vi:niəns ˌstɔ:/
AmE
/kən'vi:niəns ˌstɔ:r/

noun - a place where you can buy food, newspapers, toiletries etc., usually located in a residential part of a town and has long opening hours

 
escort - doprovázet, doprovodit, eskortovat
BrE
/ɪ'skɔ:t/
AmE
/es'kɔ:rt/

verb - to go with someone to a place to be sure that the person really left, or to protect them

for kicks
for kicks - se srandy, pro legraci, pro zábavu
BrE
/fə 'kɪks/
AmE
/fə 'kɪks/

phrase, informal - done for a laugh without serious intentions

 
vacate - vyklidit, opustit
BrE
/və'keɪt/
AmE
/və'keɪt/

verb, formal - to leave a seat, room, building, etc. usually to make it available for other people

 
put down - uložit (ke spánku)
BrE
/ˌpʊt'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌpʊt'daʊn/

verb - to put someone to bed

to the letter
to the letter - přesně, do detailu, do písmene, do puntíku
BrE
/təðə'letə/
AmE
/təðə'let̬ər/

phrase - doing exactly what you are told to do, paying attention to every detail

 
neighbouring - sousední, přilehlý, okolní
BrE
/'neɪbərɪŋ/
AmE
/'neɪbərɪŋ/

adjective - located next to someone or something

needle
needle - jehla, injekční jehla
BrE
/'ni:dl/
AmE
/'ni:dl/

noun - a very thin, hollow piece of metal used to put medicine into the body, to take blood etc.

 
at hand - aktuální, právě řešený (např. problém)
BrE
/æt'hænd/
AmE
/æt'hænd/

adjective - (of a problem, issue etc.) being dealt with right now

 
at hand - nedaleký, blízký, na dosah
BrE
/æt'hænd/
AmE
/æt'hænd/

adjective - not distant

 
related - související, spojený, mající spojitost
BrE
/rɪ'leɪtɪd/
AmE
/rɪ'leɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - having something in common with something or somebody

ridicule
ridicule - výsměch, posměch
BrE
/'rɪdɪkju:l/
AmE
/'rɪdɪkju:l/

noun - the act of saying things that make someone look silly