scale - odstranit šupiny

verb - to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales

 

scaly - šupinatý

adjective - covered with scales

 

in droves - masově, davově, houfně, ve velkých počtech

adverb - in large numbers

 

drove - dav, houf, stádo

noun - a large number of people or animals

wallpaper - tapetovat, vytapetovat

verb - to put wallpaper onto the walls of a room

sever - utnout, přetnout, uříznout, useknout, přeříznout, přeseknout

verb, formal - to cut something off, to cut something into two pieces

 

inversion - inverze, obrácený slovosled

noun, technical - the opposite order some words in a sentence (especially the subject and the verb)

have a sweet tooth - být na sladké, mít rád sladkosti

verb - to like eating sweet things

 

appal - děsit, šokovat, znechutit

verb - to make someone feel shocked or disgusted

 

compound - uzavřený areál, ohraničený pozemek

noun - a group of buildings surrounded by a wall or fence

 

payslip - výplatní páska

noun, British English - a piece of paper that an employee always gets with the money they are paid for work

 

tut - ts (nesouhlasné zamlaskání)

interjection - the sound that you make with your mouth when you disapprove of something

 

tut - zamlaskat (nesouhlasně)

verb - to make a sound of disapproval by touching the top of your mouth with your tongue

 

SMS - SMS (systém krátkých textovách zpráv)

noun - a feature on a mobile phone which allows you to send short messages

 

severity - závažnost

noun - the state of being very serious or very bad