threshold - práh, zápraží
BrE
/'θreʃhəʊld/
AmE
/'θreʃhəʊld/

noun - an entrance to a building or a room

 
quotation - citát
BrE
/kwəʊ'teɪʃn/
AmE
/kwəʊ'teɪʃn/

noun, formal - an interesting sentence, phrase etc. from a book etc.

 
quotation - předběžná cena, cenová nabídka
BrE
/kwəʊ'teɪʃn/
AmE
/kwəʊ'teɪʃn/

noun, formal - the estimated price for a particular piece of work

 
knock out - uspat, knokautovat
BrE
/'nɒk 'aʊt/
AmE
/'nɑ:k 'aʊt/

verb - to cause someone to become unconscious or go to sleep

 
knock out - vyřadit (ze soutěže)
BrE
/'nɒk 'aʊt/
AmE
/'nɑ:k 'aʊt/

verb - to defeat someone in a game, so that they cannot continue competing

 
put aside - dát stranou (peníze)
BrE
/'pʊt ə'saɪd/
AmE
/'pʊt ə'saɪd/

verb - to save something, usually money, for a particular purpose

 
put aside - odložit (úkol, práci ap.)
BrE
/'pʊt ə'saɪd/
AmE
/'pʊt ə'saɪd/

verb - to keep something to be dealt with at a later time

 
back up - couvat
BrE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbæk 'ʌp/

verb - to move backwards, especially in a car or other vehicle

 
allocate - přidělit, alokovat
BrE
/'æləkeɪt/
AmE
/'æləkeɪt/

verb - to give something to someone for a particular purpose

 
quitter - kdo se snadno vzdává
BrE
/'kwɪtə/
AmE
/'kwɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who gives up easily

 
fix up - dát do kupy, dát do pořádku
BrE
/ˌfɪks'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌfɪks'ʌp/

verb - to repair something or make something look better before you use it, sell it etc.

 
demote - přeřadit na nižší pozici, degradovat
BrE
/dɪ'məʊt/
AmE
/dɪ'moʊt/

verb - to lower someone's rank or position

 
iffy - pochybný, pofidérní, všelijaký, pochybné kvality
BrE
/'ɪfi/
AmE
/'ɪfi/

adjective, informal - of uncertain quality, shady

giver-upper
giver-upper - kdo se snadno vzdává
BrE
/'gɪvərˌʌpə/
AmE
/'gɪvərˌʌpər/

noun, informal - someone who gives up easily

iffy
iffy - nejistý, nerozhodný, nezaručený, sporný
BrE
/'ɪfi/
AmE
/'ɪfi/

adjective, informal - uncertain, depending on many things