help yourself - posluž(te) si, ber(te) si, nabídni si, nabídněte si

verb - to take something you want without asking permission; used when offering food to someone

 

lay out - rozložit, rozestavět, rozvrhnout, rozplánovat, vyskládat (kde)

verb - to arrange something neatly, so it can be seen clearly or ready to use

 

preheat - předehřát, rozehřát, nahřát

verb - to make the oven etc. hot before you put food into it to cook

 

in a mood - ve špatné náladě, nabroušený

adverb, informal - to be feeling angry or mad and therefore not being friendly to other people

bellows - měch, dmychadlo

noun - a device used to blow air into fire in order to make it hotter

 

hold your horses - zadrž, neukvapuj(te) se, tak počkat, ne tak zhurta

phrase, informal - used to tell someone to stop for a moment and consider carefully their decision

 

anyway - každopádně, aspoň

adverb - a word used to correct, change or add to something that has been said

 

sell off - rozprodat, prodat

verb - to sell something for a low price in order to get rid of it

 

portion - rozdělit na části, naporcovat

verb - to divide something into parts (especially of food before it is served to people)

 

let someone stew - nechat někoho podusit (ve vlastní šťávě), nechat někoho vyžrat si něco

verb - to allow someone to experience the consequences of their actions or mistakes, often by leaving them to worry or suffer without offering help

 

trap - uvěznit (přeneseně), zablokovat, znemožnit únik

verb - to keep something or somebody in a dangerous situation from which they want to escape but cannot, or to prevent them from escaping

 

dare - výzva, vyhecování

noun - a situation in which somebody has been challenged to do something or asked to prove that they are brave enough to do something

telephone - telefon

noun - a system that enables people to talk to each other across large distances, you need a number to call somebody using this system

modem - modem

noun - a device that connects the computer to telephone lines in order to send and receive e-mails and connect to the internet etc.

 

check off - odškrtnout si (na seznamu)

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.