marketplace - tržní prostředí
BrE
/'mɑ:kɪtˌpleɪs/
AmE
/'mɑ:rkɪtˌpleɪs/

noun - the economic system in which companies compete to sell products and services

 
blanket - pokrýt, přikrýt
BrE
/'blæŋkɪt/
AmE
/'blæŋkɪt/

verb - to cover with or as if with a piece of soft material

mend
mend - spravit (např. oblečení), zašít, záplatovat, zazáplatovat
BrE
/'mend/
AmE
/'mend/

verb - to fix a hole in something (especially in a piece of clothing)

 
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

 
purge - zbavit se (něčeho), vyčistit, pročistit, udělat čistku
BrE
/'pɜ:dʒ/
AmE
/'pɜ:rdʒ/

verb - to remove undesirable things or people from a place, often by force

 
spell out - vyhláskovat
BrE
/spel 'aʊt/
AmE
/spel 'aʊt/

verb - to say or write the letters of a word one by one

 
probe - vyšetřovat sondou, sondovat
BrE
/'prəʊb/
AmE
/'prəʊb/

verb - to examine the inside of someone's body with a long metal tool

 
dust off - oprášit (použít po dlouhé době), použít po dlouhé době
BrE
/ˌdʌst'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌdʌst'ɑ:f/

verb - to use something after it hasn't been used for a long time

brush up
brush up - oprášit, osvěžit, oživit si (např. dovednost)
BrE
/ˌbrʌʃ 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbrʌʃ 'ʌp/

verb - to practice or improve your knowledge of something that you partly forgot

 
cleave - rozštípnout, rozštěpit, rozdělit, rozseknout vejpůl
BrE
/'kli:v/
AmE
/'kli:v/

verb, dated - to cut something into two parts by using something heavy and sharp

tattoo
tattoo - tetovat, vytetovat
BrE
/tə'tu:/
AmE
/tæ'tu:/

verb - to make a permanent picture on the skin that cannot be removed

 
inviting - lákavý, půvabný, přitažlivý
BrE
/ɪn'vaɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/ɪn'vaɪt̬ɪŋ/

adjective - making you want to try it, taste it, be near it etc.

 
cornstarch - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nstɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnstɑ:rtʃ/

noun, American English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
cornflour - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/

noun, British English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

incompetent
incompetent - nekompetentní, nezpůsobilý
BrE
/ɪn'kɒmpɪtənt/
AmE
/ɪn'kɑ:mpɪtənt/

adjective - not having the skill to do a job or a task properly