vote - volit, hlasovat

verb - to express your opinion (by raising your hand or on a piece of paper) in a formal situation in which a candidate has to be chosen for a post etc.

 

populist - populista

noun - a person (or describing a movement) that tries to gain support by claiming to speak for "ordinary people" and by saying that traditional political leaders and institutions don't care about them

checkmate - dát mat

verb - to put the opponent's king in a position from which there is no escape

upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice

noun - a person whose job is to cover chairs and sofas with padding and cloth

 

saddle up - osedlat

verb - to put a seat (usually a leather one) on the back of a horse

polyhouse - fóliovník

noun - a frame covered with polythene that is used to protect plants in bad weather

eyeball - odhadnout (míru pohledem), odhadnout od oka

verb - to estimate the size, amount or measurements of something by only looking at it

telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong

 

slouch - hrbit se, mít ohnutá záda

verb - to sit, stand or walk with your shoulders rounded and your head bent forward

 

embalm - balzamovat, nabalzamovat

verb - to treat a dead body with special substances so that it does not decay

 

shipwreck - ztroskotání

noun - the destruction of a ship at sea due to an accident or a storm

blend - prolínat se, propojit, smíchat, míchat, hodit se k sobě

verb - to combine two or more things together, usually in an effective or attractive way

 

authoritarian - autoritářský

adjective - demanding strict obedience and limits personal freedoms, not allowing people to disagree or oppose

let down - prodloužit (oblečení), popustit (oblečení)

verb - to make a piece of clothing longer by unfolding or loosening a sewn edge

high chair - dětská židlička (vysoká)

noun - a special chair for a baby or small child to sit in while eating