infomercial
infomercial - dlouhá televizní reklama, teleshopping, propagační film
BrE
/'ɪnfəmɜ:ʃl/
AmE
/'ɪnfəmɜ:rʃl/

noun, American English - an advertisement on television that is very long, gives a lot of details on a subject and seems like a normal programme

 
infotainment - populárně vzdělávací pořady, populárně vědecký pořady
BrE
/ˌɪnfəʊ'teɪnmənt/
AmE
/ˌɪnfoʊ'teɪnmənt/

noun - programmes on TV or radio that combine informative or educational elements with entertainment

 
gaffe - společenská chyba, trapná chyba, faux pas
BrE
/'gæf/
AmE
/'gæf/

noun - an embarrassing mistake that you make in public or a social situation

 
demeaning - nedůstojný, ponižující
BrE
/dɪ'mi:nɪŋ/
AmE
/dɪ'mi:nɪŋ/

adjective - lowering the dignity and self-worth of a person, causing them to feel inferior or disrespected

 
build castles in the air - stavět vzdušné zámky
BrE
/ˌbɪld'kɑ:slz ɪnði'eə/
AmE
/ˌbɪld'kæslz ɪnði'er/

verb - to create unrealistic or impractical plans or daydreams that are unlikely to become a reality

 
liquidate - odstranit, zlikvidovat (fyzicky)
BrE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/
AmE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/

verb - to remove or destroy something that causes problems

 
liquidate - splatit, vyrovnat (dluhy)
BrE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/
AmE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/

verb, technical - to pay a debt

 
liquidate - provést likvidaci (firmy), zrušit (firmu)
BrE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/
AmE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/

verb, technical - to close down a company or business and sell everything it owned, usually in order to pay its debts

 
moreish - strašně dobrý (o jídle a pití)
BrE
/'mɔ:rɪʃ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rɪʃ/

adjective, British English, informal - extremely tasty, making you want to have more and more of it

aromatic
aromatic - vonný, aromatický
BrE
/ˌærə'mætɪk/
AmE
/ˌærə'mætɪk/

adjective - having a pleasant smell that is quite noticeable

air mattress
air mattress - nafukovací matrace, nafukovací lehátko
BrE
/'eəˌmætrəs/
AmE
/'erˌmætrəs/

noun - a kind of mattress filled with air that you can put on water and lie on it or use it as a bed

 
instruction - výuka, vyučování, instruktáž
BrE
/ɪn'strʌkʃn/
AmE
/ɪn'strʌkʃn/

noun - teaching or guidance given to somebody

 
coachman - kočí
BrE
/'kəʊtʃmən/
AmE
/'koʊtʃmən/

noun, dated - a person whose job was to drive a vehicle pulled by horses

 
free period - volná hodina
BrE
/ˌfri:'pɪəriəd/
AmE
/ˌfri:'pɪriəd/

noun - a block of time during a school day when a student is not scheduled for any classes or activities

 
field trip - exkurze, školní exkurze, školní výlet
BrE
/'fi:ldˌtrɪp/
AmE
/'fi:ldˌtrɪp/

noun - an educational outing or excursion organized by a school or group, typically to explore and learn about a specific place or topic outside of the classroom