pay rise
pay rise - zvýšení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌraɪz/
AmE
/'peɪˌraɪz/

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 
die-hard - skalní (věrný), věrný
BrE
/'daɪˌhɑ:d/
AmE
/'daɪˌhɑ:rd/

adjective - loyal, not likely to abandon something

 
gluttony - obžerství
BrE
/'glʌtəni/
AmE
/'glʌtəni/

noun, formal - the habit of eating and drinking too much

 
festively - svátečně, slavnostně
BrE
/'festɪvli/
AmE
/'festɪvli/

adverb - in a festive way

scale
scale - odstranit šupiny
BrE
/'skeɪl/
AmE
/'skeɪl/

verb - to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales

 
scaly - šupinatý
BrE
/'skeɪli/
AmE
/'skeɪli/

adjective - covered with scales

sweet tooth
sweet tooth - chuť na sladké, závislost na sladkém
BrE
/ˌswi:t'tu:θ/
AmE
/ˌswi:t'tu:θ/

noun - the urge to eat sweet food often

 
payslip - výplatní páska
BrE
/'peɪslɪp/
AmE
/'peɪslɪp/

noun, British English - a piece of paper that an employee always gets with the money they are paid for work

 
tut - ts (nesouhlasné zamlaskání)
BrE
/'tʌt/
AmE
/'tʌt/

interjection - the sound that you make with your mouth when you disapprove of something

 
tut - zamlaskat (nesouhlasně)
BrE
/'tʌt/
AmE
/'tʌt/

verb - to make a sound of disapproval by touching the top of your mouth with your tongue

 
same old - stále stejný, ohraný, stále dokola
BrE
/'seɪmˌəʊld/
AmE
/'seɪmˌoʊld/

, informal - not changing, always the same

 
as cool as a cucumber - v naprostém klidu
BrE
/əz'ku:l əzə'kju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/əz'ku:l əzə'kju:kʌmbər/

adjective - completely calm even in a difficult situation

 
pickled cucumber - nakládaná okurka, kyselá okurka
BrE
/ˌpɪkld'kju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/ˌpɪkld'kju:kʌmbər/

noun, American English - a cucumber preserved in salty water or a kind of vinegar sauce

 
pickling cucumber - okurka (nakládačka)
BrE
/'pɪklɪŋˌkju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/'pɪklɪŋˌkju:kʌmbər/

noun - a small kind of cucumber

 
gherkin - okurka (nakládačka)
BrE
/'gɜ:kɪn/
AmE
/'gɜ:rkɪn/

noun, American English - a small kind of cucumber