Where are you from? - Odkud jsi?, Odkud jste?

phrase - the question we ask if we want to know where a person comes from or where a person lives

 

Mad-Eye Moody - Pošuk Moody

noun - (Harry Potter) Harry's teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts in his fourth year at Hogwarts (he had a magical eye and only one leg)

gild - zbarvit do zlatova, dodat zlatavý vzhled

verb, literary - to give something a golden appearance or a look of richness and beauty, as if it were covered in gold

 

reassessment - přehodnocení

noun - the act of thinking again about something in order to decide if you need to change your opinion about it

 

pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)

taste - ochutnat, ochutnávat

verb - to put something (usually food or drink) in your mouth in order to test if it is good or not

jack - zvedák, hever

noun - an apparatus that is used to lift up a car etc., e.g. if you want to mend the wheel etc.

hesitate - váhat, zaváhat

verb - to make a short pause before you do something, esp. because you are not sure if it's a good idea

 

funny bone - brňavka

noun, informal - a place at the back of the elbow where you feel pain or a tingling sensation if you hit it

 

slosh - čvachtat

verb - to walk through water or mud, or to make a sound as if you are walking through water or mud

refund - vrácení peněz (např. za vadné zboží), vrácené peníze, refundace

noun - the money that you get back if the product you bough was faulty, the service you ordered was bad etc.

 

country code - předvolba státu (tel.), předvolba (tel.)

noun - the number that you dial before the actual phone number if you want to contact someone in a different country

animated movie - animovaný film

noun - a film for children (but not only) created by displaying a sequence of individual drawings, paintings, or computer-generated images to simulate movement and tell a story

animated film - animovaný film

noun - a movie for children (but not only) created by displaying a sequence of individual drawings, paintings, or computer-generated images to simulate movement and tell a story

 

strut - pyšná chůze, vykračování

noun - an act of walking in a proud way with your head up and chest out, as if you are very important