polish up - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

 

polish - vypilovat, vytříbit, vybrousit (např. styl, text)

verb - to make slight changes to something, e.g. a piece of writing, in order to improve it

buttonhole - knoflíková dírka

noun - a small hole in a piece of clothing where a button fits through to fasten it

dual carriageway - dvouproudová silnice (oddělená středním pásem), dvouproudová vozovka

noun - a road with two separate lanes going in each direction, divided by a strip or barrier

 

proclivity - sklon, tendence, náchylnost, dispozice (k čemu)

noun, formal - a natural tendency or inclination to behave in a particular way, especially something bad or negative

 

sleaze - špína, nemravnost, nechutnosti

noun - low-quality behaviour that is dishonest, immoral, or cheap, especially in politics, business, or sexual matters

 

contend - zápasit, bojovat, potýkat se

verb - to struggle or compete against someone or something difficult, often in order to win or survive

deferential - uctivý, pokorný, respektující autoritu

adjective, formal - showing respect and politeness to someone, especially someone in a position of authority or higher status

coat check - šatna (v divadle apod.)

noun, American English - a small room in a building (e.g. a theatre) where people leave their coats, bags etc.

polytunnel - fóliovník (tunelový)

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

beaker - kádinka (chemická)

noun - a glass container with straight sides and usually a lip used in chemistry for measuring liquids

tuck - odstranění tuku (plastická operace)

noun, informal - a medical operation in which your fat is removed to make you look younger and slimmer

snitch - práskač, donašeč

noun, informal - a person who secretly tells someone in authority about something wrong that another person has done

insulated - izolovaný, chráněný, pokrytý ochrannou vrstvou

adjective - covered with a material which prevents heat, cold, sound or electricity from getting out or in

answer back - odmlouvat

verb - to speak rudely to someone in authority, especially when you are supposed to listen and obey