hog the spotlight - strhávat pozornost na sebe
BrE
/ˌhɒg ðə'spɒtlaɪt/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:g ðə'spɑ:tlaɪt/

verb, American English - to draw all the attention to oneself

 
subcontract - zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'trækt/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:ntrækt/

verb - to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else

 
subcontractor - subdodavatel
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'træktə/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:nˌtræktər/

noun - a person or a company that does part of the work given to another person or company

insecure
insecure - nesebejistý, bez sebevědomí
BrE
/ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə/
AmE
/ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊr/

adjective - not confident about oneself, feeling uncertain about oneself

 
particular - vybíravý
BrE
/pə'tɪkjʊlə/
AmE
/pər'tɪkjʊlər/

adjective - too careful about what you choose or accept

 
point - desetinná čárka, desetinná tečka, tečka (desetinná)
BrE
/'pɔɪnt/
AmE
/'pɔɪnt/

noun - the mark separating the whole number from the fractional part

 
.co.uk - .co.uk
BrE
/ˌdɒt'kəʊ ˌdɒt ju:'keɪ/
AmE
/ˌdɑ:t'koʊ ˌdɑ:t ju:'keɪ/

a top-level domain name

 
.com - .com
BrE
/ˌdɒt'kɒm/
AmE
/ˌdɑ:t'kɑ:m/

a top-level domain name

 
@ - @, zavináč
BrE
/'æt/
AmE
/'æt/

the 'at' symbol used in e-mail addresses

 
www - www
BrE
/'dʌblju:ˌdʌblju:'dʌblju:/
AmE
/'dʌblju:ˌdʌblju:'dʌblju:/

(as part of a URL) short for World Wide Web

 
much less - natož, natožpak, o to méně
BrE
/'mʌtʃ les/
AmE
/'mʌtʃ les/

adverb, formal - used after a negative statement to show that the following statement is even more unlikely

 
Tupperware - plastové dózy s víčkem (obchodní značka)
BrE
/'tʌpəweə/
AmE
/'tʌpərweər/

noun - (trademark) a range of plastic containers with lids that are used in the kitchen

 
awesome - úchvatný, nahánějící strach, vzbuzující bázeň
BrE
/'ɔ:səm/
AmE
/'ɔ:səm/

adjective, dated - causing fear or great respect, impressive

rough patch
rough patch - těžké období, špatné období, krátkodobá krize
BrE
/'rʌf ˌpætʃ/
AmE
/'rʌf ˌpætʃ/

noun - a difficult time

 
vantage point - místo (odkud něco sledujeme), vyhlídka, hledisko, úhel pohledu
BrE
/'vɑ:ntɪdʒˌpɔɪnt/
AmE
/'væntɪdʒˌpɔɪnt/

noun - a place from which we can watch something