miss the mark - šlápnout vedle, minout se, nepodařit se, nepovést se

verb - not to succeed, to fail to achieve something

 

audiobook - audiokniha

noun - a recording of someone reading a book so you can listen to it

 

heroically - hrdinsky

adverb - very bravely

drip-feed - vyživovat infuzí, vyživovat nitrožilně

verb - to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

drip-feed - infúze, kapačka

noun - a piece of equipment that is used in hospitals to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

IV - infúze, kapačka

noun, American English - a piece of equipment that is used in hospitals to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

 

intravenous - nitrožilní, intravenózní

adjective - going through or into a vein

 

IV - nitrožilní, intravenózní

adjective - an abbreviation for 'intravenous'

drip - infúze, kapačka

noun - a piece of equipment that is used in hospitals to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

drip - kapka, kapání

noun - a small drop of liquid that falls down

 

narrative - výpravný

adjective, formal - telling a story

Cellophane - celofán

noun - (trademark) a thin transparent material that is used for wrapping things, especially flowers and presents

sticky tape - izolepa, průhledná lepicí páska, samolepicí páska

noun, British English, informal - (trademark) a thin clear tape that is sticky on one side

 

gaffer - mistr, předák (např. na dílně)

noun, British English, informal - a person who is in charge of other workers, especially in a workshop

gaffer tape - lepicí páska (široká), izolační páska (např. na potrubí)

noun, British English - thick cloth tape, usually silvery grey in colour, with one sticky side that is used for repairing things such as tubes and pipes