verb
-
to touch with your hand in order to know what it's like, to find your way in the dark etc.
flashy
- okázalý, nápadný, křiklavý
BrE
/'flæʃi/
AmE
/'flæʃi/
adjective, informal
-
tending to attract attention or admiration due to being colourful, stylish, or extravagant in a way that is intended to impress
rake over
- hrabat, pohrabat (hráběmi)
BrE
/ˌreɪk'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌreɪk'oʊvər/
verb
-
to gather leaves or dried grass with a rake or to move a rake across a surface to make it level
rake up
- hrabat, pohrabat (hráběmi)
BrE
/ˌreɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌreɪk'ʌp/
verb
-
to gather leaves or dried grass with a rake or to move a rake across a surface to make it level
have more holes than Swiss cheese
- mít plno nesrovnalostí, mít spoustu nedostatků, mít hodně mezer
BrE
/həvˌmɔ:'həʊlz ðənˌswɪs'tʃi:z/
AmE
/həvˌmɔ:r'hoʊlz ðənˌswɪs'tʃi:z/
verb
-
to contain many faults, inconsistencies, or weaknesses; to be badly constructed or easy to disprove because of numerous gaps or errors
thingummy
- cosi, něco
BrE
/'θɪŋəmi/
AmE
/'θɪŋəmi/
noun, informal
-
used to refer to something or someone when you do not know the name or do not want to mention it
rationalisation
- hledání logického vysvětlení
BrE
/ˌræʃnəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌræʃnələ'zeɪʃn/
noun, British English
-
the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand
rationalization
- hledání logického vysvětlení
BrE
/ˌræʃnəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌræʃnələ'zeɪʃn/
noun
-
the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand
thaw out
- tát, roztát, nechat roztát
BrE
/ˌθɔ:'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌθɔ:'aʊt/
verb
-
to heat something frozen so that it becomes liquid or soft again, or to change from frozen to liquid and soft
direct debit
- inkaso, placení inkasem
BrE
/deˌrekt 'debɪt/
AmE
/deˌrekt 'debɪt/
noun, British English
-
an instruction to your bank to allow another organisation to transfer an amount of money from your bank account into theirs
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
pass something around
- dát kolovat
BrE
/ˌpɑ:s ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/ˌpæs ə'raʊnd/
verb, British English
-
to give a bunch of things to one person who takes one and gives the bunch to the next person etc.