answerphone - záznamník, telefonní záznamník

noun, British English - a machine connected to your telephone that enables people to leave you a message when you are not available

taxi driver - taxikář, řidič taxi

noun - a person whose job is to take people to a place by car (the people pay for the journey)

missionary - misionář

noun - a person whose job is to convert people to his/her religion, especially in a different country and culture

 

nourish - vyživovat, dodávat živiny, živit

verb - to provide a plant, an animal, a person etc. with what they need in order to live and grow

 

compost - kompostovat

verb - to put add something on a pile of decaying leaves, plants, food etc. to be used as a fertilizer

buffer - zmírnit, tlumit, chránit před nárazem

verb - to lessen or reduce the impact of something

 

relay - přenášet, vysílat, šířit (signál apod.)

verb, technical - to broadcast or transmit something, especially via technology

proof - zkontrolovat (text), kontrolovat (text), udělat korekturu (textu)

verb - to check a piece of text for mistakes

leakproof - těsný, dobře utěsněný, nepropustný

adjective - designed to prevent liquid or gas from escaping

 

be short for - být zkráceninou, být zkratkou (něčeho)

verb - to be a shorter way of saying something

caress - laskat, hladit, pohladit

verb - to touch someone gently in a loving way

 

rule out - vyloučit

verb - to eliminate or exclude something as a possibility

pale - zblednout, vyblednout, blednout

verb, literary - to become lighter in colour or rather white

 

scent - ucítit, větřit, vyčenichat

verb - to find something using the sense of smell

 

mixer - míchačka (stavební)

noun - a machine used to mix cement, concrete etc.