scam artist
scam artist - podvodník, expert na podvody
BrE
/'skæmˌɑ:tɪst/
AmE
/'skæmˌɑ:rt̬ɪst/

noun - a fraud, a person who uses other people's confidence to steal from them etc.

battery-powered
battery-powered - na baterie, bateriový, akumulátorový
BrE
/ˌbætərɪ 'paʊəd/
AmE
/ˌbæt̬ərɪ 'paʊrd/

adjective - powered or operated with batteries, without an electric cable

battery-operated
battery-operated - na baterie, bateriový, akumulátorový
BrE
/ˌbætərɪ 'ɒpəreɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌbæt̬ərɪ 'ɑ:pəreɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - powered or operated with batteries, without an electric cable

 
blight - plíseň, hniloba (na rostlinách)
BrE
/'blaɪt/
AmE
/'blaɪt/

noun - a disease that kills plants, there are many kinds

 
vocabulary notebook - slovníček, sešit na slovíčka
BrE
/və'kæbjələri ˌnəʊtbʊk/
AmE
/və'kæbjəleri ˌnoʊtbʊk/

noun - a small book into which you can write foreign language words you've learned

 
outfox - obelstít, přechytračit, vyzrát (na)
BrE
/ˌaʊt'fɒks/
AmE
/ˌaʊt'fɑ:ks/

verb, informal - to defeat someone in some way by being smarter than they are

wristband
wristband - pásek, náramek (na zápěstí)
BrE
/'rɪstbænd/
AmE
/'rɪstbænd/

noun - a strip of material that you wear around your wrist to show who you are, who you belong to, or who you support

handy
handy - praktický (na použití), užitečný
BrE
/'hændi/
AmE
/'hændi/

adjective - useful, easy to use

check in
check in - projít odbavením (na letišti)
BrE
/ˌtʃek'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'ɪn/

verb - to show your plane ticket at the airport, hand in your luggage etc. before the flight

 
in-tray - přihrádka na příchozí poštu
BrE
/'ɪnˌtreɪ/
AmE
/'ɪnˌtreɪ/

noun - a flat container used in offices for letters that are waiting to be read

 
be in charge - mít na starosti (něco)
BrE
/ˌbi: ɪn'tʃɑ:dʒ/
AmE
/ˌbi: ɪn'tʃɑ:dʒ/

verb - to be responsible for something

 
bet on the wrong horse - sázet na špatného koně
BrE
/'bet ɒn ðə rɒŋ 'hɔ:s/
AmE
/'bet ɑ:n ðə rɑ:ŋ 'hɔ:rs/

verb - to support something or someone that eventually fails

 
sifter - sypátko (např. na cukr)
BrE
/'sɪftə/
AmE
/'sɪftər/

noun, British English - a container with small holes in the top that is used for scattering sugar or a similar substance onto things

blinker
blinker - blinkr, směrovka (na autě)
BrE
/'blɪnkə/
AmE
/'blɪnkər/

noun, informal - one of the lights at the front or back of a car that you use when you want to inform other drivers that you are about to change direction

 
count on - počítat s, spoléhat na
BrE
/'kaʊnt ɒn/
AmE
/'kaʊnt ɑ:n/

verb - to depend on, to take something for sure