take back - vzít zpět, odvolat, vrátit zpět

verb - to say that you didn't mean what you said and admit you shouldn't have said it, to change what has been done as if it never happened

 

detention - po škole (trest)

noun - a kind of school punishment which means you have to stay at school or go to school when there are no lessons and do some work etc.

number plate - poznávací značka

noun, British English - the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified

license plate - poznávací značka

noun, American English - the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified

bumper - nárazník

noun - a strong metal bar fixed to the front and back of a car that helps to protect the car in case it hits something or is hit

stare - zírat, civět, upřeně se dívat

verb - to look directly at something for a long time; to look at a person directly for a long time, which is unplesant for the person and impolite

spray - stříkat, postříkat, sprejovat, posprejovat, rozstřikovat, rozprašovat

verb - to force liquid out of a container in a stream of very small drops; to cover a surface or a person with very small drops of liquid

interview - dělat rozhovor, dělat pohovor

verb - to meet a person and ask him/her a lot of questions in order to find out whether they are suitable for a job, or other information

 

legalese - právnická hantýrka, žargon (právníků)

noun, informal - language used by lawyers that is difficult to understand for most people

 

neighbourly - přívětivý, milý, přátelský, sousedský (s dobrými sousedskými vztahy)

adjective - friendly and helpful, especially towards the people who live next to you

 

cosy - čajová panenka, termopanenka (pokrývka čajové konvice)

noun - a cover that you put on a teapot to keep it warm

 

unreadable - nezáživný, nudný, nehodí se číst

adjective - (of a book or an article) uninteresting, unenjoyable and dull to read

 

prickly - ožehavý, ošemetný (např. problém)

adjective - difficult to deal with (e.g. a problem), causing a lot of disagreements

 

prime - připravit, instruovat, poučit

verb, technical - to prepare someone for a particular situation by giving them essential information

 

trudge - vléct se, prodírat se

verb - to walk slowly and with difficulty (e.g. though deep snow, mud etc.)