asparagus
asparagus - chřest
BrE
/ə'spærəgəs/
AmE
/ə'spærəgəs/

noun - a long thin vegetable in the form of a stem, it can be either green or white

 
sniffle - popotahovat
BrE
/'snɪfl/
AmE
/'snɪfl/

verb - to make a sniffing sound because you have a runny nose, you have been crying etc.

 
sniffles - nachlazení, rýma, rýmička
BrE
/'snɪflz/
AmE
/'snɪflz/

noun - a slight cold

snap fingers
snap fingers - lusknout prsty
BrE
/ˌsnæp'fɪŋgəz/
AmE
/ˌsnæp'fɪŋgərz/

verb - to make a short noise by quickly rubbing your thumb and middle finger

deep pockets
deep pockets - hodně peněz
BrE
/ˌdi:p'pɒkɪts/
AmE
/ˌdi:p'pɑ:kɪts/

noun - if you a person or a company has deep pockets, they have a lot of money

 
talk out of - rozmluvit, vymluvit
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k'aʊtəv/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k'aʊtəv/

verb - to persuade someone not to do something

 
talk into - přemluvit, ukecat
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k'ɪntə/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k'ɪntə/

verb - to persuade someone to do something

 
no problem - bez starostí, žádné strachy, bez problému, žádný problém
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'prɒbləm/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'prɑ:bləm/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that something we are asked to do can be done easily, or that we are willing to do that

 
housing estate - sídliště, obytná čtvrť
BrE
/'haʊzɪŋ ɪˌsteɪt/
AmE
/'haʊzɪŋ ɪˌsteɪt/

noun - an area where there are many houses or apartment buildings built close together

 
prefabricated - prefabrikovaný
BrE
/'ˌpri:ˌfæbrɪkeɪtɪd/
AmE
/'ˌpri:ˌfæbrɪket̬ɪd/

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.

 
precast - prefabrikovaný
BrE
/'ˌpri:ˌkɑ:st/
AmE
/'ˌpri:ˌkæst/

adjective - made into a block that is ready to use in a construction of a building etc.

 
skedaddle - frčet, mazat
BrE
/skɪ'dædl/
AmE
/skɪ'dædl/

verb, informal - to go somewhere quickly, to leave quickly

 
snap - pohoda, hračka, brnkačka
BrE
/'snæp/
AmE
/'snæp/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

 
cakewalk - hračka, brnkačka
BrE
/'keɪkwɔ:k/
AmE
/'keɪkwɑ:k/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

measuring tape
measuring tape - metr (svinovací i krejčovský)
BrE
/'meʒərɪŋ teɪp/
AmE
/'meʒərɪŋ teɪp/

noun - a long strip of cloth, or flexible plastic or metal used to measure the length of things