grown-up - dospělácký, dospělý

adjective - connected with adults

adult - dospělý

adjective - of age, grown-up

 

young adult - adolescent, mladý dospělý

noun - a person in their late teens or early twenties

 

vote in - zvolit (do funkce)

verb - to elect somebody for a particular position

 

make the bed - ustlat postel

verb - to arrange the sheets and blankets on a bed

 

business partner - obchodní partner

noun - an organisation that shares business with another organisation

 

retina - sítnice (oka)

noun - a layer of tissue at the back of the eye that receives light and sends pictures of what the eye sees to the brain

 

call centre - telefonické centrum

noun, British English - an office in which a lot of employees work using phones, for example providing information to customers, or taking customers’ orders

 

Slovenian - slovinština

noun - the language of the Slovenians

 

Slovenian - slovinský

adjective - relating to Slovenia

 

Slovenian - Slovinec

noun - a person from Slovenia

Cellophane - celofán

noun - (trademark) a thin transparent material that is used for wrapping things, especially flowers and presents

sticky tape - izolepa, průhledná lepicí páska, samolepicí páska

noun, British English, informal - (trademark) a thin clear tape that is sticky on one side

 

gaffer - mistr, předák (např. na dílně)

noun, British English, informal - a person who is in charge of other workers, especially in a workshop

gaffer tape - lepicí páska (široká), izolační páska (např. na potrubí)

noun, British English - thick cloth tape, usually silvery grey in colour, with one sticky side that is used for repairing things such as tubes and pipes