IV - nitrožilní, intravenózní

adjective - an abbreviation for 'intravenous'

drip - infúze, kapačka

noun - a piece of equipment that is used in hospitals to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

drip - kapka, kapání

noun - a small drop of liquid that falls down

 

narrative - výpravný

adjective, formal - telling a story

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

 

grow to like - oblíbit si

verb, formal - to start to like something or someone

 

saddle with - hodit na krk (něco nepříjemného)

verb - to give someone an unpleasant responsibility or a difficult job that they do not want

 

saddle up - osedlat

verb - to put a seat (usually a leather one) on the back of a horse

 

in the saddle - u moci, v silné pozici, ovládající situaci

adverb - in a position of power, control and authority

 

saddle - hřbet (maso k jídlu)

noun - a piece of meat from the back of an animal, e.g. a lamb or a hare

saddle - sedátko, sedlo (motorky, kola)

noun - a seat on a bicycle or a motorcycle

 

gargoyle - chrlič (na střeše)

noun - a stone figure of a person or an animal which carries rain water from the roof of an old building