pedestrian precinct - pěší zóna, nákupní zóna pro pěší

noun, British English - an area in town, usually with shops, where cars and other vehicles are not allowed

 

set-off - vyrovnání dluhu zápočtem, zápočet

noun, British English, technical - the act of paying less money to somebody because they owe you money too

 

set somebody off - rozbrečet, rozesmát, rozčílit, způsobit začátek nějakého chování

verb - to make somebody start to act in a particular way (e.g. to make them cry or laugh, to make them mad etc.)

disassemble - rozmontovat, rozložit (na součástky)

verb - to take a machine or construction apart

 

dresser - někdo, kdo je oblečen do nějakého stylu

noun, American English - someone who dresses in a specific way

dismantle - rozebrat, rozmontovat, demontovat

verb - to take a machine or construction apart

 

fancy-schmancy - nóbl, parádní (myšleno kriticky nebo jako žert)

adjective, informal - expensive and fashionable, used in a critical way or as a joke

 

fancy - zdobený, zdobný, načančaný, vyšperkovaný

adjective - with a lot of decoration, made in a complicated way

 

obvious - samozřejmý

adjective - that can be easily agreed on

 

road - ulice

noun - a street, often used in names

semaphore - signalizace praporky, signalizace pažemi, semafor (abeceda)

noun - a signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a particular pattern

stoplight - semafory, semafor

noun, American English - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red

 

light - světlo na semaforu, semafor

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet using green for go and red for stop

 

talking of - když mluvíme o, když se tak bavíme o

phrase - while we are talking about someone or something

chagrined - zklamaný, naštvaný, rozčarovaný, roztrpčený

adjective, formal - disappointed and/or annoyed by something