empty-handed
empty-handed - s nepořízenou, s prázdnou
BrE
/ˌempti'hændɪd/
AmE
/ˌempti'hændɪd/

adjective - not getting what you wanted or hoped for

answer back
answer back - odmlouvat
BrE
/ˌɑ:nsə 'bæk/
AmE
/ˌænsər 'bæk/

verb - to speak rudely to someone in authority, especially when you are supposed to listen and obey

backchat
backchat - odmlouvání
BrE
/'bæktʃæt/
AmE
/'bæktʃæt/

noun, British English - a rude reply to someone in authority

back talk
back talk - odmlouvání
BrE
/'bæktɔ:k/
AmE
/'bæktɑ:k/

noun, American English - a rude reply to someone in authority

 
ditto - taktéž
BrE
/'dɪtəʊ/
AmE
/'dɪt̬oʊ/

adverb, informal - likewise, as well

 
Vietnam - Vietnam
BrE
/ˌvi:et'nɑ:m/
AmE
/ˌvi:et'nɑ:m/

noun - a country in Southeast Asia that is shaped like an 'S' and whose capital is Hanoi

 
Vietnamese - vietnamština
BrE
/ˌvi:etnə'mi:z/
AmE
/ˌvi:etnə'mi:z/

noun - the language used in Vietnam

 
overbook - mít příliš mnoho rezervací
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'bʊk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'bʊk/

verb - to have/make more reservations than rooms or seats available

 
were - být (min. konjunktiv)
BrE
/'wɜ:/
AmE
/'wɜ:/

verb - (subjunctive) to exist, to live, to become

shopping basket
shopping basket - nákupní košík
BrE
/'ʃɒpɪŋˌbɑ:skɪt/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:pɪŋˌbæskɪt/

noun - a container for holding and carrying things you are going to buy

 
nutter - magor, cvok, pako
BrE
/'nʌtə/
AmE
/'nʌtər/

noun, British English, informal - a crazy person

 
basket case - případ na odpis, země/firma se zhroucenou ekonomikou
BrE
/'bɑ:skɪt keɪs/
AmE
/'bæskɪt keɪs/

noun, informal - (of a country, organization or company) with many economic problems

nutcase
nutcase - cvok, blázen, magor
BrE
/'nʌtkeɪs/
AmE
/'nʌtkeɪs/

noun, informal - a crazy person

abrasive
abrasive - brusný materiál
BrE
/ə'breɪsɪv/
AmE
/ə'breɪsɪv/

noun - a rough material used for polishing something

 
abrasive - hrubý (o člověku), otravný
BrE
/ə'breɪsɪv/
AmE
/ə'breɪsɪv/

adjective - (of a person) irritating or offensive