modem - modem

noun - a device that connects the computer to telephone lines in order to send and receive e-mails and connect to the internet etc.

telephone - telefon

noun - a system that enables people to talk to each other across large distances, you need a number to call somebody using this system

Syria - Sýrie

noun - a country in Western Asia, located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon and Israel to the southwest

lordship - výsost, milost, veličenstvo (ironicky, posměšně)

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a man, often ironically, who behaves as if he were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

 

oesophagus - jícen

noun - a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, allowing food and liquids to pass from the mouth to the stomach for digestion

mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

 

roast - pražit, upražit, pražit se

verb - to heat nuts or coffee beans quickly to make them dry and give them a particular taste and colour; to be cooked this way

 

default - nedodržet, promeškat, nesplnit (závazky apod.)

verb - to fail to do something that you have legally agreed to, such as paying a debt or performing a task before a particular time

bribery - úplatkářství, podplácení

noun - an illegal act that involves giving money to an official in order to persuade him to do something for you in a dishonest way

hitch-hike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner

hitchhike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner

whip - bič

noun - an instrument made of a piece of leather fastened to a handle, it is used to make animals go faster or to punish somebody

 

fall flat - nezdařit se, nezabrat, nevyjít, vyznít naprázdno (vtip apod.)

verb - to fail completely or have no effect, especially when attempting to entertain, impress, or persuade

 

default - prodlení, nesplnění, závazku, nedodržení (závazku apod.)

noun - failure to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or meet a financial agreement

 

lie in - spočívat v, tkvět v

verb - to exist or be found in something; to be dependent on or determined by something