vicious cycle - začarovaný cyklus

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

 

vicious circle - začarovaný kruh

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

 

Charades - šarády (hra)

noun - a party game in which a player has to demonstrate words and their team has to guess what the words are

 

lead astray - svést na špatnou cestu, uvést v omyl

verb - to make somebody go in the wrong direction or do bad things, to make somebody believe something that is not true

 

throttle - plyn, regulátor pohonu

noun - a device that allows more or less fuel to go into an engine and is used to change the vehicle's speed

 

bouillon - vývar, bujón

noun - a liquid made by boiling bones or bones with meat and vegetables, which is used to add flavour to various dishes

 

straight edge - pravítko

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

 

straightedge - pravítko

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

mat - podložka, žíněnka, karimatka

noun - a piece of soft material that you put on the floor to lie on or to protect yourself in some sports

 

adapter - adaptér

noun - a device that makes it possible to connect two or more pieces of equipment that were not designed to fit together

 

out of sight out of mind - sejde z očí - sejde z mysli

phrase - a phrase people use to say that if you don't see someone or something, it is easy to forget about them

 

alike - stejně jako, tak i

adverb - used after mentioning two or more things or people to show that you are referring to both or all of them

 

knocker - klepadlo

noun - a device that is used to hit the door lightly to let the people inside know you are at the door

wink - mrknutí

noun - the act of closing and opening your eye very quickly, usually whey you want to give an unspoken signal to somebody

whip - bičovat

verb - to hit a person with an instrument made of a piece of leather fastened to a handle, usually as a punishment