shh - pšš
BrE
/'ʃ:/
AmE
/'ʃ:/

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
sh - pš
BrE
//
AmE
//

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 
squire - panoš
BrE
/'skwaɪə/
AmE
/'skwaɪər/

noun - a young assistant to a knight before becoming a knight himself

 
ingenuity - vynalézavost, důmyslnost
BrE
/ˌɪndʒə'nju:əti/
AmE
/ˌɪndʒə'nu:ət̬i/

noun - the ability to deal with things in an original, clever way

 
cumbersome - těžký, neskladný, těžkopádný, zavalitý
BrE
/'kʌmbəsəm/
AmE
/'kʌmbərsəm/

adjective - difficult to move because it is too heavy or too big

 
backlog - resty, nevyřízené věci, nahromaděné věci
BrE
/'bækˌlɒg/
AmE
/'bækˌlɑ:g/

noun - the accumulated things, jobs, tasks etc. that need to be done

 
allocation - přidělení, rozdělení (něčeho někomu)
BrE
/ˌælə'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌælə'keɪʃn/

noun - the act of dividing and distributing something according to a plan

 
buy out - vyplatit (z podílu), vyplatit (podílníka)
BrE
/ˌbaɪ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌbaɪ'aʊt/

verb - to buy somebody's share in something (such as a company etc.)

 
gunman - pistolník, bandita
BrE
/'gʌnmən/
AmE
/'gʌnmən/

noun - a criminal who uses a gun to steal or kill people

 
take French leave - nenápadně odejít, zdejchnout se, odejít po anglicku
BrE
/ˌteɪkˌfrentʃ'li:v/
AmE
/ˌteɪkˌfrentʃ'li:v/

verb, informal - to leave without permission, without people noticing, without letting people know

 
draw a bath - napustit si vanu, napustit vanu, napustit vodu do vany
BrE
/ˌdrɔ: ə'bɑ:θ/
AmE
/ˌdrɔ: ə'bæθ/

verb - to fill the bathtub with water before you take a bath

 
hold - počkat na lince
BrE
/'həʊld/
AmE
/'hoʊld/

verb - (when phoning) to wait on the line until somebody can speak

 
livelihood - obživa, živobytí
BrE
/'laɪvlɪhʊd/
AmE
/'laɪvlɪhʊd/

noun - the way of getting money etc. that you need to live

 
stoke - podnítit, podněcovat
BrE
/'stəʊk/
AmE
/'stoʊk/

verb - to make somebody feel stronger about something, feel stronger emotions etc.

 
whoosh - zasvištět, zafičet
BrE
/'wʊʃ/
AmE
/'wʊʃ/

verb - to fly quickly with the kind of sound that wind makes