dummy run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

 

CPR - dýchání z úst do úst a masáž srdce, kardiopulmonární resuscitace

noun - the abbreviation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation - a method of saving life by breathing into someone's mouth and pressing repeatedly on their chest

 

rationalisation - hledání logického vysvětlení

noun, British English - the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand

 

rationalization - hledání logického vysvětlení

noun - the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand

 

counterpart - protějšek

noun - a person or a thing that has the same or similar function or position as another one in a different situation

spoon - tulit se k sobě, přitulit se

verb, informal - to lie together with someone with both bodies facing the same direction and knees bent slightly, fitting together like two spoons

sifter - prosévačka, sítko (např. na mouku)

noun - a container with a handle that has a fine mesh in the bottom used for aerating flour and removing large clumps

 

subcontract - zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit

verb - to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else

 

weighting - příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)

noun, British English - an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high

 

speaking of which - když o tom (tak) mluvíme, když už jsme u toho, což mi připomíná, to mi připomíná

phrase - a phrase which is used in a conversation to move on to the topic of something that has just been mentioned

Viking - Viking

noun - a member of a Scandinavian people who settled in some parts of Britain and Northern Europe in the 8th - 10th century

 

third time lucky - do třetice všeho dobrého

phrase - used when you have tried to do a particular thing twice before and hope that you will succeed the next time

 

seedbed - semeniště

noun - a small patch of soil in the garden or a plastic box that is protected where young plants grow from seed

fencing - šerm, šermování

noun - the act of fighting with a light sword, a kind of sport in which two contestants fight with a light sword

 

single - singl (píseň)

noun - a song (usually one taken out of an album) that's released to be played on the radio, on music television etc.