foil - zmařit, překazit

verb - to prevent someone from doing something, to prevent something from happening

 

bid - snaha, pokus

noun, formal - an attempt or an effort to do something

bid - nabídka (v dražbě či ve výběrovém řízení)

noun, formal - an offer to pay a price, an offer to provide a product or a service

 

herbal - herbář

noun - a book about medicinal plants

polytunnel - fóliovník (tunelový)

noun - a semi-circular frame covered with polythene that is used to protect plants in bad weather

polyhouse - fóliovník

noun - a frame covered with polythene that is used to protect plants in bad weather

burbs - předměstí, okraj města, periferie

noun, American English, informal - suburbs

 

betcha - to si piš, na to vem jed

phrase, informal - informal contraction of "bet you," meaning to express confidence or certainty about something happening or being true

 

shun - vyhýbat se, stranit se

verb - to avoid something or somebody; to stay away from something or somebody

 

tickle - škrábání, svědění (v krku)

noun - an uncomfortable feeling in your throat

 

tickle your fancy - zalíbit se, padnout do oka

verb, informal - to arouse someone's interest or enthusiasm in something

 

ticklish - choulostivý, ožehavý, delikátní, svízelný (problém, téma apod.)

adjective, informal - difficult to handle or address due to its complexity, or potential for causing discomfort or problems

 

connoisseur - znalec (jídla, pití, umění apod.)

noun - a person who has expert knowledge in a particular field, especially in fine arts, food, or drink

inverted commas - uvozovky

noun, British English - punctuation marks that show where a quotation begins and ends (" " or ' '), also called quotation marks

 

prolific - plodný, bohatě plodící, produktivní, úspěšný

adjective - producing abundant works, offspring, or results