HMRC - finanční úřad

short for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, an agency responsible for collecting taxes in the UK

 

subsidy - dotace (státním firmám apod.)

noun - money paid by a government to a company that benefits the public

 

visible - viditelný

adjective - capable of being seen

pendant - přívěsek

noun - a piece of jewellery on a chain that is worn around the neck

shingle - oblázky, kamínky

noun - small smooth stones that can be found on a beach or in a river

crest - hřeben (hory, vlny apod.)

noun - the highest part of a wave or a hill

 

crest - erbovní znak

noun - a design that is used as the symbol of a family, organization or town

canned food - konzervované jídlo, jídlo v plechovce

noun, American English - food preserved in a tin can

 

semifinal - semifinále

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final

semitrailer - kamion, tahač s návěsem

noun, American English - a short truck with a long trailer

 

semidetached - spojený na jedné straně (o domu)

adjective - sharing one wall with another house

 

semi - semifinále

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final

semi - tahač s návěsem, kamion

noun, American English - a short truck with a long trailer

 

my foot - to zrovna

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we think that what has just been said is not true at all

 

perennial - věčný, neustálý, trvalý

adjective - existing for a long time