quarter past - čtvrt po (jaké hodině)

phrase - 15 minutes after a given hour

 

half past - půl (kolikáté), půl (při určování času)

phrase - 30 minutes after a particular hour

 

past perfect - předminulý čas, předminulý čas prostý

noun - a grammatical structure that is used for actions that happened before another action in the past, the structure is HAD + past participle (had done, hadn't seen etc.)

 

past continuous - minulý průběhový čas

noun - a grammar structure consisting of WAS/WERE + -ing, such as 'I was watching TV.'

 

snare - oko (past), nalíčené oko

noun - a loop that is used to trap animals, a kind of trap

 

booby trap - nástraha, past (jako kanadský žertík)

noun - a harmless trap that is arranged as a joke

 

trap - past, bezvýchodná situace, svízelná situace

noun - a difficult situation you you can't easily escape from

 

past one's prime - za zenitem, s nejlepšími roky za sebou

adjective - too old, over the hill

 

past perfect continuous - předminulý průběhový čas

noun - a grammatical structure that we use for actions that had been happening up to a certain moment in the past, the structure is HAD BEEN + present participle (had been going, had been talking etc.)

 

tourist trap - past na turisty, lákadlo pro turisty, turistická atrakce

noun - a place that many tourists visit, but where the prices of food, drinks and services are much higher than normal

 

death trap - smrtící past, životu nebezpečné místo, životu nebezpečné zařízení

noun - something dangerous that could cause sb's death, usually a vehicle or a building

 

simply - prostě, jednoduše

adverb - in an uncomplicated manner, easily, just

 

simply - snadno, prostě

adverb - easily, not in a complicated way

 

simplicity - prostota, jednoduchost, strohost

noun - the quality of being easy and not complicated

 

simplify - zjednodušit

verb - to make something simple