foie gras - výběrová paštika z husích jater

noun - an expensive kind of pâté made from the liver of a fattened goose

 

if not for - nebýt (čeho), kdyby nebylo (čeho)

phrase - a part of a conditional clause that says that something or someone was the only reason why something else happened or something else is true

 

but for - kdyby nebylo (něčeho), nebýt (čeho)

preposition - a phrase we can use instead of 'if it weren't for' or 'if it hadn't been for'

 

on one's own - na vlastních nohách, na vlastní pěst, sám

adverb - alone, without help

 

discriminate - rozlišovat

verb - to distinguish between things, to tell the difference between things

 

turn over a new leaf - obrátit list (přeneseně)

verb - to start living or acting in a better way

motive - motiv, pohnutka

noun - the reason behind someone's actions

 

sucker - trouba (důvěřivec), důvěřivec, důvěřivý trouba, naivka

noun, informal - a person who is easy to cheat

 

sucker punch - dát nečekanou ránu pěstí

verb, informal - to hit someone when they are not expecting it

exorbitant - přemrštěný, přehnaný

adjective - much higher than it should be (usually about amounts of money or prices)

pistachio - pistácie

noun - a small green nut

marker - fix (velký), popisovač

noun - a large felt-tip pen used for drawing or writing in big letters

pastel - barevná křída

noun - a stick of colored chalk used for drawing

 

cleave - rozštípnout, rozštěpit, rozdělit, rozseknout vejpůl

verb, dated - to cut something into two parts by using something heavy and sharp

 

décolleté - dekolt

noun - the part of a woman's chest, neck and shoulders that can be seen above the neckline of her clothes