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

 

vertigo - závrať

noun - the feeling of dizziness or sickness when you are looking down from a very high place

 

bureau de change - směnárna

noun - an office where you can exchange one currency for another

 

bureau - psací stůl

noun, British English - a piece of furniture with drawers and a top that can be opened to write on

 

bureau - úřad, kancelář

noun - an office or a department

 

dietary - stravovací

adjective - related to the food you eat

 

contrary - opačný, odporující, protichůdný

adjective - different from something

backwards and forwards - tam a zpátky, sem a tam

phrase - moving in one direction, then in the opposite direction, usually more times

 

everything but the kitchen sink - co vás jen napadne, skoro úplně všechno, vše možné i nemožné, cokoliv tě napadne

phrase, informal - too many things, more than is necessary (used humorously)

crudités - hranoly z čertvé zeleniny podáváné s omáčkou

noun - an appetizer consisting of sliced raw vegetables served with a dipping sauce

 

statutory rape - pohlavní zneužití, nezákonný styk s nezletilým

noun - sexual relations between an adult and a person who is under the age of consent