demote - přeřadit na nižší pozici, degradovat

verb - to lower someone's rank or position

 

iffy - pochybný, pofidérní, všelijaký, pochybné kvality

adjective, informal - of uncertain quality, shady

giver-upper - kdo se snadno vzdává

noun, informal - someone who gives up easily

iffy - nejistý, nerozhodný, nezaručený, sporný

adjective, informal - uncertain, depending on many things

canvas - malířské plátno, malba, obraz (na plátně)

noun - a piece of canvas that is used for painting on, or a painting on a piece of canvas

baton - štafetový kolík

noun - a short stick that one team member passes to another during a relay race

baton - obušek, pendrek

noun - a thick stick that is used as a weapon by the police

baton - taktovka

noun - a thin stick that is used by a conductor to direct the orchestra

breadwinner - živitel rodiny, živitelka rodiny

noun - the member of a family who earns the money to support the family

 

get hold of - dostat do ruky, zmocnit se, uchopit

verb - to manage to get something

hold - držení, sevření

noun - the act of keeping something in your hand, the act of gripping or squeezing something

hiss - syčení, zasyčení, sykot

noun - the sound like the letter S

 

schwa - hláska /ə/, ə

noun, technical - the sound /ə/

hamper - koš na prádlo

noun, American English - a container that you keep your dirty clothes and bed sheets in until they are washed

hamper - dárkový koš

noun, British English - a box or a package containing food of various kinds that is given as a present