scepticism - skepse, pochybnost, nedůvěra

noun - an attitude of doubting that something is true or that something will happen; a lack of trust or belief

marauding - plenící, loupící, drancující, přepadávající

adjective, literary - going around in search of things to steal or people to attack

bashful - stydlivý, nesmělý, plachý

adjective - shy or easily embarrassed; not comfortable with attention from others

tardiness - nedochvilnost, opožděnost, pomalost, chození pozdě

noun, formal - the quality or fact of being late or slow

tardy - opožděný, zpožděný, pozdní, nedochvilný

adjective, formal - slow or late in happening, arriving, or acting

Porta Potti - mobilní toaleta, přenosný záchod, chemické WC

noun, American English - (trademark) a portable toilet used temporarily outdoors, for example at festivals, construction sites, or public events

Portaloo - mobilní toaleta, přenosný záchod, chemické WC

noun, British English - (trademark) a portable toilet used temporarily outdoors, for example at festivals, construction sites, or public events

 

ditzy - potrhlý, praštěný, roztržitý

adjective, American English, informal - (usually of a woman) silly, not very serious, likely to forget things

 

foreclosure - zabavení (věci, nemovitosti kvůli nesplácení), propadnutí majetku bance

noun, technical - the legal process by which a lender takes possession of property from a borrower who has failed to make loan or mortgage payments

 

foreclose - zabavit (věc, nemovitost kvůli nesplácení)

verb, technical - (especially of a bank or lender) to take back property because the borrower has failed to make payments on a loan

 

double Dutch - naprostý nesmysl, totální blábol (něco, co nedává žádný smysl)

noun - speech or writing that is impossible to understand; complete nonsense

 

Swiss army knife - člověk pro všechno, nástroj s mnoha funkcemi, všestranný pomocník

noun - someone or something that is extremely versatile and useful in many different situations

 

Chinese whispers - tichá pošta (přeneseně), překrucování informací, zkreslené předávání zpráv

noun - the process by which information becomes increasingly inaccurate or distorted as it is passed from one person to another

Chinese whispers - tichá pošta (dětská hra)

noun - a game in which a message is whispered from one person to the next in a line, usually becoming increasingly distorted as it is passed along

 

have more holes than Swiss cheese - mít plno nesrovnalostí, mít spoustu nedostatků, mít hodně mezer

verb - to contain many faults, inconsistencies, or weaknesses; to be badly constructed or easy to disprove because of numerous gaps or errors