have a sweet tooth
have a sweet tooth - být na sladké, mít rád sladkosti
BrE
/hævəˌswi:t'tu:θ/
AmE
/hævəˌswi:t'tu:θ/

verb - to like eating sweet things

 
appal - děsit, šokovat, znechutit
BrE
/ə'pɔ:l/
AmE
/ə'pɑ:l/

verb - to make someone feel shocked or disgusted

 
compound - uzavřený areál, ohraničený pozemek
BrE
/'kɒmpaʊnd/
AmE
/'kɑ:mpaʊnd/

noun - a group of buildings surrounded by a wall or fence

 
searchlight - reflektor
BrE
/'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/
AmE
/'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/

noun - a powerful light that can be turned in different directions

 
check-up - prohlídka (lékařská)
BrE
/'tʃekʌp/
AmE
/'tʃekʌp/

noun - a medical examination that makes sure that a person is healthy

 
first thing - hned ráno, jako první věc
BrE
/ˌfɜ:st'θɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌfɜ:rst'θɪŋ/

adverb - as soon as you get up, or as soon as you start work in the morning

cut corners
cut corners - flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout
BrE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:nəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌt'kɔ:rnərz/

verb - to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy

 
paper towel - papírová utěrka (kuchyňská)
BrE
/ˌpeɪpə 'taʊəl/
AmE
/ˌpeɪpər 'taʊəl/

noun - an absorbent sheet of paper that is used in the kitchen

 
dishcloth - hadr na nádobí
BrE
/'dɪʃklɒθ/
AmE
/'dɪʃklɑ:θ/

noun - a cloth that is used for washing dishes (cups, plates, etc.)

 
peekaboo - dělání 'kuk' (na dítě), kuk
BrE
/'pi:kəbu:/
AmE
/'pi:kəbu:/

noun - a simple game you play with babies and toddlers in which you cover your face with your hands and then show your face saying 'boo' or 'peekaboo'

 
confection - cukrovinka, sladkost
BrE
/kən'fekʃn/
AmE
/kən'fekʃn/

noun, formal - a cake or sweet food that easy attractive to look at (formal)

scaffolding
scaffolding - lešení (kolem budovy)
BrE
/'skæfldɪŋ/
AmE
/'skæfldɪŋ/

noun - a structure of poles and boards that is put around a building for workers to stand on

 
evaporated milk - kondenzované mléko (neslazené)
BrE
/ɪˌvæpəreɪtɪd 'mɪlk/
AmE
/ɪˌvæpəreɪtɪd 'mɪlk/

noun - milk which has been made thicker by removing some water from it

 
condensed milk - kondenzované mléko
BrE
/kənˌdenst 'mɪlk/
AmE
/kənˌdenst 'mɪlk/

noun - a type of thick sweet milk that you can buy in cans

 
pasteurized milk - pasterované mléko
BrE
/'pɑ:stʃəraɪzd ˌmɪlk/
AmE
/'pæstʃəraɪzd ˌmɪlk/

noun - milk that has been slightly heated in order to kill harmful bacteria in it