put down - uložit (ke spánku)

verb - to put someone to bed

to the letter - přesně, do detailu, do písmene, do puntíku

phrase - doing exactly what you are told to do, paying attention to every detail

 

neighbouring - sousední, přilehlý, okolní

adjective - located next to someone or something

carol - koledovat, zpívat koledy

verb - to sing Christmas songs, especially in front o people's doors

budget - levný, úsporný

adjective - very cheap

 

corner shop - večerka (obchod)

noun, British English - a place where you can buy food, newspapers, toiletries etc., usually located in a residential part of a town and has long opening hours

convenience store - večerka (obchod)

noun - a place where you can buy food, newspapers, toiletries etc., usually located in a residential part of a town and has long opening hours

condom - kondom, prezervativ

noun - a thin rubber covering that a man wears on his penis during sex to prevent pregnancy or the spread of a disease

 

amendment - úprava (zákona), novela (zákona)

noun - a change in a formal document, especially a law etc.

 

angina - angina pectoris

noun - a type of heart disease

 

teetotaller - abstinent

noun - a person who doesn't drink alcohol

 

absolve - zprostit viny, dát rozhřešení

verb - to state that somebody is not guilty or that somebody's sin has been forgiven

measuring tape - metr (svinovací i krejčovský)

noun - a long strip of cloth, or flexible plastic or metal used to measure the length of things

 

straight edge - pravítko

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

 

straightedge - pravítko

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight