hog the spotlight - strhávat pozornost na sebe
BrE
/ˌhɒg ðə'spɒtlaɪt/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:g ðə'spɑ:tlaɪt/

verb, American English - to draw all the attention to oneself

 
subcontract - zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'trækt/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:ntrækt/

verb - to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else

 
subcontractor - subdodavatel
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'træktə/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:nˌtræktər/

noun - a person or a company that does part of the work given to another person or company

insecure
insecure - nesebejistý, bez sebevědomí
BrE
/ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə/
AmE
/ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊr/

adjective - not confident about oneself, feeling uncertain about oneself

 
particular - vybíravý
BrE
/pə'tɪkjʊlə/
AmE
/pər'tɪkjʊlər/

adjective - too careful about what you choose or accept

 
point - desetinná čárka, desetinná tečka, tečka (desetinná)
BrE
/'pɔɪnt/
AmE
/'pɔɪnt/

noun - the mark separating the whole number from the fractional part

 
.co.uk - .co.uk
BrE
/ˌdɒt'kəʊ ˌdɒt ju:'keɪ/
AmE
/ˌdɑ:t'koʊ ˌdɑ:t ju:'keɪ/

a top-level domain name

 
.com - .com
BrE
/ˌdɒt'kɒm/
AmE
/ˌdɑ:t'kɑ:m/

a top-level domain name

 
@ - @, zavináč
BrE
/'æt/
AmE
/'æt/

the 'at' symbol used in e-mail addresses

 
www - www
BrE
/'dʌblju:ˌdʌblju:'dʌblju:/
AmE
/'dʌblju:ˌdʌblju:'dʌblju:/

(as part of a URL) short for World Wide Web

 
much less - natož, natožpak, o to méně
BrE
/'mʌtʃ les/
AmE
/'mʌtʃ les/

adverb, formal - used after a negative statement to show that the following statement is even more unlikely

 
double date - společné rande (pro dva páry), dvojité rande
BrE
/ˌdʌbl'deɪt/
AmE
/ˌdʌbl'deɪt/

noun - a date that involves two couples

tricky
tricky - vychytralý, mazaný, prohnaný, podvodný
BrE
/'trɪki/
AmE
/'trɪki/

adjective - likely to deceive you

 
call dibs - zabírat si, nárokovat si, zabrat si
BrE
/ˌkɔ:l'dɪbz/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:l'dɪbz/

verb - to claim a right on something

 
community college - komunitní vysoká škola, centrum celoživotního vzdělávání
BrE
/kə'mju:nəti 'kɒlɪdʒ/
AmE
/kə'mju:nət̬i 'kɑ:lɪdʒ/

noun, American English - a school that provides workforce education and college transfer academic programs