uptake - vstřebávání, absorpce
BrE
/'ʌpˌteɪk/
AmE
/'ʌpˌteɪk/

noun - the act of taking something in

slow on the uptake
slow on the uptake - zaostalý, zabržděný, s dlouhým vedením, nechápavý
BrE
/ˌsləʊ ɒn ði: 'ʌpteɪk/
AmE
/ˌsloʊ ɑ:n ði: 'ʌpteɪk/

adjective, informal - slow to understand something

 
letter of credit - akreditiv, pověřovací listina
BrE
/ˌletər əv 'kredɪt/
AmE
/ˌlet̬ər əv 'kredɪt/

noun - a letter from a bank that allows you to take a particular amount of money from another bank

 
three-foot-long - tři stopy dlouhý
BrE
/'θri:ˌfʊtˌlɒŋ/
AmE
/'θri:ˌfʊtˌlɑ:ŋ/

adjective - having the length of three feet

 
route - silnice (číslo)
BrE
/'ru:t/
AmE
/'raʊt/

noun, American English - used before the number of a route in the US

 
step-free - bezbariérový, bez schodů
BrE
/'stepˌfri:/
AmE
/'stepˌfri:/

adjective - not having any stairs, there are lifts, ramps and level surfaces

 
visibly - viditelně, zjevně, patrně
BrE
/'vɪzəbli/
AmE
/'vɪzəbli/

adverb - in an obvious way

 
prosecco - prosecco
BrE
/prə'sekəʊ/
AmE
/prə'sekoʊ/

noun - a white sparkling wine, usually dry, produced in Italy

 
as - tak jako, stejně jako
BrE
/'əs/
AmE
/'əs/

conjunction - as well as, the same way

 
go on vacation - jet na dovolenou
BrE
/ˌgəʊ ɒn və'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ ən veɪ'keɪʃn/

verb, American English - to spend a period of time away (not going to work or school) relaxing, travelling etc.

 
accuse of - obvinit, nařknout z
BrE
/ə'kju:z əv/
AmE
/ə'kju:z əv/

verb - to say that someone is guilty of doing something bad

 
put the blame on - svalit vinu na, házet vinu na, obviňovat (koho)
BrE
/ˌpʊt ðə 'bleɪm ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpʊt ðə 'bleɪm ɑ:n/

verb - to blame someone or something

 
blame on - vinit, obvinit, obviňovat, svalovat vinu na
BrE
/'bleɪm ˌɒn/
AmE
/'bleɪm ˌɑ:n/

verb - to assign responsibility for something on someone

 
sow - vyvolat, podnítit, způsobit
BrE
/'səʊ/
AmE
/'soʊ/

verb - to spread ideas or feelings, especially unpleasant ones

 
in a way - svým způsobem, v jistém smyslu, do jisté míry
BrE
/ɪn ə 'weɪ/
AmE
/ɪn ə 'weɪ/

phrase - in a particular manner, to some extent