chat up - balit, nabalovat (někoho)

verb, British English, informal - to talk to someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them

 

history - historie, minulost (neaktuální věc)

noun - someone who is not important now, although they were in the past or something that happened in the past and is not important now

 

strain - namoct si, natáhnout si

verb - to injure a muscle or a part of the body by making it work too hard

 

eater - jedlík, strávník

noun - a person that eats a particular amount or type of food

 

stop it - nech toho, přestaň, přestaň s tím

verb - used for saying that something has to stop

 

sugar-coat - zaobalit, přikrášlit, učinit přijatelnějším

verb - to describe something as more pleasant or positive than it really is

mashed potatoes - bramborová kaše

noun - boiled potatoes that have been mixed with milk and crushed until smooth

bells and whistles - serepetičky, vychytávky, atraktivní doplňky

noun, informal - extra features of a product that may be attractive but not necessary

 

span - časové rozpětí, interval

noun - a period of time between two dates

 

enliven - oživit, učinit zajímavějším, zpestřit

verb, formal - to make something more interesting

hardening - otužování

noun - the process of becoming resistant to cold weather, imrpoving one's fitness and immunity etc.

hardened - otužilý

adjective - having become resistant to cold weather, having improved one's fitness and immunity

 

hardened - zpevněný, ztvrdlý, ztuhlý

adjective - having become hard

harden - otužit, otužit se, otužovat se

verb - to become resistant to cold weather etc., to improve one's immunity

 

exit poll - volební průzkum (těsně po hlasování)

noun - the activity of asking people how they have just voted to predict the result of the election