hors d'oeuvre - předkrm

noun - food that is served, usually in small amounts, before the main course

 

whopper - obr

noun, informal - something very big and impressive

 

whopping - ohromný, úchvatný, neuvěřitelný, neskutečný

adjective - very big, very impressive

recess - přestávka (školní)

noun, American English - a break between lessons at school, especially a longer one during which students can go outside and play

 

prevention - předejití, zabránění, prevence

noun - the act of stopping something bad from happening, usually crime or accidents

 

consommé - vývar (polévka)

noun - soup made by boiling meat and vegetables

 

pathos - patos, dojemnost

noun, literary - the quality of something that produces a feeling of sadness or sympathy

 

except - kromě toho že, až na to že, jenže

conjunction - apart from the fact that

 

whereabouts - kde asi, kde zhruba

adverb - the word we use to ask about the general location of something

 

IOU - dlužní úpis

noun, informal - a note or document that acknowledges the existence of a debt (abbreviation for 'I owe you')

 

owe - vděčit, děkovat, moci děkovat

verb - to achieve something, because someone helped you or did something for you

 

owe - dlužit, být zavázán, být vděčný

verb - to feel the need to do something for someone, because they have done something for you too

crown - koruna (stromu)

noun - the top part of a tree that consists of twigs, branches and leaves

 

self-appraisal - sebehodnocení

noun - the process of evaluating your own work and your own achievements

 

hot-air - horkovzdušný

adjective - using hot air