adjective
-
covered with a material which prevents heat, cold, sound or electricity from getting out or in
isolate
- izolovat, oddělit, odloučit, separovat
BrE
/'aɪsəleɪt/
AmE
/'aɪsəleɪt/
verb
-
to separate somebody or something from somebody or something else, usually physically or socially
adhesive
- lepidlo, lep, pojivo
BrE
/æd'hi:sɪv/
AmE
/æd'hi:sɪv/
noun
-
a substance that is used to stick two things together
duct tape
- lepicí páska (široká), izolační páska (např. na potrubí)
BrE
/'dʌktˌteɪp/
AmE
/'dʌktˌteɪp/
noun, American English
-
thick cloth tape, usually silvery grey in colour, with one sticky side that is used for repairing things such as tubes and pipes
dawg
- chlape, kámo
BrE
/'dɒg/
AmE
/'dɑ:g/
noun, informal
-
a way of addressing male friends (used especially by African-Americans)
patter
- ťukat, bubnovat (např. prsty)
BrE
/'pætə/
AmE
/'pæt̬ər/
verb
-
to hit something lightly and repeatedly
against
- o, u
BrE
/ə'geɪnst/
AmE
/ə'genst/
preposition
-
leaning on something, hitting something
pull off
- svléknout, zout, svléct
BrE
/ˌpʊl 'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌpʊl 'ɑ:f/
verb, informal
-
to take off a piece of clothes
dinner jacket
- smoking, smokink
BrE
/'dɪnə ˌdʒækɪt/
AmE
/'dɪnər ˌdʒækɪt/
noun, British English
-
a special jacket worn at formal occasions, usually with a bow tie
baloney
- blbosti, nesmysly, voloviny
BrE
/bə'ləʊni/
AmE
/bə'loʊni/
noun, American English, informal
-
nonsense or lies
drop the ball
- pokazit, zpackat, podělat
BrE
/ˌdrɒp ð'bɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌdrɑ:p ð'bɔ:l/
verb, American English, informal
-
to make a mistake and spoil something, especially by not paying attention or by being careless
trusty
- věrný, spolehlivý, lety prověřený
BrE
/'trʌsti/
AmE
/'trʌsti/
adjective
-
that you have had for a long time and you can always rely on (often used humorously)
hatch out
- vylíhnout se, líhnout se, vyklubat se
BrE
/ˌhætʃ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌhætʃ'aʊt/
verb
-
(of birds, reptiles etc.) to come out of the egg, or (of eggs) to break and let a baby animal come out
squeegee
- stěrka (např. na čištění skla)
BrE
/'skwi:dʒi:/
AmE
/'skwi:dʒi:/
noun
-
a tool on a short or long handle with thin rubber edge used for cleaning flat surfaces such as glass, or spreading liquids on surfaces