sample
sample - ochutnat, otestovat, vyzkoušet
BrE
/'sɑ:mpl/
AmE
/'sæmpl/

verb - to test or taste a small number or amount of something that represents all the rest

lock
lock - zdymadlo, plavební komora
BrE
/'lɒk/
AmE
/'lɑ:k/

noun - a section of a river or canal with a set of gates where the water level can be changed

 
covet - prahnout, dychtit
BrE
/'kʌvət/
AmE
/'kʌvət/

verb, formal - to want something very much, often something that someone else has

 
disposable - disponibilní
BrE
/dɪ'spəʊzəbl/
AmE
/dɪ'spoʊzəbl/

adjective - available to be used

foodie
foodie - milovník jídla, milovník vaření
BrE
/'fu:di/
AmE
/'fu:di/

noun, informal - a person who loves eating and usually also cooking different kinds of food

 
afterthought - dodatečná myšlenka, dodatečný nápad
BrE
/'ɑ:ftəθɔ:t/
AmE
/'æftərθɔ:t/

noun - something that was thought of or added later, often coming too late to be of much use

 
fizzle out - vyšumět, vyjít do ztracena
BrE
/'fɪzl'aʊt/
AmE
/'fɪzl'aʊt/

verb, informal - to gradually end or become less successful

 
fizzle - šumět, syčet
BrE
/'fɪzl/
AmE
/'fɪzl/

verb - to make a weak sound similar to a long 's'

 
increment - přírůstek, nárůst, zvýšení
BrE
/'ɪŋkrəmənt/
AmE
/'ɪŋkrəmənt/

noun - an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale

 
operator - obsluha, řidič
BrE
/'ɒpəreɪtə/
AmE
/'ɑ:pəreɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who controls a machine

 
hole in the wall - bankomat
BrE
/ˌhəʊlɪnðə'wɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌhoʊlɪnðə'wɔ:l/

noun, British English, informal - a cash machine

 
echo - připomínka (nějaké události apod.), vzpomínka
BrE
/'ekəʊ/
AmE
/'ekoʊ/

noun - something that is similar to something else that happened in the past; something that reminds you of something that happened in the past

 
bury the hatchet - zakopat válečnou sekeru, usmířit se
BrE
/ˌberi ðə'hætʃɪt/
AmE
/ˌberi ðə'hætʃɪt/

verb - to make peace with someone, to resolve a conflict, to stop fighting

hatchet
hatchet - sekyra, sekyrka, sekera, sekerka
BrE
/'hætʃɪt/
AmE
/'hætʃɪt/

noun - a kind of an axe that is smaller and has a shorter handle

retrofit
retrofit - dovybavit, vylepšit vybavení, moderněji vybavit
BrE
/'retrəʊfɪt/
AmE
/'retroʊfɪt/

verb - to improve a building, a machine or a piece of equipment by putting better or more modern parts in it