current affairs
current affairs - aktuality, aktuální zprávy, současné události
BrE
/ˌkʌrənt ə'feəz/
AmE
/ˌkʌrənt ə'ferz/

noun - news reports about events that have happened very recently or are happening at the moment

cards
cards - karty (hrací)
BrE
/'kɑ:dz/
AmE
/'kɑ:rdz/

noun - oblong pieces of hard paper with special symbols on them that are used for playing

 
quilt - deka (prošívaná), přikrývka (prošívaná), prošívaná deka
BrE
/'kwɪlt/
AmE
/'kwɪlt/

noun - a large thing that you use to cover yourself with when you are in bed

put away
put away - sklidit, odklidit, uklidit, dát pryč
BrE
/ˌpʊt ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬ə'weɪ/

verb - to return something to its usual place because you are not using it any more

PJ's
PJ's - pyžamo (zkr.)
BrE
/'pi:ˌdʒeɪz/
AmE
/'pi:ˌdʒeɪz/

noun, American English, informal - (short) a loose shirt and trousers that sometimes people wear when they are in bed

PJs
PJs - pyžamo (zkr.)
BrE
/'pi:ˌdʒeɪz/
AmE
/'pi:ˌdʒeɪz/

noun, American English, informal - (short) a loose shirt and trousers that sometimes people wear when they are in bed

 
workload - pracovní zátěž, pracovní vytížení, vytížení
BrE
/'wɜ:kləʊd/
AmE
/'wɜ:kloʊd/

noun - the amount of work you are supposed to do in a specific amount of time

arrogant
arrogant - arogantní, namyšlený
BrE
/'ærəgənt/
AmE
/'ærəgənt/

adjective - to be too proud and thinking that you are smarter or more important than others

 
childminder - člověk na hlídání, paní na hlídání, dětský pečovatel, dětská pečovatelka
BrE
/'tʃaɪldmaɪndə/
AmE
/'tʃaɪldmaɪndər/

noun, formal - a person who takes care of a baby when his/her parents are at work

call in sick
call in sick - ohlásit nemoc (telefonicky)
BrE
/ˌkɔ:lɪn'sɪk/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:lɪn'sɪk/

verb - to phone your work and say that you are ill (and not coming to work)

 
diet - dietní
BrE
/'daɪət/
AmE
/'daɪət/

adjective - possible to be eaten or drunk when you are ill or trying to lose weight

 
What's up? - Jak je? Jak se vede? Co novýho?
BrE
/ˌwɒts'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:ts'ʌp/

phrase, informal - an informal question that you use to ask someone how they are, what's new etc.

 
studded - ozdobený cvoky
BrE
/'stʌdɪd/
AmE
/'stʌdɪd/

adjective - decorated by pieces of metal that are fastened to the surface of something, esp. clothes

 
oppose - oponovat
BrE
/ə'pəʊz/
AmE
/ə'poʊz/

verb - to be against something, to say that you are against something or disagree with something

 
leftover - zbytek, pozůstatek
BrE
/'leftəʊvə/
AmE
/'leftoʊvər/

noun - the thing or things that are left when the rest has been used, eaten etc.