anaesthetist
anaesthetist - anesteziolog, anestezioložka
BrE
/ə'ni:sθətɪst/
AmE
/ə'nesθətɪst/

noun - a doctor or specially trained nurse who gives people anaesthetics before and during medical operations

anaesthesia
anaesthesia - anestezie, umrtvení, narkóza
BrE
/ˌænəs'θi:ziə/
AmE
/ˌænəs'θi:ʒə/

noun - a state in which someone cannot feel pain, usually because of drugs given before a medical operation or procedure

nobility
nobility - ušlechtilost, vznešenost (charakteru), šlechetnost
BrE
/nəʊ'bɪlɪti/
AmE
/noʊ'bɪlɪt̬i/

noun - the quality of being noble in character, mind, or spirit; moral goodness

nobility
nobility - šlechta, urození lidé, aristokracie
BrE
/nəʊ'bɪlɪti/
AmE
/noʊ'bɪlɪt̬i/

noun - people of high social rank who have titles such as duke, earl, or baron; the aristocracy

lordship
lordship - výsost, milost, veličenstvo (ironicky, posměšně)
BrE
/'lɔ:dʃɪp/
AmE
/'lɔ:rdʃɪp/

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a man, often ironically, who behaves as if he were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

lordship
lordship - lordstvo, milost, veličenstvo
BrE
/'lɔ:dʃɪp/
AmE
/'lɔ:rdʃɪp/

noun - a title used when speaking to or about a nobleman, or a bishop in some contexts

ladyship
ladyship - výsost, jasnost, veličenstvo, madam, paní dokonalá (ironicky, posměšně)
BrE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/
AmE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a woman, often ironically, who is acting as if she were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

ladyship
ladyship - jasnost, milost, lordstvo, urozená paní
BrE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/
AmE
/'leɪdiʃɪp/

noun - a title used when speaking to or about a woman who has is a member of the nobility

 
obstacle - překážka, problém, potíž
BrE
/'ɒbstəkl/
AmE
/'ɑ:bstəkl/

noun - something that makes it difficult to move forward or to achieve a goal

turn heads
turn heads - budit pozornost, přitahovat pozornost (svým vzhledem nebo chováním)
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'hedz/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'hedz/

verb - to attract a lot of attention or make people notice you, usually because of your appearance or something impressive you do

 
double Dutch - naprostý nesmysl, totální blábol (něco, co nedává žádný smysl)
BrE
/ˌdʌbl'dʌtʃ/
AmE
/ˌdʌbl'dʌtʃ/

noun - speech or writing that is impossible to understand; complete nonsense

 
Swiss army knife - člověk pro všechno, nástroj s mnoha funkcemi, všestranný pomocník
BrE
/ˌswɪs'ɑ:miˌnaɪf/
AmE
/ˌswɪs'ɑ:rmiˌnaɪf/

noun - someone or something that is extremely versatile and useful in many different situations

 
Chinese whispers - tichá pošta (přeneseně), překrucování informací, zkreslené předávání zpráv
BrE
/tʃaɪˌni:z'wɪspəz/
AmE
/tʃaɪˌni:z'wɪspərz/

noun - the process by which information becomes increasingly inaccurate or distorted as it is passed from one person to another

Chinese whispers
Chinese whispers - tichá pošta (dětská hra)
BrE
/tʃaɪˌni:z'wɪspəz/
AmE
/tʃaɪˌni:z'wɪspərz/

noun - a game in which a message is whispered from one person to the next in a line, usually becoming increasingly distorted as it is passed along

 
have more holes than Swiss cheese - mít plno nesrovnalostí, mít spoustu nedostatků, mít hodně mezer
BrE
/həvˌmɔ:'həʊlz ðənˌswɪs'tʃi:z/
AmE
/həvˌmɔ:r'hoʊlz ðənˌswɪs'tʃi:z/

verb - to contain many faults, inconsistencies, or weaknesses; to be badly constructed or easy to disprove because of numerous gaps or errors