hose
hose - postříkat hadicí
BrE
/'həʊz/
AmE
/'hoʊz/

verb - to pour water on something using a hose

fingers crossed
fingers crossed - držím palce
BrE
/ˌfɪŋgəz 'krɒst/
AmE
/ˌfɪŋgərz 'krɑ:st/

phrase - a phrase used to wish somebody good luck

out and about
out and about - na nohou, na nohách
BrE
/ˌaʊtən ə'baʊt/
AmE
/ˌaʊtən ə'baʊt/

adverb - going from place to place, always going somewhere

 
outdated - zastaralý, nemoderní
BrE
/ˌaʊt'deɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌaʊt'deɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - not recent, not updated, not up to date

banned
banned - zakázaný, nepovolený, vypovězený, vykázaný, oficiálně zakázaný
BrE
/'bænd/
AmE
/'bænd/

adjective - officially forbidden, not allowed, officially made to leave

 
prescribe - stanovit, nařídit
BrE
/prɪ'skraɪb/
AmE
/prɪ'skraɪb/

verb, formal - to set rules that must be carried out

 
paralysis - ochromení
BrE
/pə'ræləsɪs/
AmE
/pə'ræləsɪs/

noun - the state of being unable to function properly

 
structural - strukturální, konstrukční
BrE
/'strʌktʃərəl/
AmE
/'strʌktʃərəl/

adjective - relating to how something is built or arranged

 
squash - zarazit, ukončit
BrE
/'skwɒʃ/
AmE
/'skwɑ:ʃ/

verb - to stop something from continuing, often by force

 
lump - brát jako jednu skupinu, házet do jednoho pytle
BrE
/'lʌmp/
AmE
/'lʌmp/

verb - to consider different things as a single group

 
outrage - pobouřit, rozzuřit, rozhořčit, šokovat
BrE
/'aʊtreɪdʒ/
AmE
/'aʊtreɪdʒ/

verb - to make somebody very angry or very shocked

nail
nail - povést se, podařit se, zmáknout
BrE
/'neɪl/
AmE
/'neɪl/

verb, informal - to achieve something or do something exceptionally well

 
rate - uznávat, líbit se
BrE
/'reɪt/
AmE
/'reɪt/

verb, British English, informal - to think that something or someone is good

 
conservatism - konzervatismus
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətɪzəm/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətɪzəm/

noun - the unwillingness to accept changes, especially in politics

 
rake up - připomínat, vytahovat (staré záležitosti), hrabat se
BrE
/ˌreɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌreɪk'ʌp/

verb - to talk about unpleasant things from the past