lobby - kuloár, kuloáry (parlamentu)

noun - an area in the British Parliament that is open to the public

 

disrupt - rušit, přerušit

verb - to cause difficulties that prevent an event or process from continuing normally

 

subsidy - dotace (státním firmám apod.)

noun - money paid by a government to a company that benefits the public

 

attribute - přisuzovat, přičítat

verb - to believe that something/someone is responsible for a particular situation, event

 

unusually - neobyčejně, nezvykle, zvláštně

adverb - to emphasize that something or someone has more exceptional quality than normal

blow a raspberry - odfrknout (s jazykem mezi rty), prdět pusou

verb - to make a rude sound by sticking your tongue out and blowing

mend - spravit (např. oblečení), zašít, záplatovat, zazáplatovat

verb - to fix a hole in something (especially in a piece of clothing)

 

putt - patovat, doklepnout do jamky (v golfu)

verb - to hit a golf ball gently when it is near the hole

 

whereabouts - kde asi, kde zhruba

adverb - the word we use to ask about the general location of something

 

owe - vděčit, děkovat, moci děkovat

verb - to achieve something, because someone helped you or did something for you

 

washing liquid - prací gel, tekutý prášek na praní

noun, British English - a liquid that is used in a washing machine to wash clothes

 

bucket list - seznam aktivit (které chci v životě vyzkoušet)

noun, informal - a list of activities a person wants to try before they die

shoo - zahnat, odehnat (mávnutím rukou)

verb - to make an animal or child go away, usually by waving hands

sugar cane - cukrová třtina

noun - a tropical plant with tall stems that are used to make sugar

 

purge - zbavit se (něčeho), vyčistit, pročistit, udělat čistku

verb - to remove undesirable things or people from a place, often by force