culprit
culprit - pachatel, viník
BrE
/'kʌlprɪt/
AmE
/'kʌlprɪt/

noun - the person who has broken the law or caused something bad to happen

artsy-fartsy
artsy-fartsy - (rádoby) umělecké, příliš umělecké
BrE
/ˌɑ:tsi'fɑ:tsi/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rtsi'fɑ:rtsi/

adjective, informal - (of a piece of art) not interesting and difficult to understand for someone

 
zap - sejmout (zabít někoho)
BrE
/'zæp/
AmE
/'zæp/

verb - to hit (and kill) someone or something suddenly, with a lot of force

notice
notice - povšimnutí, všimnutí (si něčeho), pozornost
BrE
/'nəʊtɪs/
AmE
/'noʊt̬ɪs/

noun - the act of seeing something suddenly and paying attention to someone or something

 
ride - svezení
BrE
/'raɪd/
AmE
/'raɪd/

noun - a journey in a car with somebody who agrees to take you somewhere

 
psych out - rozhodit (psychicky), zdeptat (psychicky)
BrE
/ˌsaɪk'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌsaɪk'aʊt/

verb, informal - to say something that will make someone perform badly, feel bad or nervous

wilt
wilt - vadnout, zvadnout, uvadnout
BrE
/'wɪlt/
AmE
/'wɪlt/

verb - to become weak or limp, esp. of flowers that don't have enough water

 
qualification - kvalifikace, způsobilost, oprávnění
BrE
/ˌkwɒləfɪ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkwɑ:ləfɪ'keɪʃn/

noun - the education, training, examinations etc. that you need to do a particular job

 
Every cloud has a silver lining - všechno zlé je k něčemu dobré
BrE
/evri 'klaʊd həz ə ˌsɪlvə 'laɪnɪŋ/
AmE
/evri 'klaʊd həz ə ˌsɪlvər 'laɪnɪŋ/

phrase - said to emphasize that every sad or difficult situation has a positive side

 
party - slavit, pařit, flámovat
BrE
/'pɑ:ti/
AmE
/'pɑ:rt̬i/

verb - to enjoy yourself by dancing, drinking alcohol or eating, especially at a party

 
telephone bill - účet za telefon, telefonní účet
BrE
/'telɪfəʊnˌbɪl/
AmE
/'teləfoʊnˌbɪl/

noun - a document that states how much you have to pay for telephone services

 
phone bill - účet za telefon, telefonní účet
BrE
/'fəʊnˌbɪl/
AmE
/'foʊnˌbɪl/

noun - a document that states how much you have to pay for telephone services

operator
operator - operátor
BrE
/'ɒpəreɪtə/
AmE
/'ɑ:pəreɪt̬ər/

noun - a person whose job is to connect calls (usually in a large company)

 
dial tone - oznamovací tón
BrE
/'daɪəlˌtəʊn/
AmE
/'daɪəlˌtoʊn/

noun - the sound that indicates that the phone is working and ready to use

eyesore
eyesore - ohyzdnost, šerednost
BrE
/'aɪsɔ:/
AmE
/'aɪsɔ:r/

noun - something (usually a building) that is very ugly and unpleasant to look at