touristy - hojně navštěvovaný, silně turistický, přeplněný turisty, turistický
BrE
/'tʊərəsti/
AmE
/'tʊrəsti/

adjective, informal - designed to attract or cater to tourists, often in a commercial or exaggerated way

 
take temperature - změřit teplotu
BrE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃə/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'temprɪtʃər/

verb - to use a thermometer to see how hot or cold something or somebody is

 
cement - zacementovat, stmelit, zpevnit
BrE
/sɪ'ment/
AmE
/sə'ment/

verb - to use cement or a similar substance to join things together or cover things

 
work up - rozčílit, rozčilovat, rozrušit
BrE
/ˌwɜ:k'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rk'ʌp/

verb - to make somebody upset, angry or excited, to make yourself upset, angry or excited

 
jump at - skočit po (příležitosti), popadnout (např. šanci), chopit se (např. příležitosti)
BrE
/'ˌdʒʌmpˌæt/
AmE
/'ˌdʒʌmpˌæt/

verb - to use an opportunity gladly and quickly, to accept an offer gladly and quickly

broil
broil - grilovat, péct shora
BrE
/'brɔɪl/
AmE
/'brɔɪl/

verb, American English - to cook something under direct heat, especially in a stove, to grill (American English)

leverage
leverage - páka (nástroj k manipulaci někoho)
BrE
/'li:vərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'levərɪdʒ/

noun - something you have or know that allows you to manipulate someone to do something

 
hold back - držet se zpátky
BrE
/ˌhəʊld'bæk/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld'bæk/

verb - to stop yourself from doing something, to not try as hard as you could

 
think ahead - myslet dopředu, myslet na budoucnost, plánovat do budoucnosti
BrE
/ˌθɪŋk ə'hed/
AmE
/ˌθɪŋk ə'hed/

verb - to prepare for what might happen, to consider what might happen in the future

 
readjust - přizpůsobit se
BrE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'dʒʌst/

verb - to get used to a new situation, usually one you have been in before

counterfeit
counterfeit - padělek, napodobenina
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɪt/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɪt/

noun, formal - something that is made to look like the original in order to deceive people

backfire
backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti
BrE
/ˌbæk'faɪə/
AmE
/'bækfaɪr/

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

 
impotent - nemohoucí
BrE
/'ɪmpətənt/
AmE
/'ɪmpətənt/

adjective - not able to do something, not having the power or strength to do something

 
refrigerate - uložit do lednice, uchovat v lednici
BrE
/rɪ'frɪdʒəreɪt/
AmE
/rɪ'frɪdʒəreɪt/

verb - to make food cold, usually to preserve it by putting it in a fridge

 
investment - vynaložení (námahy, času)
BrE
/ɪn'vestmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'vestmənt/

noun - the act of giving effort and time to something to make it a success