phraseology - frazeologie

noun, formal - the way words are arranged when we want to express something

 

the Highway Code - pravidla silničního provozu

noun, British English - the official rules you need to follow when driving a car

 

vine-ripened - zrající na větvičce (keře)

adjective - being allowed to ripen on the vine before it is picked

 

put - dostat (do nějaké situace či stavu)

verb - to cause a particular state or condition of something or somebody

 

miserly - lakomý

adjective - not willing to give things away (especially money), opposite of 'generous'

beater - šlehač

noun - a kitchen utensil or device that is used to mix things

stroller - kočárek (dětský sportovní), sportovní kočárek, dětský sportovní kočárek

noun, American English - a light chair with wheels used to move a child about

rollerskate - jezdit na kolečkových bruslích, bruslit (na kolečkových bruslích)

verb - to ride on special boots fitted with rows of small wheels

 

take pity on - slitovat se, smilovat se nad (kým)

verb - to do something for someone because you feel sorry for them

 

come out of the closet - přihlásit se ke své homosexuální orientaci

verb - to openly admit that you are gay after keeping it secret

 

the bottom line - podstata, gró (věci), pointa

noun - the most important thing that you have to discuss or consider

 

slippery slope - šikmá plocha, riskantní situace

noun - an action that has begun and can lead to serious problems

 

microchip - implantovat mikročip, očipovat

verb - to put a microchip somewhere as a way of identifying it

weaver - tkadlec, tkadlena

noun - a person whose job is to make cloth out of threads

 

envision - představovat si, představit si

verb - to see something in your mind, especially something in the future