sprint - sprintovat

verb - to run as fast as possible, esp. for a short distance

 

demean - ponížit, ponižovat

verb - to say something about a person which makes them seem stupid

hurdles - překážkový běh

noun - a race in which runners have to jump over light frames

 

abominate - hnusit si, hnusit se (čeho)

verb - to detest something especially because you consider it immoral, disgusting etc.

 

loathe - hnusit si, hnusit se (čeho)

verb - to detest something especially because you consider it immoral, disgusting etc.

 

abhor - hnusit si, hnusit se (čeho)

verb - to detest something especially because you consider it immoral, disgusting etc.

 

ingenuity - vynalézavost, důmyslnost

noun - the ability to deal with things in an original, clever way

 

cumbersome - těžký, neskladný, těžkopádný, zavalitý

adjective - difficult to move because it is too heavy or too big

 

allocation - přidělení, rozdělení (něčeho někomu)

noun - the act of dividing and distributing something according to a plan

 

buy out - vyplatit (z podílu), vyplatit (podílníka)

verb - to buy somebody's share in something (such as a company etc.)

 

gunman - pistolník, bandita

noun - a criminal who uses a gun to steal or kill people

 

take French leave - nenápadně odejít, zdejchnout se, odejít po anglicku

verb, informal - to leave without permission, without people noticing, without letting people know

 

draw a bath - napustit si vanu, napustit vanu, napustit vodu do vany

verb - to fill the bathtub with water before you take a bath

 

hold - počkat na lince

verb - (when phoning) to wait on the line until somebody can speak

 

livelihood - obživa, živobytí

noun - the way of getting money etc. that you need to live