noun
-
a short period of time in which you do too much of something (eat, drink, watch something, shop etc.)
rebate
- vrácení částky, vrácení peněz
BrE
/'ri:beɪt/
AmE
/'ri:beɪt/
noun
-
the money that is returned to you when you have paid too much for something, e.g. in taxes etc.
bedsore
- proleženina
BrE
/'bedsɔ:/
AmE
/'bedsɔ:r/
noun
-
a painful spot on the skin caused by prolonged pressure (such as lying in one position for too long)
sore
- proleženina
BrE
/'sɔ:/
AmE
/'sɔ:r/
noun
-
a painful spot on the skin caused by prolonged pressure (such as lying in one position for too long)
underemployment
- nízká zaměstnanost, nevyužitost
BrE
/ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/
AmE
/ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/
noun
-
a situation in which someone does not have enough work to do or when someone has a job that does not use all their skills
headache
- bolest hlavy
BrE
/'hedeɪk/
AmE
/'hedeɪk/
noun
-
the pain in your head that you feel when you are ill or when you have been working too much
give in
- vzdát se, vzdát (něco)
BrE
/ˌgɪv'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌgɪv'ɪn/
verb
-
to accept that you have been beaten, to accept that you can't do something because e.g. it is too difficult
hypochondriac
- hypochondr
BrE
/ˌhaɪpə'kɒndrɪæk/
AmE
/ˌhaɪpə'kɑ:ndrɪæk/
noun
-
someone who worries about their health too much and often thinks and says they are ill even when they are not
beetle
- brouk
BrE
/'bi:tl/
AmE
/'bi:t̬l/
noun
-
an insect with a hard and shiny covering of its wings, it is usually black, but can have other colours, too
fuse
- pojistka (elektr.)
BrE
/'fju:z/
AmE
/'fju:z/
noun
-
a thin wire placed in an electric circuit that blows if there is too much power, it prevents damage or fire
radar trap
- měřený úsek (projíždějících vozidel), policejní radar
BrE
/'reɪdɑ: træp/
AmE
/'reɪdɑ:r træp/
noun
-
a place on a road where the police measure the speed of passing cars and catch drivers who are going too fast
speed trap
- měřený úsek (projíždějících vozidel), policejní radar
BrE
/'spi:d træp/
AmE
/'spi:d træp/
noun
-
a place on a road where the police measure the speed of passing cars and catch drivers who are going too fast
obsessively
- posedle, obsedantně
BrE
/əb'sesɪvli/
AmE
/əb'sesɪvli/
adverb
-
in a way that shows that you have too much interest in something and you are unable to think about anything else
eyeglasses
- brýle
BrE
/'aɪglæsɪz/
AmE
/'aɪglæsɪz/
noun
-
A thing with two glass lenses which helps you see better. You can use them to protect your eyes against the sun, too
cholesterol
- cholesterol
BrE
/kə'lestrɒl/
AmE
/kə'lestərɑ:l/
noun
-
a substance containing a lot of fat that exists in the blood of all animals, if there is too much of it in a person's blood, it can cause heart disease