blow dryer - fén, vysoušeč vlasů

noun, American English - a machine that you use to dry your hair

blow-dry - vyfoukat, vyfénovat (vlasy)

verb - to dry and style your hair using a hairdryer and usually a brush

pension - penzion, malý hotel (v kontinentální Evropě)

noun - a small hotel or guesthouse, especially in Europe, that offers rooms and sometimes meals

 

virgin - panenský, nedotčený, nedotknutý

adjective - not used, changed, or touched before

 

understudy - záskok (herecký), náhradník (herecký)

noun - a member of the ensemble who performs their own small role nightly but is trained to take over a leading role if the primary actor is unable to perform

 

alternate - alternace, alternant, pravidelný záskok (herecký)

noun - a performer who plays a specific role on a pre-scheduled basis (e.g., 2 shows out of 8 per week) to relieve the primary actor in physically or vocally demanding productions

padlock - zamknout (na visací zámek), zajistit visacím zámkem

verb - to fasten or secure something using a padlock (a detachable lock with a U-shaped bar)

chesty - vlhký, průduškový (o kašli)

adjective, British English - (of a cough) coming from the chest or lungs; sounding as if there is a lot of mucus in the lungs

 

mayday - pomoc, stav nouze

noun - a radio distress signal used by ships and aircraft to signal a life-threatening emergency, derived from the French phrase m'aider (help me)

run down - utlumit, snižovat, zmenšovat, zredukovat, omezit (provoz), omezovat (výrobu)

verb - to gradually reduce the size, power, or number of something (e.g. a business or industry)

run down - vybít se, vybíjet se (baterie, hodiny, stroj apod.)

verb - to lose power or stop functioning due to a lack of energy

run down - zajet, přejet, srazit (vozidlem)

verb - to hit a person or animal with a vehicle, causing injury or death

 

stripe - vytvořit pruhy, udělat proužky (na něčem)

verb - to mark or decorate with stripes; to form stripes on something

 

bachelor's degree - bakalářský titul, titul bakaláře, bakalářské studium, bakalář

noun - a university degree that you get after studying for three or four years

 

master's degree - magisterský titul, magisterské vzdělání, titul magistra

noun - a high-level university degree that you get after you finish your first degree (bachelor's)