adjective
-
(of pain) coming and going quickly, suddenly and violently
root for
- držet palce, fandit, podporovat, přát štěstí
BrE
/'ru:t fɔ:/
AmE
/'ru:t fɔ:r/
verb
-
to hope that somebody will succeed, to keep your fingers crossed for somebody, to support someone
crash barrier
- svodidla, svodidlo
BrE
/'kræʃ bæriə/
AmE
/'kræʃ bæriər/
noun
-
a strong fence or wall beside a road to stop cars from going off it
trick-or-treating
- koledování (halloweenské)
BrE
/ˌtrɪk ɔ:'tri:tɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌtrɪk ə'tri:t̬ɪŋ/
noun
-
the Halloween custom of going from house to house in costumes and asking for candy
liaise
- úzce spolupracovat
BrE
/li'eɪz/
AmE
/li'eɪz/
verb, British English
-
to work closely with someone and keep each other informed about what is going on
fixer-upper
- koupená věc vyžadující renovaci (např. dům)
BrE
/'fɪksə'rʌpə/
AmE
/'fɪksə'rʌpər/
noun, informal
-
something (usually a house) that you buy and that you are going to renovate yourself
guarantee
- záruka
BrE
/ˌgerən'ti:/
AmE
/ˌgerən'ti:/
noun
-
a promise that something will be done or will happen, a written promise that a product will be repaired or replaced if something is wrong with it
future perfect
- předbudoucí čas
BrE
/ˌfju:tʃə'pɜ:fɪkt/
AmE
/ˌfju:tʃər'pɜ:rfekt/
noun
-
a grammar structure consisting of WILL HAVE + past participle, such as 'I will have seen this film.'
horoscope
- horoskop
BrE
/'hɒrəskəʊp/
AmE
/'hɑ:rəskoʊp/
noun
-
a statement that says what is going to happen to you, it is usually made by astrologists etc.
so be it
- budiž, ať, ať se tak stane
BrE
/səʊ 'bi: ɪt/
AmE
/soʊ 'bi: ɪt/
phrase, formal
-
used to show that you accept the situation and will not try to change it
take for granted
- považovat za samozřejmost, nevážit si něčeho
BrE
/teɪk fə 'grɑ:ntɪd/
AmE
/teɪk fə 'græntɪd/
verb
-
not to appreciate someone or something, to think something or someone will always be available
expectant
- plný očekávání
BrE
/ɪk'spektənt/
AmE
/ɪk'spektənt/
adjective
-
feeling or hoping that something will happen
mortal
- smrtelný, smrtící
BrE
/'mɔ:tl/
AmE
/'mɔ:rt̬l/
adjective
-
that will end up in death, fatal
softener
- změkčovadlo, aviváž
BrE
/'sɒfnə/
AmE
/'sɑ:fnər/
noun, American English
-
a substance that will make clothes softer
illuminate
- objasnit, vyjasnit, vrhnout světlo (na něco)
BrE
/ɪl'lu:mɪneɪt/
AmE
/ɪl'lu:məneɪt/
verb
-
to give light, to make something clear, to give information that will explain what you couldn't understand