paint
paint - barva
BrE
/'peɪnt/
AmE
/'peɪnt/

noun - a coloured liquid that is put on walls (to give it a colour) or used to make pictures

 
far-sighted - prozíravý, předvídavý
BrE
/ˌfɑ:'saɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:r'saɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - able to anticipate problems that may come in the future and do what is necessary to avoid them

flail
flail - pohazovat (něčím), házet (sebou), máchat (např. rukama), potácet se, zmítat se
BrE
/'fleɪl/
AmE
/'fleɪl/

verb - to move your body wildly without much control, to move your arms and legs wildly without much control

staircase
staircase - schodiště
BrE
/'steəkeɪs/
AmE
/'sterkeɪs/

noun - a set of stairs inside a house, you can use it to get from one floor to another

remote control
remote control - dálkové ovládání, dálkový ovladač
BrE
/rɪˌməʊt kən'trəʊl/
AmE
/rɪˌməʊt kən'troʊl/

noun - a device that you can use to control your TV without having to get out of your armchair

 
appraise - hodnotit, ohodnotit, zhodnotit
BrE
/ə'preɪz/
AmE
/ə'preɪz/

verb - to look at someone in order to say how good they are, how good their performance is etc.

postage stamp
postage stamp - poštovní známka
BrE
/'pəʊstɪdʒ stæmp/
AmE
/'poʊstɪdʒ stæmp/

noun - a thing that you have to buy and stick on something that you want to send by post

 
subtract - odčítat, odečítat, odečíst
BrE
/səb'trækt/
AmE
/səb'trækt/

verb - to take a part from something; to do a mathematical operation in which you use the sign 'minus'

 
reel - motat se (o hlavě), točit se (o hlavě)
BrE
/'ri:l/
AmE
/'ri:l/

verb - to have a feeling as if the world spins around you and you are unable to walk straight

 
process - zpracovat
BrE
/'prəʊses/
AmE
/'prɑ:ses/

verb - to work on a material in order to improve it, make it more suitable for further use etc.

be sick
be sick - zvracet, blinkat, blít
BrE
/ˌbi:'sɪk/
AmE
/ˌbi:'sɪk/

verb - to vomit; to let food come out of your stomach through your mouth, esp. when you feel sick

remote
remote - dálkový ovladač, ovladač
BrE
/rɪ'məʊt/
AmE
/rɪ'moʊt/

noun, informal - a device that you can use to control your TV without having to get out of your armchair

 
pass for - být brán za, být považován za
BrE
/'pɑ:s fɔ:/
AmE
/'pæs fɔ:r/

verb - to be accepted as someone that you are not, to be mistaken for someone who you are not

 
hands-free - handsfree
BrE
/ˌhands'fri:/
AmE
/ˌhands'fri:/

adjective - (e.g. a phone) that doesn't have to be held in your hand when you want to use it

 
audit - revidovat, (pře)kontrolovat, zkontrolovat
BrE
/'ɔ:dɪt/
AmE
/'ɑ:dɪt/

verb - to make an official examination of an organization's accounts to make sure that they have been done correctly