adjuster - odhadce, likvidátor škod (u pojištění)

noun - a person who works in an insurance company and whose job is to decide how much money someone should receive after something bad has happened to them

 

take back - vzít zpět, odvolat, vrátit zpět

verb - to say that you didn't mean what you said and admit you shouldn't have said it, to change what has been done as if it never happened

 

corner - zahnat do kouta, zahnat do úzkých

verb - to get a person or animal into a place or situation from which it is difficult to escape for them, or which is very uncomfortable for them

 

detention - po škole (trest)

noun - a kind of school punishment which means you have to stay at school or go to school when there are no lessons and do some work etc.

bumper - nárazník

noun - a strong metal bar fixed to the front and back of a car that helps to protect the car in case it hits something or is hit

license plate - poznávací značka

noun, American English - the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified

stare - zírat, civět, upřeně se dívat

verb - to look directly at something for a long time; to look at a person directly for a long time, which is unplesant for the person and impolite

number plate - poznávací značka

noun, British English - the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified

interview - dělat rozhovor, dělat pohovor

verb - to meet a person and ask him/her a lot of questions in order to find out whether they are suitable for a job, or other information

decease - zesnout, zemřít, skonat

verb, formal - to die or pass away, especially in a formal or legal context

 

decode - dešifrovat, rozluštit, dekódovat, přeložit

verb - to convert coded or encrypted information into a readable or understandable form

mishear - přeslechnout se, špatně slyšet, špatně rozumět (řeči)

verb - to hear something incorrectly or in a way that changes its meaning

tune up - naladit, vyladit (hudební nástroj apod.)

verb - to prepare or adjust something, especially a musical instrument, for optimal performance

 

antinuclear - protijaderný, protiatomový

adjective - opposed to the use or development of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy

antivirus - antivirový

adjective - designed to detect, prevent, or remove computer viruses and other malicious software