marten - kuna

noun - a small animal carnivorous mammal with bushy tail that is valued for its fur

paperhanger - tapetář

noun - someone who decorates walls with wallpaper, usually as a job

brazil - para ořech

noun - a type of curved nut that has a hard shell with three sides

 

figment - výplod, výmysl

noun - something invented or made up, the creation of someone's imagination

 

put off - nechat někoho čekat, zrušit schůzku s někým

verb - to cancel a meeting with someone, to make someone wait

 

rob Peter to pay Paul - vytloukat klín klínem, vyrážet klín klínem, půjčit si na splacení dluhu

verb - to borrow money to be able to pay a debt

 

rob somebody blind - oškubat, totálně okrást

verb - to steal everything from somebody

 

rob the cradle - být na mladší, být na zajíčky, mít za partnera někoho daleko mladšího

verb, American English - to be romantically involved with someone significantly younger

 

rob of - připravit o

verb - to deprive somebody of something

hook-and-loop - se suchým zipem, opatřen suchým zipem

adjective - fitted with a Velcro fastener

landlady - hostinská

noun, British English - a woman who owns or runs a pub, bar or guesthouse

landlord - hostinský

noun, British English - a man who owns or runs a pub, bar or guesthouse

 

one of these days - jednou, jednoho dne

adverb - at some point in the future

boast - honosit se, pyšnit se, moci se pochlubit

verb - to be proud of something impressive that you have

 

thereby - tím, důsledkem čehož, čímž

adverb, formal - as a result of a given situation