noun
-
a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)
dress code
- pravidla oblékání, předepsané oblečení
BrE
/'dresˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'dresˌkoʊd/
noun
-
the clothes that people should wear in a particular situation or in a particular place (e.g. restaurant, school, work etc.)
play up
- zlobit, vypovídat poslušnost
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/
verb, British English
-
(esp. of children) to misbehave; (esp. of machines) to not work properly; (of body parts) to hurt or cause pain
off
- volno (ve spojení např. den volna)
BrE
/'ɒf/
AmE
/'ɑ:f/
adverb
-
used to talk about a period of time you are at home (or somewhere else) instead of being at work
Sabbath
- sabat, šábes, neděle, den odpočinku
BrE
/'sæbəθ/
AmE
/'sæbəθ/
noun
-
the day of the week that religious people (especially Christians or Jews) devote to God and do not work etc.
book
- kniha
BrE
/'bʊk/
AmE
/'bʊk/
noun
-
a story or other written work printed on paper and fastened together, it has a cover and many pages inside
conclusion
- závěr
BrE
/kən'klu:ʒn/
AmE
/kən'klu:ʒn/
noun
-
the last part of a book, letter, essay etc. that summarizes what the work was about and what it means
call centre
- telefonické centrum
BrE
/'kɔ:l sentə/
AmE
/'kɔ:l sentər/
noun, British English
-
an office in which a lot of employees work using phones, for example providing information to customers, or taking customers’ orders
dry run
- zkouška nanečisto, nácvik
BrE
/ˌdraɪ'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌdraɪ'rʌn/
noun, informal
-
a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly
dummy run
- zkouška nanečisto, nácvik
BrE
/ˌdʌmi'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌdʌmi'rʌn/
noun, informal
-
a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly
weighting
- příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)
BrE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
noun, British English
-
an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high
placement
- pracovní stáž, praxe
BrE
/'pleɪsmənt/
AmE
/'pleɪsmənt/
noun, British English
-
a temporary job, usually as a part of a course, which gives you some experience of a particular kind of work
subcontract
- zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'trækt/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:ntrækt/
verb
-
to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else
introduction
- úvod
BrE
/ˌɪntrə'dʌkʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬rə'dʌkʃn/
noun
-
the first part of a book, letter, etc. that says what the rest of the work is going to be about
let off steam
- odreagovat se, vybít se
BrE
/'letˌɒf'sti:m/
AmE
/'let̬ˌɑ:f'sti:m/
verb, informal
-
to do something (such as go to a bar, work out, etc.) in order to release tension, anger or excess energy