slow on the uptake
slow on the uptake - zaostalý, zabržděný, s dlouhým vedením, nechápavý
BrE
/ˌsləʊ ɒn ði: 'ʌpteɪk/
AmE
/ˌsloʊ ɑ:n ði: 'ʌpteɪk/

adjective, informal - slow to understand something

 
letter of credit - akreditiv, pověřovací listina
BrE
/ˌletər əv 'kredɪt/
AmE
/ˌlet̬ər əv 'kredɪt/

noun - a letter from a bank that allows you to take a particular amount of money from another bank

 
three-foot-long - tři stopy dlouhý
BrE
/'θri:ˌfʊtˌlɒŋ/
AmE
/'θri:ˌfʊtˌlɑ:ŋ/

adjective - having the length of three feet

 
route - silnice (číslo)
BrE
/'ru:t/
AmE
/'raʊt/

noun, American English - used before the number of a route in the US

 
step-free - bezbariérový, bez schodů
BrE
/'stepˌfri:/
AmE
/'stepˌfri:/

adjective - not having any stairs, there are lifts, ramps and level surfaces

 
prosecco - prosecco
BrE
/prə'sekəʊ/
AmE
/prə'sekoʊ/

noun - a white sparkling wine, usually dry, produced in Italy

 
mortally - smrtelně
BrE
/'mɔ:təli/
AmE
/'mɔ:rt̬əli/

adverb - terminally, with death at the end

 
confidential - tajný, důvěrný, diskrétní
BrE
/ˌkɒnfɪ'denʃl/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nfɪ'denʃl/

adjective - supposed to be kept secret

 
boss around - poroučet, komandovat, sekýrovat (koho)
BrE
/bɒs ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/bɑ:s ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to keep telling someone what to do, in an irritating way

 
bring out - zvýraznit, vyzdvihnout
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ'aʊt/

verb - to make a quality noticeable

 
deal with - vyrovnat se s, vypořádat se s (problémem apod.)
BrE
/'di:l wɪð/
AmE
/'di:l wɪð/

verb - to take action to solve a problem

 
Department of Health - Ministerstvo zdravotnictví
BrE
/dɪ'pɑ:tmənt əf 'helθ/
AmE
/dɪ'pɑ:rtmənt əf 'helθ/

noun, British English - the governmental organisation that is in charge of health and social care

 
electromagnet - elektromagnet
BrE
/ɪˌlektrəʊ'mægnət/
AmE
/ɪˌlektroʊ'mægnət/

noun - a device that produces magnetic field by using electricity

 
very - přímo, přesně, právě (ten)
BrE
/'veri/
AmE
/'veri/

adjective - the particular one

 
constipated - trpící zácpou, zacpaný
BrE
/'kɒnstɪpeɪtɪd/
AmE
/'kɑ:nstəpeɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - unable to get rid of solid waste from their body