malfunction - selhání, závada, porucha
BrE
/ˌmæl'fʌŋkʃn/
AmE
/ˌmæl'fʌŋkʃn/

noun - (of a machine) a failure to work properly

busy
busy - zaneprázdněný
BrE
/'bɪzi/
AmE
/'bɪzi/

adjective - having too much work or too many activities

 
repose - odpočinek, klid
BrE
/rɪ'pəʊz/
AmE
/rɪ'poʊz/

noun, formal - a rest, freedom from work or other activities

 
compatible - kompatibilní, slučitelný
BrE
/kəm'pætəbl/
AmE
/kəm'pæt̬əbl/

adjective - able to exist or work together in harmony

turn on
turn on - zapnout, rozsvítit
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'ɑ:n/

verb - to make something work by using a switch

 
have your fingers in the till - krást z pokladny, krást peníze v zaměstnání
BrE
/ˌhəvjə'fɪŋgəz ɪnðəˌtɪl/
AmE
/ˌhəvjər'fɪŋgəz ɪnðəˌtɪl/

verb, British English, informal - to steal money from the place where you work

 
logging - těžba dřeva, dřevařství
BrE
/'lɒgɪŋ/
AmE
/'lɑ:gɪŋ/

noun - the work of cutting down trees for the wood

 
toil - dřina, namáhavá práce
BrE
/'tɔɪl/
AmE
/'tɔɪl/

noun, literary - hard, unpleasant work that makes you feel physically tired

 
quote - předběžná cena, cenová nabídka
BrE
/'kwəʊt/
AmE
/'kwəʊt/

noun, informal - the estimated price for a particular piece of work

 
quotation - předběžná cena, cenová nabídka
BrE
/kwəʊ'teɪʃn/
AmE
/kwəʊ'teɪʃn/

noun, formal - the estimated price for a particular piece of work

 
undertaking - projekt, počin
BrE
/ˌʌndə'teɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'teɪkɪŋ/

noun - a task or piece of work, especially difficult one

 
underpay - nedostatečně platit
BrE
/ˌʌndə'peɪ/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'peɪ/

verb - to pay someone too little, especially for their work

 
classwork - práce ve třídě
BrE
/'klɑ:swɜ:k/
AmE
/'klæswɜ:rk/

noun - work that a student does in a school class

 
pull an all-nighter - studovat, biflovat (se), makat, dřít celou noc
BrE
/pʊl ən ˌɔ:l'naɪtə/
AmE
/pʊl ən ˌɑ:l'naɪt̬ər/

verb, American English, informal - to stay up all night to study or work

 
technology - technologie
BrE
/tek'nɒlədʒi/
AmE
/tek'nɑ:lədʒi/

noun - a subject concerned with machines and how they work